The designation of dwellings or dwelling units
as unfit for human habitation and the procedure for the condemnation
and placarding of such unfit dwellings or dwelling units shall be
carried out in compliance with the following requirements.
[Amended 2-13-2019]
Any dwellings or dwelling units which shall
be found to have any of the following defects shall be condemned as
unfit for human habitation and shall be so designated and placarded
by the FVHD and/or Public Works Department:
A.
One which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary,
unsafe or vermin-infested that it creates a serious hazard to the
health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
B.
One which lacks illumination, ventilation or sanitation
facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants
or of the public as prescribed by the provisions of this chapter.
C.
One which because of its general condition or location
is unsanitary or otherwise dangerous to the health or safety of the
occupants or of the public.
[Amended 2-13-2019]
Any dwelling or dwelling unit condemned as unfit
for human habitation and so designated and placarded by the FVHD and/or
Public Works Department shall be vacated within a reasonable time
as ordered by the FVHD.
[Amended 2-13-2019]
No dwelling or dwelling unit which has been
condemned and placarded as unfit for human habitation shall again
be used for human habitation until written approval is secured from
and such placard is removed by the FVHD and/or Public Works Department.
The FVHD and/or Public Works Department shall remove such placard
whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding
action were based has been eliminated.
No person shall deface or remove the placard
from any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned as unfit
for human habitation and placarded as such, except as provided in
§ 116-65.
Any person affected by any notice or order relating to the condemning and placarding of a dwelling or dwelling unit as unfit for human habitation may request, in writing, and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Code Enforcement Committee under the procedure provided by §§ 118-6 through 118-11.
