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ORDINANCE NO. /'
AN ORDINANCE relating to dangerous buildings; adopting by reference the
Uniform Building Code, Volume IV, "Dangerous Buildings ",
1967 Edition, by the International Conference of Building
Officials, and making amendments thereto; defining terms;
providing for the repair or demolition of dangerous
buildings; establishing procedures for recovering the
cost of such repair or demolition; and creating Chapter
11.46, "Dangerous Buildings" as a new Chapter to the City
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of Yakima Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, R.C.W. 35.21.180 authorizes cities and towns within
the State of Washington to pass ordinances adopting by reference, com-
pilations and codes, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Yakima has heretofore
examined and understands the scope and purpose of the regulations of
the Uniform Building Code, Volume IV, "Dangerous Buildings ", 1967
Edition by the International Conference of Building Officials, and
deems it in the best interests of the City that such Code be adopted
as the law of the City of Yakima, and
WHEREAS, three copies of such Code have heretofore been filed in
• the office of the City Clerk of the City of Yakima for use and examina-
tion by the public as required by law, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1, There is hereby created a new Chapter to the City of
Yakima Municipal Code, which Chapter shall be numbered and entitled
"Chapter 11.46, Dangerous Buildings ", which new Chapter shall read
as follows:
"CHAPTER 11.46
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
11.46.010 ADOPTION OF UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE - Volume IV, "DANGEROUS BUILDINGS ", Volume IV,
"aangerous Buildings ", 1967 Edition, of the International Con-
ference of Building Officials, of which not less than three
copies each have been and now are on file in the office of the
• City Clerk of the City of Yakima, is hereby adopted and incor-
porated as fully as if set out in full herein, as the dangerous
building code of the City of Yakima, except as hereinafter
amended, and the provisions and regulations thereof are hereby
adopted as the provisions and regulations of the City of Yakima;
and the several sections or numbers therein shall constitute,
and may be referred to as, the numbers of this Chapter.
11.46.020 DEFINITIONS. (a) Wherever a reference is
made to the "Director of Public Works" or the "Building
Official" in the Dangerous Buildings Code adopted by this
Chapter, such reference shall mean the Building Inspector
of the City of Yakima, or his authorized representative.
(b) Wherever reference is made to the "County Recorder"
in the Dangerous Buildings Code adopted by this Chapter, such
reference shall mean the Yakima County Auditor.
(c) Wherever reference is made to the "City Assessor"
or the "City Tax Collector" in the Dangerous Buildings Code,
adopted by this Chapter, such reference shall mean the Treasur-
er of the City of Yakima.
11.46.030 AMENDMENT OF SECTION 801. (a) Section 801.(a)
of the Dangerous Buildings Code adopted by this Chapter is
• hereby amended to read as follows:
'Section 801.(a) PROCEDURE. All work of repair or
demolition done pursuant to Section 701.(c) 3 of this Code
shall be performed by City personnel or accomplished by a
private contract under the direction of the Building Offi-
cial. Plans and specifications therefor shall be prepared
by the City, or architectural and engineering assistance
may be engaged by the City on a contractual basis as the
Building Official may deem reasonably necessary, faith the
cost for such architectural or engineering services to be
included in the amount to be collected from the property
owner or by special assessment against the property in-
volved.'
(b) @ ection 801.(b) of the Dangerous Buildings Code
adopted by this Chapter is hereby amended to read as follows:
'(b) COSTS. The cost of such work shall be paid
from a repair and demolition fund and may be made a
special assessment against the property involved, or
may be made a personal obligation of the property owner,
• whichever the City Council shall determine is appropriate.'
11.46.040 SECTION 802 DELETED. Section 802.(a) and (b)
of the Dangerous Buildings Code adopted by this Chapter are
hereby deleted in their entirety.
11.46.050 AMENDMENT OF SECTION 905.(c). Section 905.(c)
of the Dangerous Buildings Code adopted by this Chapter is
hereby amended to read as follows:
'SECTION 905.(c) SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. If the City
Council orders that the charge shall be assessed against
the property, it shall adopt a resolution confirming the
assessment, and thereafter the assessment shall constitute
a lien upon the property.'
11.46.060 AMENDMENT OF SECTION 906. Section 906 of the
Dangerous Buildings Code adopted by this Chapter is hereby
amended to read as follows:
'SECTION 906. The validity of any assessment made
under the provisions of this Chapter shall not be con-
tested in any action or proceeding unless the same is
commenced within thirty days after the adoption of the
resolution as provided herein.'
11.46.070 AMENDMENT OF AND DELETION FROM SECTION 908.
(a) Section 908.(a), "Priority ", of the Dangerous Buildings
Code adopted by this Chapter is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(b) Section 908.(b) of the Dangerous Buildings Code
adopted by this Chapter, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'SECTION 908.(b) INTEREST. All such assessments
remaining unpaid after thirty days (30) from the date of
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the adoption of such resolution shall become delinquent
and shall bear interest at the rate of 7 per cent per
annum from and after said date.'
11.46.080 AMENDMENT OF SECTION 909. Section 909 of the
Dangerous Buildings Code adopted by this Chapter is hereby
amended to read as follows:
111, 'SECTION 909. Immediately upon adoption of such
resolution, the City Treasurer shall render a statement
to all persons claiming any right, title or interest of
record in and to such property, specifying the amount of
the assessment and the time within which payment must be
made. In the event any such assessment is not paid within
the time required by this Chapter the City Attorney shall
commence foreclosure proceedings against such property
in the manner provided by law for the foreclosure of
delinquent Local Improvement District assessments.'
11.46.090 SECTIONS 910 and 911 DELETED. Sections 910
and 911 of the Dangerous Building Code adopted by this Chapter
are hereby deleted in their entirety.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full farce and effect thir-
ty days after its passage, approvaland publication as provided by law
and by the City Charter.
III PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this - 22- ' --
day of C...Q , 1968.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
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