(7) The enforcing officer may order the owner of any building, which has been in the past
and/or is vacant and open, to comply with the following specifications: all openings
(including doors and windows) from cellar to second floor and all windows above the
second floor leading to fire escapes, porches, or structural appurtenances, on all
floors, must be covered from the exterior with three-eighths inch (⅜″) thick exterior
plywood or one-half inch (½″) notched boards firmly secured and with protective coating.
All other windows must be so secured by either one-quarter inch (¼″) thick exterior
plywood or one-half inch (½″) notched boards.
(c) Demolition of dwellings, dwelling units, or rooming units designated as unfit for
human habitation.
(1) The enforcing officer shall order a dwelling, dwelling unit, or rooming unit to be
demolished if it has been designated as unfit for human habitation, has been placarded,
has been vacated, and has not been put into proper repair as to rescind the designation
as unfit for human habitation and to cause the placard to be removed, and is determined
by the enforcing officer not to warrant repair under this section.
(2) The owner of any dwelling, dwelling unit, or rooming unit, ordered demolished, shall
be given notice of this order in the manner provided for service of notice in § 45-24.3-17, and given a reasonable time, not to exceed ninety (90) days, to demolish the structure.
(3) Any owner aggrieved by the notice to demolish may, within ten (10) days, seek a reconsideration
of the matter in the manner provided, and may seek a formal hearing in the manner
provided in § 45-24.3-21.