Ordinance 3941 - Laserfiche WebLink

a I 1 appear at all hearings conducted by the Improvement Board and Appeals Commission and to further appear at all hearings in the 2 municipal court or higher court at the instance and direction of the City Attorney to testify as to the Condition of "dangerous 3 buildings". 4 SECTION 4: That Section 2.24.030 of the Everett. City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 5 2.24.040. Notice and Complaint -- How Served.. The Complaint of the 6 Officer or Inspector or Board shall be served either personally or by registered mail upon all persons having any interest in the 7 subject property upon which the alleged building is situated as shown upon the records of the Snohomish County Auditor and a copy of such Com- 8 plaint, together with Notice, shall be posted in a conspicuous place on such property. If the whereabouts of such person or persons in 9 interest in the property as disclosed as herein provided is unknown and the same cannot be ascertained by the officer or Board in the 10 exercise of reasonable diligence and the Board or officer shall make an affidavit to that effect, then the serving of such Complaint and 11 Notice or Order upon such person or persons may be made by publishing tie same once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper 12 published in the City of Everett, and in the event of inability to publish, such Notice and Complaint shall be posted in three (3) 13 public places in the municipality of the City of Everett. Such Complaint and Notice shall contain a notice that a hearing will be 14 held before the Improvement Board or officer, as the case may be, at a place therein fixed not less than ten (10) days nor more than 15 thirty (30) days after the serving of said Complaint; a copy of said Complaint shall be filed with the Snohomish County Auditor as here- 16 inabove provided. 17 SECTION 5: That Section 2.24.040, Everett City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 18 2.4.040. Notice Posted on Building Not to be Removed until Matter 19 Di$posed of: The Complaint and Notice posted upon the dwelling, building or structure by the Board or officer of the City shall not 20 be removed until a determination of the building's fitness shall be made as provided in this Ordinance, and if the order is that said 21 building be repaired, improved or demolished, said notice shall not be removed until such order has been carried out or the order 22 reversed by the appeals commission or order of the Superior Court of the State of Washington for Snohomish County, or other Higher Court. 23 Anyone removing said Complaint and Notice and/or order issued upon such Complaint shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to fine and 24 imprisonment as hereinafter set forth. 25 SECTION 6: That Section 2.24.050, Everett City Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: 26 2,24.050. Unlawful to Occupy. It shall be unlawful for any occupant 27 to remain in or reside in any building which has been properly posted with notice as provided in Section 2.24.040 of this Chapter 23 until such time as said notice has Leen removed by the order of the Building Inspector of said City. 29 30 31 32 -5-