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File Number: 16-629 <br />The order shall be served upon the same parties and in the same manner as required by <br />Section 116.7.2 for the notice of hearing. It shall also be conspicuously posted on or about the <br />building or structure. <br />116.7.8 Work by the City: Unsafe Buildings, Structures, Equipment and Unoccupied <br />Buildings: Demolition or Repair and Securing. <br /> <br />If the repairs, securing or demolition actions necessary to remove the unsafe condition as set <br />forth in the Notice of Unsafe Building are not made within the designated period and a hearing <br />has not been requested by the property owner, the Building Official shall request that a <br />hearing be held regarding the unsafe condition. <br />If the findings of the Building Board of Appeals are not complied with in the period designated <br />by the Board, the Building Official may then demolish, secure or repair such portions of the <br />structure, or may cause such work to be done, to the extent necessary to eliminate the hazard <br />determined to exist by the Building Board of Appeals. The costs of demolition, security, <br />repair, or any work to the extent necessary to eliminate the hazard shall be charged to and a <br />responsibility of the property owner. Failure to make payment shall subject the property to <br />lien for the costs unpaid. <br /> <br />116.7.8.1 Emergency procedure. <br />Whenever any portion of a structure constitutes an immediate hazard to life or property, and <br />in the opinion of the Building Official, the conditions are such that repairs, securing or <br />demolition must be undertaken within less than the designated period, the Building Official <br />may make such alterations or repairs, secure or demolish such portions of the structures as <br />are necessary to protect life or property, or both, after giving such notice to the property owner <br />as the circumstances will permit or without any notice whatever when, in the Building Official's <br />opinion, immediate action is necessary. <br />116.7.8.2 Costs. <br />The costs involved in Section 116.7.8 and 116.7.8.1 of such demolition, securing or repair, <br />including the entire cost of the services rendered by the City, shall be subject to lien for <br />nonpayment after reasonable demands for payment against the property upon which the <br />structure stands. The Building Official shall notify, in writing, the property owner of the amount <br />of the costs resulting from such work. Within thirty days of the receipt of such notice, the <br />property owner may file with the Building Official a written request for a hearing <br />The Building Board of Appeals thereupon shall set the matter for hearing; give such property <br />owner notice thereof as provided in Section 116.7.2; hold such hearing and determine the <br />reasonableness or correctness of the assessment, or both; and if requested, determine the <br />necessity of the demolition or repairs. The Building Board of Appeals, in writing, shall notify <br />the property owner of its decision. <br />116.7.8.3 Recordation of costs. <br />If the total costs determined as provided for in this section are not paid in full within 45 days <br />Page 5 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/15/2016