§ 5-38. Duties of city building commissioner; procedures and notice.

The building commissioner shall have the duty under this article to:

(1)

Inspect, or cause to be inspected, as often as may be necessary, all residential, institutional, assembly, commercial, industrial, garage, special or miscellaneous occupancy buildings for the purpose of determining whether any condition exists which renders such places dangerous buildings, when he has reasonable grounds to believe that any such buildings are dangerous.

(2)

Inspect any building, wall or structure about which complaints have been filed by any person to the effect that a building's wall or structure is or may be existing in violation of this article and he determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that such building is dangerous.

(3)

Inspect any building, wall or structure reported by the fire or police department of this city as probably existing in violation of this article.

(4)

Notify in writing, either by personal service or by certified mail, return receipt requested, or if service cannot be had by either of these modes of service, then service may be had by publication in a newspaper qualified to publish legal notices for two (2) successive weeks, the owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee, agent and all other persons having an interest in any such building as shown by the land records of the recorder of deeds of Jefferson County, of any building found by him to be a dangerous building.

(5)

Report in writing to the city council the noncompliance with any notice to vacate, repair or demolish.

(6)

Appear at all hearings conducted by the city council and testify as to the condition of dangerous buildings.

(7)

Immediately report to the council concerning any building found by him to be inherently dangerous and which he determines to be a nuisance per se. By resolution, the council may direct that such building be marked or posted with a written notice reading substantially as follows:

"This building has been found to be a dangerous building by the City Building Commissioner. This notice is to remain on this building until it is repaired, vacated or demolished in accordance with the notice which has been given the owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee or agent of this building, and all other persons having an interest in said building as shown by the land records of the Recorder of Deeds of Jefferson County. It is unlawful to remove this notice until such notice is complied with."

Provided, however, that the adoption of such a resolution by the city council and the posting of such notice shall not be construed to deprive all persons entitled thereto by this article to the notice and hearing prescribed herein.

(Ord. No. 788, § 6, 6-26-72)