§ 17-180. Securing vacant structures.

No owner or person having charge of any unoccupied building or structure within the city shall leave said building or structure unlocked, unboarded or otherwise unsecured so that unauthorized persons may enter said building or structure. An unsecured building or structure shall constitute prima facie evidence of a condition of immediate danger to the building or structure and adjoining buildings or structures, and the code official shall immediately notify the owner of said unsecured building or structure to secure the same, and if said building or structure is not secured within seventy-two (72) hours after the date of issuance of notice to the owner or person in charge of the building or structure, the code official is authorized to secure the building or structure at the expense of the owner or person in charge of said building or structure, the cost of expense of the work required to secure such building or structure to be charged against the owner of the property as provided by state law.

(Ord. No. 2010-132, § 1, 5-11-10)