Title 7 - Health and Sanitation

7.25.109.1 Imminent danger.

When, in the opinion of the Code Official , there is imminent danger of failure or collapse of a building or structure which endangers life, or when any structure or part of a structure has fallen and life is endangered by the occupation of the structure, or when there is actual or potential danger to the building occupants or those in proximity of any structure because of explosives, explosive fumes or vapors or the presence of toxic fumes, gases or materials, or operation of defective or dangerous equipment, the Code Official  is hereby authorized and empowered to order and require the occupants to vacate the premises forthwith. The Code Official shall cause to be posted at each entrance to such structure a notice reading as follows: “This structure is unsafe and its occupancy has been prohibited by the Code Official.” It shall be unlawful for any person to enter such structure except for the purpose of securing the structure, making the required repairs, removing the hazardous condition or demolishing the same. When the Code Official has determined that a structure is in danger of collapse or has suffered a partial collapse, and thus poses an imminent danger to life for those in proximity to the structure, the Code Official  is further authorized to order the immediate removal or demolition of the structure or portion thereof as authorized under K.S.A. 12-1756.

(History: Ord. No. PM-3289 §12, 2020)

Effective on: 1/1/1901