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(2) Failure to Obev Order. If, after any order of the building official or Board of Appeals made pursuant to this Article has become final, the person to whom such order is directed shall fail, neglect or refuse to obey such order, the building official may (i) cause such person to be prosecuted under Subsection (a) of this section or (ii) institute any appropriate action to abate such building as a public nuisance. (3) Failure to Commence Work. Whenever the required repair, demolition or abatement is not commenced or completed within the time frame described in a notice and order: (i) The building official may cause the building or premises described in such notice and order to be vacated by posting at each entrance of the building a notice to vacate pursuant to Section 7 -5 -255 (a): (ii) No person shall enter or occupy any building or premises which has been posted as specified in this subsection. No person shall remove or deface any such notice so posted prohibiting access to or occupancy of the building or premises until the repairs, demolition or removal ordered by the building official have been completed and a Certificate of Occupancy issued pursuant to the provisions of the Building Code. (iii) The building official may, in addition to any other remedy herein provided, cause the building or structure to be repaired or demolished to the extent necessary to correct the conditions which render the building dangerous as set forth in this notice and order; or, if the notice and order require demolition, to cause the building to be sold and demolished or demolished and the materials. rubble and debris therefrom removed and the lot cleaned to the satisfaction of the Building Official. Any such repair or demolition work shall be accomplished and the cost thereof paid and recovered in the manner hereinafter provided in Article 13. Any surplus realized from the sale of any such building, or from the demolition thereof, over and above the cost of demolition and of cleaning the lot, shall be paid over to the person or persons lawfully entitled thereto. (b) Extension of Time to Perform Work. Upon receipt of an application from the person required to conform to the order and an agreement by such person that he will comply with the order if allowed additional time, the building official may, in his discretion, grant an extension of time, not to exceed an additional 120 days, within which to complete said repair, rehabilitation or demolition, if the Building Official determines that such an extension of time will not create or perpetuate a situation imminently dangerous to life or property. The Building Official's authority to extend time is limited to the physical repair, rehabilitation or demolition of the premises and will not in any way affect the time to appeal his notice and order. • ORDINANCE NO. 2010 -014 7