22.208.040 - Determination and order of Director after hearing.
A.
If, after the hearing provided for in Section 22.208.030, the Director determines that a building or premises is unfit for human habitation
or other use pursuant to Section 22.208.010, the Director shall further determine, using the standards set forth in Section 22.208.020, whether the building should be:
1.
Repaired, altered or improved;
2.
Vacated and closed; or
3.
Demolished and removed, and/or
whether the premises and the conditions that cause it to be unfit should be corrected
or improved. The Director shall issue a written order requiring that the building
or premises be made fit for human habitation or other use. The order shall state the
facts in support of the decision and a specific date for correction. The Director
shall serve the order upon all parties served with a copy of the complaint, in the
manner provided in Section 22.208.030. The order shall require that:
1.
The building be:
a.
Vacated and closed; and/or either
b.
Repaired, altered or improved, or
c.
Demolished and removed, and/or
2.
The premises and the conditions that cause it to be unfit should be corrected and
improved.
B.
1.
If a building is to be demolished and removed by the owner or other parties in interest
they shall obtain an asbestos survey and make the same available to the Director.
2.
If an owner fails to comply with an order and the Director elects to demolish and
remove a building pursuant to Section 22.208.100 the owner shall either obtain an asbestos survey and make the same available to the
Director or allow the Director access to the structure so that the Director may obtain
an asbestos survey.
C.
When calculating the time for compliance under subsection A, the Director shall consider: