§ 8-116. Authority.

The city shall have the right to require the vacation, relocation of occupants, securing, repair, removal, or demolition of a building that is:

(1)

Dilapidated, substandard, or unfit for human habitation and a hazard to the public health, safety and welfare;

(2)

Regardless of its structural condition, unoccupied by its owner, lessee, or other invitee and is unsecured from unauthorized entry to the extent that it could be entered or used by vagrants or other uninvited persons as a place of harborage or could be entered or used by children; or

(3)

Boarded up, fenced, or otherwise secured in any manner if:

a.

The building constitutes a danger to the public even though secured from entry; or

b.

The means used to secure the building are inadequate to prevent unauthorized entry or use of the building in the manner described by subsection (2) above.

(Ord. No. 04-23, § 1, 7-21-2004)