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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 698 ORDINANCE NO. 698 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AMENDING THE AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SECTION RELATING TO THE ABATEMENT OF UNSAFE BUILDINGS AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 634. The City Council of the City of Azusa does resolve as follows: SECTION 1. The Azusa Municipal Code is hereby amended by the addition thereto of a new Section 8103.3 reading as follows: "SECTION 8103.3. SAME. UNSAFE BUILDINGS. ABATEMENT. Subsection (b) of Section 203 of said Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows: (b) Notice to Owner. The Building Official shall examine or cause to be examined every building or structure or portion thereof reported as dangerous or damaged and, if such is found to be an unsafe building as defined in this Section, the Building Official shall give to the owner of such building or structure written notice stating the defects thereof and giving notice that a public hearing will be held before the City Council at a date, hour and place specified in said notice at which time and place the City Council will hear the owner and any other person interested and will determine whether or not said building or structure is an unsafe building as defined by this Section and whether the same shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedure pres- cribed in this Section. Such notice shall be served in the manner hereinafter specified and shall also be published once in the official newspaper of the City, and such service and publi- cation shall be completed at least ten days before the hearing. The City Council shall conduct a public hearing at the time and place specified at which it shall afford the owner and all persons interested in such building or structure an opportunity to be heard, and shall determine from the evidence and declare by resolution whether or not said building or structure is an unsafe building as herein defined and whether the same shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this Section. If the City Council determines and declares by resolution that the building or structure is an unsafe building as herein defined, the Building Official shall serve upon the owner of such building or structure written notice of such determination by the City Council which notice shall require the owner or person in charge of the building or premises, within 48 hours, to commence either the required repairs or improvements or demolition or removal of the building or structure or portions thereof, and all such work shall be completed within 90 days from date of notice, unless otherwise stipulated by the Building Official. If necessary, such notice shall also require the building, structure, or portion thereof to be vacated forthwith and not reoccupied until the required repairs and improvements are completed, inspected, and approved by the Building Official. Proper service of the notice required by this subsection shall be by personal service upon the owner of record, if he shall be found within the city limits. If he is not found within the city limits such service may be made upon said owner by registered -1- mail; provided, that if such notice is by registered mail, the designated period within which said owner or person in charge is required to comply with the order of the Building Official shall begin as of the date he receives such notice. " SECTION 2. Ordinance No. 634, approved and adopted the 6th day of June, 1960, is hereby repealed. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law. Passed and approved this 19th day of March , 1962. 8/ '''''':"'2 -2-')?-64,- ,,,, May STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS. CITY OF AZUSA I, JAMES MILLER, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 698 was regularly intro- duced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 5th day of March, 1962. That, thereafter, said ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 19th day of March , 1962, by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen: Paul, McLees, Johnson. Teasley, Ortuno NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT:Councilmen: None s/ J _;- rZ City lerk I do further certify that Iaused said ordinance to be published prior to the expiration of :fifteen days from the passage thereof in the Azusa Herald and Pomotropic, a newspaper of general circulated, printed, published and circulated in the City of Azusa, on the 25th day of March , 1962, and that the same was published in accordance with law. ,;' /J j7 s/ - { City clerk Publish Azusa Herald & Pomotropic, March 2.V 1962 -2-