Ord 2015-021/Building and Building Regulations (Ch. 14 revisions and updates)

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(2) Repair, remove or demolish the building, unless the owner or lienholder establishes at the hearing that the work cannot reasonably be performed within thirty (30) days. (f) If the judge allows the owner, lienholder or mortgagee more than thirty (30) days to repair, remove or demolish the building, the judge will establish specific time schedules for the commencement and performance of the work and will require the owner, lienholder or mortgagee to secure the property in a reasonable manner from unauthorized entry while the work is being performed. (g) The judge may not allow the owner, lienholder or mortgagee more than ninety (90) days to repair, remove or demolish the building or fully perform all work required to comply with the order unless the owner, lienholder or mortgagee: (1) Submits a detailed plan and time schedule for the work at the hearing; and (2) Establishes at the hearing that the work cannot reasonably be completed within ninety (90) days because of the scope and complexity of the work. (h) If the judge allows the owner, lienholder or mortgagee more than ninety (90) days to complete any part of the work required to repair, remove or demolish the building, the judge will require the owner, lienholder or mortgagee to regularly submit progress reports to the Ceity to demonstrate that the owner, lienholder or mortgagee has complied with the time schedules established for commencement and performance of the work. The order may require that the owner, lienholder or mortgagee appear before the municipal court judge or the judge's designee. (i) A copy of the order will be given to the owner and any lienholder or mortgagee of record of the property in a manner described in subsection 14.241(d). 0) Within ten (10) days after the date the order is issued, the Ceity will: (1) File a copy of the order in the city clerk's office; and (2) Publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the city a notice containing: a. The street address or legal description of the property; b. The date of the hearing; C. A brief statement indicating the results of the order; and d. Instructions stating where a complete copy of the order may be obtained. Sec. 14.244. - Failure to comply with order—Public hearing. (a) If any part of an order issued under section 14.243 is not complied with by the owner or by any lienholder or mortgagee, the building official will schedule a public hearing on the issue of failure to comply with the court order. (b) Notice of the public hearing will be given in accordance with subsections 14.242(b) and (d). (c) The notice will contain the following: (1) The street address of the building; (2) The date and content of the court order; (3) A statement that the issue at the hearing will be limited to whether the owner of the building complied with the court order; (4) A statement that if the court finds that the building owner did not comply with the court order, the court will order the building official to vacate, secure, repair or demolish the building and mmassess a lien for expenses incurred. Sec. 14.245. - Same—Orders. (a) Public hearings under this article will be held before a municipal court judge. Page 25