Building.
Any structure designed or built for the support, enclosure, shelter, or protection of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind.
Structure.
Anything constructed or erected which requires location on the ground or is attached to something having a location on the ground including, but not limited to signs, fences, walls, poles, and buildings, whether of a temporary or permanent nature.
(Ordinance 18-05, sec. 7.200.001, adopted 3/13/18)
Any building or structure which has any of the following defects shall be deemed a substandard building or structure and constitute a hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens:
(1) 
Any building or structure which is so structurally deteriorated or damaged that it is in danger of collapse.
(2) 
Any building used for the occupancy of one or more persons which is not connected to an approved public sanitary sewer or does not provide connection to a properly installed and approved septic system.
(3) 
Any building or structure not constructed or maintained in conformity with the fire code of the city when such nonconformity constitutes a hazard in the safety of persons or property.
(4) 
Any building or structure not wired in conformity with the electrical code of the city when such nonconformity constitutes a hazard to the safety of persons or property.
(5) 
Any building or structure not constructed in conformity with the plumbing code of the city when such nonconformity constitutes a hazard to the safety of persons or property.
(6) 
Any building or structure not constructed in conformity with the building code of the city when such nonconformity constitutes a hazard to the safety of persons or property.
(7) 
Any building or structure so constructed or maintained as to constitute a menace to health or safety, including:
(A) 
All conditions conducive to the harboring of rats, snakes, mice, other disease-carrying animals, or insects reasonably calculated to spread disease;
(B) 
Conditions hazardous to the safety of persons or property, such as inadequate bracing, structural support, construction, or the presence of deteriorated materials;
(C) 
Conditions constituting an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health or safety of minors; or
(D) 
All buildings and structures detrimental to the economic welfare of the city that create urban blight adverse to the maintenance, continuing development and revitalization of the city.
(Ordinance 18-05, sec. 7.200.002, adopted 3/13/18)
All substandard buildings or structures within the provisions of this article which shall constitute a hazard to the health, safety, or general welfare of its occupants, the citizens of the city, or to the public are declared to be public nuisances and shall be ordered to be repaired, vacated, or demolished as hereinafter provided.
(Ordinance 18-05, sec. 7.200.003, adopted 3/13/18)
It shall be the duty of the city building official, or other representative designated by city council, to inspect all buildings or structures reported to be, or believed to be, substandard and to present a report of such inspection to the city council. Thereafter, the city council may hold hearings and follow the procedures hereinafter provided.
(Ordinance 18-05, sec. 7.200.004, adopted 3/13/18)
Substandard buildings and structures may be ordered to be and pursuant to order shall be repaired, vacated or demolished under the following conditions, regulations and procedures.
(1) 
When it shall come to the attention of the city council that a building or structure in the city is substandard under the provisions of this article, the city council may schedule a hearing and cite the owner of the building or structure or his or her representative to appear and show cause why such building or structure should not be declared to be a substandard building or structure and why he or she should not be ordered to repair, vacate, or demolish the building or structure. The date of such hearing shall not be less than ten days after such citation shall have been made.
(2) 
Such citation may be served by delivery of a copy thereof to the owner and occupant, or if such premises is unoccupied, by attaching a copy of such citation in a place of prominence on such building or structure and causing a copy of such citation to be mailed to the owner or his or her representative:
(A) 
By certified mail, return receipt requested; and
(B) 
By regular mail.
(3) 
On the day set in such citation the hearing shall be conducted and on the basis of such hearing the city council shall determine whether or not the building or structure is a substandard building or structure, and shall issue such orders as shall appear reasonably necessary to prevent the building or structure from being a hazard to life, health or property.
(Ordinance 18-05, sec. 7.200.005, adopted 3/13/18)
When a building or structure has been determined, after hearing, to violate section 7.03.002 and to constitute a nuisance under section 7.03.003, the following standards may be followed by the city council in ordering the repair, vacation, or demolition of a substandard building or structure:
(1) 
If the substandard building or structure can reasonably be repaired so that it will no longer be in a condition which is in violation of the provisions of this article, it shall be ordered repaired.
(2) 
If the substandard building or structure is in such condition as to make it dangerous to the health, safety, or general welfare of its occupants, the citizens of the city, or to the public, it shall be ordered to be vacated.
(3) 
In any case where a substandard building or structure cannot be repaired so that its existence will no longer be in violation of the provisions of this article, it shall be ordered to be demolished.
(Ordinance 18-05, sec. 7.200.006, adopted 3/13/18)
After the hearing, if the building or structure is found to be substandard, the city council may direct that the building or structure be repaired or removed within a reasonable time. Any person who refuses or fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision found in section 1.01.006 of this code. The city may also seek a court order compelling compliance with the city’s order.
(Ordinance 18-05, sec. 7.200.007, adopted 3/13/18)