[R.O. 1998 § 505.120; CC 1988 §5-171; Ord. No. 1776 §1, 9-6-1994]
For the purposes of this Article,
the following terms shall be defined as herein set out:
Wood, vinyl, masonite or any other solid opaque, flat, sheet-like
material.
Any existing building or structure which is altered by the
placement of boards over or upon more than half of one or more of
its external windows or doors.
[R.O. 1998 § 505.130; CC 1988 §5-172; Ord. No. 1776 §2, 9-6-1994]
It is hereby determined and declared
that boarded up buildings or structures are a public nuisance for
the reasons that they adversely affect property values and property
tax revenues, create conditions of blight, promote vandalism, decrease
neighborhood safety and detract from the aesthetics of a neighborhood,
all to the detriment of the City of St. Ann.
[R.O. 1998 § 505.140; CC 1988 §5-173; Ord. No. 1776 §3, 9-6-1994]
No existing building or structure shall be altered by placing any board over or upon any window or door, or portion thereof, except as required as a result of vandalism, fire, tornado, storm or other casualty, or except as done pursuant to Section 515.280 of the Municipal Code.
[R.O. 1998 § 505.150; CC 1988 §5-174; Ord. No. 1776 §4, 9-6-1994]
The owner of any boarded up building
or structure shall give written notice to the Director of Public Services
or his/her designee, within ten (10) working days after such boarded
up condition occurs, of the owner's intention to either repair or
demolish any such building or structure.
[R.O. 1998 § 505.160; CC 1988 §5-175; Ord. No. 1776 §5, 9-6-1994]
The owner of any boarded up building
or structure who indicates an intention to demolish shall secure a
demolition permit within twenty (20) days after written notice to
the Director of Public Services or his/her designee of its intention
to demolish such building or structure and shall complete such demolition
within thirty (30) days following issuance of a permit. All demolition
work shall be done in accordance with the City ordinance requirements
dealing with demolition.
[R.O. 1998 § 505.170; CC 1988 §5-176; Ord. No. 1776 §6, 9-6-1994]
If the Director of Public Services
or his/her designee determines that a building or structure has been
boarded up in violation of this Article or that the owner or party
in control of such property is not proceeding with reasonable promptness
and diligence to correct the damage which required such boarding up,
he/she shall give written notice to such owner or party specifying
the necessary corrective work and the date by which such work is required
to be completed or, in the case of a boarding up in violation of this
Article, such notice shall indicate the violation and specify the
time within which the violation is to be eliminated.
[R.O. 1998 § 505.180; CC 1988 §5-177; Ord. No. 1776 §7, 9-6-1994]
It shall be unlawful for the owner
or person in control of any boarded up building or structure to fail
to abate the violation within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such
notification, by either removing the boards from such building and
promptly commencing and completing the corrections and damage which
required such boarding up or by obtaining a demolition permit and
demolishing such building or structure.