[Adopted as Title 4, Ch. 4, of the 1978 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DANGEROUS BUILDING
Includes:
A. 
Any building, shed, fence or other man-made structure which is dangerous to the public health because of its construction or condition, or which may cause or aid in the spread of disease or cause injury to the health of the occupants of it or of neighboring structures;
B. 
Any building, shed, fence or other man-made structure which, because of faulty construction, age, lack of proper repair or any other cause, is especially liable to fire, and constitutes or creates a fire hazard;
C. 
Any building, shed, fence or other man-made structure which, by reason of faulty construction, age, lack of proper repair or any other cause, is liable to cause injury or damage by collapsing or by a collapse or fall of any part of such structure;
D. 
Any building, shed, fence or other man-made structure which, because of its condition or because of lack of doors or windows, is available to and frequented by malefactors or disorderly persons who are not lawful occupants of such structure.
E. 
Any such dangerous building in the Village is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
It shall be unlawful to maintain or permit the existence of any dangerous building in the Village, and it shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant or person in custody of any dangerous building to permit the same to remain in a dangerous condition, or to occupy such building or permit it to be occupied while it is or remains in a dangerous condition.
A. 
Whenever the Building Official, Village President or any other officer or employee of the Village shall be of the opinion that any building or structure in the Village is a dangerous building, he shall file a written statement to this effect with the Village Administrative Clerk. The Administrative Clerk shall thereupon cause written notice to be served upon the owner thereof, and upon the occupant thereof, if any, by registered mail or by personal service. Such notice shall state that the building has been declared to be in a dangerous condition and that such dangerous condition must be removed or remedied by repairing or altering the building or by demolishing it; and that the condition must be remedied at once. Such notice may be in the following form:
To __________ (owner-occupant of the premises) of the premises known and described as ____________________:
"You are hereby notified that (describe building) on the premises above described has been condemned as a nuisance and a dangerous building after inspection by the Building Official.
The causes for this decision are (here insert the facts as to the dangerous condition).
You must remedy this condition or demolish the building immediately, or the Village will proceed to do so."
B. 
If the person receiving such notice has not complied therewith within 10 days from the time when this notice is served upon such person by personal service or by registered mail, the Building Official may, upon order of the Village President, proceed to remedy the condition or demolish the dangerous building.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
A. 
Any building or structure within the fire limits of the Village, as prescribed in this Village Code, which has or may be damaged by fire, decay or other cause to the extent of 50% or more of its value shall be torn down and removed.
B. 
Upon written notice by the Building Official filed with the Village Administrative Clerk, the Administrative Clerk shall notify the Village President of the receipt of such notice. The Village President shall then appoint three persons to determine whether or not such building or structure has been damaged to the extent of 50% or more of its value. A copy of the notice filed by the Building Official, together with a notice of the appointment of this board of three persons to determine the damage, shall be served upon the owner of the premises by personal service or by registered mail to his last known address.
C. 
Such notice may be in substantially the following form:
To: __________
"You are hereby notified that the Building Official has determined that the building owned by you at __________, located within the fire limits of the Village, has been damaged by fire, decay or otherwise to the extent of 50% or more of its value, and that a board of three members has been appointed to verify this finding, which board will hold its first meeting in the Village Hall on the _____ day of __________ at the hour of _____ o'clock, at which time it will determine whether this finding is correct.
If this finding is verified by the Board, you must tear down and remove the building."
D. 
If the board of three members determines that the building in question has been damaged to the extent of 50% or more of its value, it shall be the duty of the owner to tear down or remove the building within 20 days after the finding of the board; and it shall be unlawful to occupy or permit such building to be occupied after such finding.
If the owner of the premises concerned is unknown, or if his address is unknown, service of any notice provided for in this article may be made by posting a copy thereof on the premises and by publishing one time a copy thereof in a newspaper published within the Village.