§ 14-47. Vacating of unfit building.

Any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been declared unfit for human habitation shall be vacated within a reasonable time as required by the chief building official, chief of police or fire official. No person shall occupy such dwelling or dwelling unit until written approval is secured from the chief building official. Any person who willfully refuses to vacate a building ordered vacated under this section, who reoccupies or causes or allows such a building to be reoccupied without satisfying all requirements of a notice or order issued under this section, or who, without permission, removes a notice posted on a building pursuant to this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished upon conviction thereof as provided in section 1-18 of this Code. Examples of property conditions that may result in vacating of a building include, but are not limited to:

(1)

Lack of essential electric service;

(2)

Lack of essential gas service;

(3)

Lack of essential water service;

(4)

Evidence of a lead hazard as demonstrated by a child with an elevated blood level who resides in or visits the dwelling as reported by the Jackson County Health Department or other health agency;

(5)

Evidence of infestation by rodents or bugs;

(6)

Evidence of a sewage backup;

(7)

Evidence of active methamphetamine components, or other drug related or hazardous materials; and

(8)

Evidence of other living conditions which are unsanitary and unfit for human habitation.

(Code 1977, § 8.609; Ord. No. 2012-03, § 1, 2-21-12; Ord. No. 2015-21, § 2, 12-15-15; Ord. No. 2017-02, § 2, 1-24-17)