15.25.060 Notice of unfit building.
After a preliminary investigation, the building official shall notify, personally or by regular and certified mail, the owner of any unfit building that the property is in violation of this code. The owner shall be given 14 calendar days from the date of the notice to respond to the building official to negotiate a voluntary correction agreement for the repair or demolition of the unfit building. The voluntary correction agreement shall include:
(1) The name and address of the owner or person bound under the contract;
(2) The street address and a legal description sufficient to identify the premises;
(3) A description of the violation and a reference to the provisions of this code or other regulation that has been violated;
(4) The corrective action to be taken, and a date and time by which the corrective action must be completed;
(5) An agreement by the owner that the city of Electric City may abate the violation and recover its costs and expenses pursuant to this chapter if all terms of the voluntary agreement are not met;
(6) A waiver by the owner of the right to any administrative or legal review of the violations, the appropriate corrections, and all other rights except those in the agreement;
(7) The administrative costs to be paid and by whom;
(8) Permission by the owner for the city to enter upon the property at any time or, in the case of occupied property, at reasonable times until the violation is abated; and
(9) An acknowledgement.
The building official may grant extensions to the time schedule if the owner has been diligent and has made substantial progress but has been unavoidably delayed, upon written request. Such requests must be filed with the building official prior to the deadlines set for the completion of the repairs or demolition. (Ord. 594 § 1, 2022)