Sec. 22-606. Vacation of unsafe dwellings.
(a) Whenever the city manager or his or her authorized representative finds any building, premises or portion thereof, which does not conform to the standards established by this article and which presents an imminent hazard to life, limb or public health, the city manager or his or her authorized representative may, without prior notice or hearing, designate such dwelling or dwelling unit or premises as unsafe for human habitation.
(b) Any building or premises designated as unsafe for human habitation by the city manager or his or her authorized representative shall be placarded as such and shall be vacated by the occupants thereof within the time specified in such placard. Such placard shall be deemed an order directing vacation and shall permit not more than 15 days from the date of such placarding for the vacating of such building or premises. It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, remove or obscure any placard affixed under this article.
(c) No buildings or premises which have been designated as unsafe for human habitation and placarded as such shall again be used for human habitation until:
(1) The board of adjustment and appeals, after a hearing, orders the removal of the placard; or
(2) Written approval is secured from and such placarding is removed by the city manager or his or her authorized representatives. The placard shall be removed whenever the defects upon which the designation and placarding action were based have been eliminated and the buildings or premises have been made to conform with the requirements of this article. (Ord. No. 2006-78, § 1(Exh. A), 1-8-2007)