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A. Commencement of Enforcement. When the building official has inspected or caused to be inspected any building and has found and determined a violation of this chapter and that such building is a dangerous building, the building official shall commence enforcement proceedings to cause the repair, vacation or demolition of the building.

B. Notice. The building official shall follow the enforcement procedures provided in Chapter 1.18 BCC, including, but not limited to, issuing a request for voluntary compliance and a notice of civil violation to the person(s) responsible for the violation, except that a notice of civil violation may be issued without having attempted to secure voluntary correction.

C. Commencement of Work, Vacation or Demolishment. If the building official has determined that the building or structure must be repaired, vacated, or demolished, the request and notice shall require that all required permits be secured thereof, and the work physically commenced within such time (not to exceed 60 days from the date of the order); the building or structure vacated within a time certain from the date of the order as determined by the building official to be reasonable; and all work or demolition completed within such time as the building official shall determine is reasonable under all of the circumstances.

D. Vacate and Do Not Occupy Order. If any required repair or demolition work (without vacation also being required) is not commenced within the time specified, the building official (1) may require the building vacated and posted to prevent further occupancy until the work is completed, and (2) may proceed to cause the work to be done and charge the costs thereof against the property or its owner as provided for in BCC 1.18.060.

E. Recording of Dangerous Building Certificate. If compliance is not had with the notice of civil violation within the time specified therein, and no appeal has been properly and timely filed, the building official shall file with the King County recorder’s office a certificate describing the property and certifying (1) that the building is a dangerous building and (2) that the owner has been so notified. Whenever the corrections ordered shall thereafter have been completed or the building demolished so that it no longer exists as a dangerous building on the property described in the certificate, the building official shall file a termination of the certificate with the King County recorder’s office certifying that the building has been demolished or all required corrections have been made so that the building is no longer dangerous, whichever is appropriate. (Ord. 6536 § 1, 2020.)