[Adopted as Secs. 18.06 through 18.15 of the Codification]
The Building Inspector or his designated representative is authorized
and upon receipt of signed written complaint shall make exterior inspections
to determine whether the buildings, structures and premises located
within this Village conform to the requirements of this chapter. For
the purpose of making such exterior inspections, the Building Inspector
is authorized to enter, examine and survey at all reasonable times
the exterior portions of all buildings, structures or premises. Every
owner or occupant shall give the Building Inspector free access thereto
at all reasonable times for the purpose of such inspection, examination
and survey. In the event the owner or occupant shall refuse access
to any said premises, then the Building Inspector or his delegated
representative shall have authority to enter any of such premises
after written notice has been given to the owner, occupant or his
agent. If, after such notice is given, access is denied, the Building
Inspector may apply to the Municipal Justice for a special inspection
warrant.
Whenever the Building Inspector determines that there are reasonable
grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any provision
of this chapter, he will give notice of such alleged violation to
the person or persons responsible therefor, which shall:
A.
Whenever:
(1)
Any building, structure or premises does not substantially comply
with the requirements of this chapter;
(2)
The Building Inspector has given notice of the violations involved as provided for in § 18-7 herein;
(3)
If the owner, occupant or operator has failed to correct the violations
set forth in said notice; and
(4)
The Building Inspector has further determined that the building,
structure or premises are so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsafe
or vermin-infested that it creates a serious hazard to the health
or safety of the occupants or of the public, and is therefore unfit
for use or occupancy.
B.
Then, the Building Inspector shall cause to be placed upon said building,
structure or premises a placard, the form of which shall be determined
by the Building Inspector, but which will substantially state the
specific violations of this chapter and will further state the determinations
of the Building Inspector as to the building, structure or premises
being unfit for use or occupancy.
A.
Any building, structure or premises which has been determined by the Building Inspector as being so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsafe or vermin-infested that it creates a serious hazard to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public, and is therefore unfit for use or occupancy, and which said building, structure or premises have been placarded by the Building Inspector pursuant to § 18-8 herein, shall be vacated within such reasonable time as is determined and ordered by the Building Inspector.
B.
No building, structure or premises which has been determined by the Building Inspector as unfit for use or occupancy and placarded as provided in § 18-8 herein again be used or occupied until written approval is secured from, and such placard is removed by, the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector shall grant such approval and remove such placard in the event that the violations have been corrected and the Building Inspector determines that the building, structure or premises are now fit for use or occupancy.
Any person affected by any notice or order relating to violations
under this chapter or any determinations of the Building Inspector
may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the
Board of Appeals under the procedure set forth.
A.
The owner, occupant or operator of any building, structure or premises shall have 30 days from the issuance of the notice as provided for in § 18-7 in which to remedy the violations there specified.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with any order of the Building Inspector contained in the notice described in said § 18-7. In the event that the Building Inspector shall determine, in his discretion, that the owner, occupant or operator is, within said 30 days, making a good faith effort to correct the violations, he may extend the time for compliance.
C.
Notwithstanding the thirty-day provision in the preceding subsection, in the event that the Building Inspector shall determine that the violations of requirements of this chapter present a grave and immediate danger to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public, the Building Inspector may indicate in the notice under § 18-7 that the violations must be corrected immediately and may provide with the placarding as provided in § 18-8 and order the vacation of the building as provided by § 18-9 immediately following the giving of the notice as required by § 18-7.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 17, Village
Code and Ordinances, Art. I)]
If any building, structure or premises does not substantially comply with the requirements of this chapter, and the Building Inspector has further determined that the building, structure or premises are so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsafe or vermin-infested that it creates a serious hazard to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public, and is therefore unfit for use or occupancy, and if the required notice under § 18-7 has been given, the placard under § 18-8 has been placed on the dwelling, the order of the Building Inspector, including a reasonable time for vacation under § 18-9 has been given, and the owner, occupant or operator of said building, structure or premises refuses or fails to correct such violations, then the Building Inspector shall order the razing and removal of said building, structure or premises, shall cause said work to be done and certify the costs thereof to the Village Clerk-Treasurer, who shall enter the cost against the property upon the next tax roll of the Village.
The owner, occupant or operator of every building, structure
or premises which has been declared by the Building Inspector to be
unfit for use or occupancy shall make said building, structure or
premises safe and secure so that it shall not be dangerous to human
life and shall not constitute a fire hazard or public nuisance. Any
such vacant building or structure open at doors or windows, if unguarded,
shall be deemed to be dangerous to human life as a fire hazard and
a public nuisance within the meaning of this provision. If the owner,
occupant or operator of such building, structure or premises shall,
after notice and order by the Building Inspector, refuse or fail to
make such provisions, then the Building Inspector shall cause such
work to be done and certify the cost thereof to the Village Clerk-Treasurer,
who shall enter such cost against the property upon the next tax roll
of the Village.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any building, structure
or premises who has received a compliance order or upon whom a notice
of violation has been served to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease or
otherwise dispose of to another until the provisions of the compliance
order or notice of violation have been complied with, or until such
owner shall first furnish to the grantee, transferee, mortgagee, or
lessee a true copy of any compliance or notice of violation issued
by the Building Inspector and shall furnish to the Building Inspector
a signed a notarized statement from the grantee, transferee, mortgagee,
or lessee, acknowledging the receipt of such compliance order or notice
of violation and fully accepting the responsibility without condition
for making the corrections or repairs required by such compliance
order or notice of violation.
