§ 1101-61. Orders and Notice of Violations.  


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  • 1101-61.1 Notice of violations: When the director of buildings and inspections finds that work or equipment is contrary to plans approved by the director of buildings and inspections or the historic conservation board, or is otherwise contrary to the CBC, or whenever it shall appear that an unsafe, dangerous or unsanitary condition exists in connection with any building, object, or device governed by the provisions of this Code, or a condition constituting a violation of any section of this Code or of any law or ordinance relating to the same subject matter, the director of buildings and inspections shall, forthwith, give notice of such defective condition or law violation to the owner or person in control, and order the same to be brought in compliance with the provisions of the CBC or related laws and ordinances. The notice shall state where and in what respect the work or equipment does not conform to the approved plans for same or the CBC, or shall state the defective condition or law violation and specify a reasonable period of time in which to conform to such plans or the CBC or the lawful order of the director of buildings and inspections.

    1101-61.2 Service of notice: Unless otherwise specifically provided for, the service of any notice required by the provisions of this Code to be served on the owner, or person in control, agent, contractor or other person responsible for the work or violation in connection with any violation of the CBC or the construction, reconstruction, repair, removal, vacation, or wrecking, of any building, object or device or such property, may be made in any of the following ways:

    (1)

    By personal delivery to the party involved;

    (2)

    By delivery at the residence or place of business of the party involved;

    (3)

    By mail addressed to the party involved at his residence or place of business; or

    (4)

    Where the residence and place of business of such party is unknown and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, or where, for any other reason, personal service or service by mail cannot be made, the notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 67-1996, eff. Apr. 5, 1996; a. Ord. No. 418-2010, § 15, eff. Nov. 24, 2010; Emer. Ord. No. 045-2011, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011; Emer. Ord. No. 238-2015, § 26, eff. July 1, 2015)