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Ordinance - 854t' • LJ ORDINANCE N0. 854 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AS ADOPTED BY THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO UNSAFE BUILDINGS. The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Section 8110.1 of the West Covina Municipal Code is hereby amended by the addition thereto of new subsections (g) and (h) reading respectively as follows: , "(g) Subsection (b) of Sec. 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 inithis 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 com- pleted, 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 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. (h) Subsection (d) of Sec. 203 of said Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows: (d) Right to Demolish. In case the owner shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with the notice to repair, reha- bilitate, or to demolish and remove said building or structure or portion thereof, the City Council may order the owner of the building prosecuted as a violator of the provisions of this Code and/or order the Building Official to proceed with the work specified in such notice. A statement of the cost of such work shall be transmitted to the City .Council, who shall cause the same to be paid and levied as a special assessment against the property." SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall publish the same as required by law. Passed and approved this llth day of May 1964. Mayor STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS. CITY OF WEST COVINA I, ROBERT FLOTTEN, City Clerk of.the City of West Covina, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 854 was rdly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regulaikOff I of the City Council on the 4th day of May , 1964. That, thereafter, said ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the llth day of May 1964, • by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen: Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder NOES: Councilmen: 'None ABSENT:Councilmen: None City Clerk 0 -2-