§ 11-419. VACATION OF IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS BUILDING.  


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  • (a)

    If the building or structure is in such condition as to make it immediately dangerous to the life, limb, property or safety of the public or of the occupants, the Building Official may order the building or structure to be vacated and secured, pursuant to Section 11-422.

    (b)

    If the building is ordered vacated, the Building Official shall post the building at each entrance thereto a notice reading:

    DO NOT ENTER
    UNSAFE TO OCCUPY
    BUILDING OFFICIAL OF CITY OF FRESNO

    It is a misdemeanor to occupy this building or to remove or deface this notice.

    Fresno Municipal Code Section 11-419.

    Whenever such notice is so posted, the Building Official shall include a notification thereof in the Notice and Order issued by him/her under section 11-414 of this section, specifying the conditions which necessitate the posting. No person shall remain in or enter any building which has posted at each entrance door thereof a notice as prescribed in this subsection, except that entry may be made to repair, demolish, or remove such building or as otherwise permitted by the Building Official. No person shall remove or deface any such notice until the required repairs, demolition or removal has been completed and a certificate of occupancy issued pursuant to the provisions of the Fresno Municipal Code.

(Added Ord. 97-70, § 2, eff. 1-4-98).