[Code 1975, § 8-1; Code 1992, § 6-46; 4-22-2002 by Ord. No. 1195; 5-10-2010 by Ord. No. 1310]
(a)
No person shall maintain any structure which is unsafe; which is
a menace to the health, morals or safety of the public; or which is
a dangerous building. All such structures are hereby declared to be
public nuisances.
(b)
The City Council may, after notice to the owner and after holding a public hearing thereon, condemn any structure which is a public nuisance under Subsection (a) of this section. Such notice shall be given to the owner of the land upon which such structure is located and shall specify in what respects the structure is a public nuisance and require the owner to alter, repair, tear down or remove the structure within such reasonable time as may be necessary to do or have done the work required by the notice. The notice may also provide a reasonable time within which such work shall be commenced and a reasonable time within which such work shall be completed.
(c)
If, at the expiration of any time limit specified in the notice given pursuant to Subsection (b) of this section, the owner has not complied with the requirements of such notice, the City Manager shall carry out the requirements of the notice. The cost of such abatement shall be charged against the premises and the owner thereof.
(d)
The City Manager may abate any public nuisance defined in this section,
if the public safety requires immediate action, without preliminary
order of the City Council. Thereafter, the cost of abating such nuisance
shall be charged against the premises and the owner thereof.
(e)
In addition, the City may commence legal action against the owner
of the premises for recovery of the full cost of abatement, including,
but not limited to, demolition, making the premises safe, or maintaining
the exterior of the structure or grounds adjoining the structure.
A judgment in an action brought pursuant to this section may be enforced
against assets of the owner other than the building or structure.
