§ 18.40.070. Additional administrative procedures.

A.

Authorization for investigation.

1.

The permit official may investigate any building for purposes relating to this chapter and for compliance with applicable City Codes if:

a.

The owner fails to register the vacant building or obtain an exemption within thirty days following a final determination by the permit official that the owner's building is a vacant building subject to the provisions of this chapter;

b.

The application for a certificate of registration has been denied and the right to appeal has expired; or

c.

The owner fails to comply with the intended use, rehabilitation, demolition, or maintenance of the vacant building as stated in the application submitted pursuant to this chapter within thirty days after having received a written notice by the permit official of the violation, deficiency or failure to comply.

B.

Loss of certificate of occupancy. If the permit official determines upon investigation that the building or structure itself or a portion thereof is in violation of an applicable City Code, the permit official may take action to suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy as 1s authorized under such code.

(Ord. No. 17968, § 1, 3-5-2013)