§ 2A-4. Registration of Unsafe Buildings or Structures.

A. 

The Building Official is hereby directed to identify buildings and structures within the Town that constitute an Unsafe Building or Structure, as defined herein, establish a registry for such purpose and provide such notices and carry out such other tasks as set forth herein. The Commissioner of the Building Department shall provide a form for such registration. The registration form shall describe the methods by which the Owner of Record has secured the property against unauthorized entry and provide such other information as the Commissioner of the Building Department may require.

B. 

Whenever the Building Official has probable cause to believe, based upon an inspection, complaint or a report from another agency of the Town or other governmental agency, that a building or structure is an Unsafe Building or Structure and it has not been registered in accordance with this chapter, the Building Official shall serve or cause to be served a written notice upon the Owner of Record, by personal service or regular and certified mail, return receipt requested, or by any other method authorized under the laws of this state for service of process. Such written notice shall order the Owner of Record to register the Unsafe Building or Structure with the Building Department within a specific and reasonable period of time, as determined by the Building Official, which shall be no greater than 10 days following service.

C. 

Immediately prior to the Unsafe Building or Structure being registered with the Building Department, the Owner of Record shall send a copy of the completed registration form for said building or structure to the appropriate police and fire departments having jurisdiction by certified mail, return receipt requested. The Owner of Record shall file proof of such service with the Building Department at the time the Unsafe Building or Structure is registered.

D. 

The Owner of Record of the Unsafe Building or Structure shall post a sign at the front of the building or structure, in a conspicuous location protected from the weather, that provides the current name, address and telephone number of the Owner of Record and authorized agent, if different from said owner. The sign shall be no less than 18 inches by 24 inches and shall be of a font that is legible so it is visible from the street.

E. 

Notwithstanding Subsection B above, the Owner of Record of any building or structure who has reason to believe that such building or structure is an Unsafe Building or Structure, as defined herein, may, upon its own initiative, register same with the Building Department prior to the Building Official identifying and declaring the building or structure to be unsafe.