Compliance with other provisions of this Code and other codes. Buildings subject to
regulation pursuant to the Downtown Housing Maintenance Ordinance, Chapter 22.220, may not be vacated or closed to entry except as permitted by that ordinance. Owners
vacating or closing a building must comply with the just cause eviction requirements
of Chapter 22.205.
D.
Termination of utilities. The Director may, by written notice to the owner and to
the Director of Seattle Public Utilities, the General Manager and Chief Executive
Officer of City Light or Puget Sound Energy request that water, electricity, or gas
service to a vacant building be terminated or disconnected.
E.
Restoration of service. If water, electricity or gas service has been terminated or
disconnected pursuant to subsection 22.206.200.D, no one except the utility may take
any action to restore the service, including an owner or other private party requesting
restoration of service until a certificate of compliance has been issued in accordance
with Section 22.206.250, or upon written notification by the Director that service may be restored. It shall
be unlawful for anyone other than the Director of Seattle Public Utilities, General
Manager and Chief Executive Officer of City Light, or Puget Sound Energy or their
duly authorized representatives, to restore or reconnect any water, electricity, or
gas service terminated or disconnected as a result of a Director's notice issued pursuant
to Section 22.206.200.D.
F.
Inspection and monitoring of vacant buildings
1.