§ 1101-65. Vacations and Barricades.

1101-65.1 General: The director of buildings and inspections shall be authorized to order any building or portion of any building vacated, or if it is vacant to remain vacated for one or more of the reasons set out below.

1101-65.1.1 Code violations: When a building is occupied, or any work, operation or construction is performed therein or thereon in violation of any of the provisions of this Code.

1101-65.1.2 Unsafe or unsanitary building: When in the opinion of the director of buildings and inspections the building is unsafe or unsanitary.

1101-65.1.3 Noncompliance: When the owner, agent, person in control, or tenant fails or refuses to comply with any lawful order issued by the director of buildings and inspections.

1101-65.2 Barricades: If a vacant building is open to access by trespassers, the directors of buildings and inspections may order any openings barricaded to prevent trespassers from entering such building. The barricading of such doors, windows and other openings shall be maintained as long as the building is vacant or until the windows, doors and other openings are repaired in an approved manner.

1101-65.3 Failure to secure and barricade: If, after service of an order to barricade a building, the owner, person in control, or agent fails to comply with that order of the director of buildings and inspections within the time allowed by that order, or fails to maintain the building secure from entry, the director may at any time thereafter proceed under § 1101-75 to secure and barricade the building and restore the premises to a safe condition.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 67-1996, eff. Apr. 5, 1996; a. Ord. No. 418-2010, § 17, eff. Nov. 24, 2010)