35 of 1979 - Amending chapter 11 allowing for demolition hearings to be heard before a Board of Examiners of Hous •
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/VOTING Aye Nay Salt Lake City,Utah, March 14 ,19 79
Mr.Chairman
Agraz ✓ I move that the Ordinancebe p sed.
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Phillips ✓ "647Result AN ORDINANCE �
AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 11 of Title 5, Revised
Ordinances of Salt Lake City, 1965, as amended, relating to the
adoption and amendment of uniform codes and abatement procedures
applicable to existing housing.
WHEREAS, this board finds that it will be in the best
interests of the public to amend the current code procedures
relating to abatement of dangerous or substandard buildings by
providing the opportunity for the Board of City Commissioners to
appoint a panel of hearing examiners selected from members of the
Housing Advisory and Appeals Board to conduct hearings to
determine facts upon which proposed findings of facts and orders
will be submitted to the Board of City Commissioners for final
action;
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake
City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 11 of Title 5 of the Revised
Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, relating to the
adoption and amendment of uniform codes and abatement procedures
applicable to existing housing, be, and the same hereby is
amended to read as follows:
Chapter 11
HOUSING
Sections:
5-11-1. Uniform housing code and uniform code for the
abatement of dangerous buildings adopted.
5-11-2. Governing body.
5-11-3. Housing inspection fees.
5-11-4. Housing Advisory and Appeals Board.
5-11-5. Conduct of hearing appeals.
5-11-6. Performance of abatement work.
5-11-7. Recovery of cost of repair or demolition.
5-11-8. Conditional permit for temporary securing.
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Sec. 5-11-1. Uniform Housing Code and Uniform Code for
the Abatement of Dangerous Building adopted. The Uniform
Housing Code, 1976 edition, hereinafter sometimes referred
to as "UHC", and the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings, 1976 edition, hereinafter sometimes
referred to as "UCADB", are hereby adopted by Salt Lake City
as the ordinances, rules, and regulations of said city,
subject to the amendments and exceptions thereto as
hereinafter set out; three copies of said codes shall be
filed for use and examination by the public in the office of
the City Recorder of Salt Lake City. The purpose of these
codes is to provide minimum requirements for the protecton
of life, limb, health, property, safety, and welfare of the
general public and the owners and occupants of buildings
within Salt Lake City and providing for violations
thereof. Hereafter all references in the revised ordinances
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, to the Uniform Housing Code
and Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings,
1973 editions adopted by Section 5-11-1 are amended and
deemed to read the Uniform Housing Code, 1976 edition and
Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Building, 1976
edition.
Sec. 5-11-2. Governing body. All references to the city
council in the Uniform Housing Code, 1976 edition, and the
Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1976
edition, as adopted by Section 5-11-1 are amended to read
the Board of City Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
hereinafter referred to as "Board of City Commissioners".
Sec. 5-11-3. Housing inspection fees. The fee for an
existing single family dwelling housing unit inspection
shall not exceed fifteen dollars. An additional fee of five
dollars shall be charged for every additional dwelling unit
on the premises.
Sec. 5-11-4. Housing Advisory and Appeals Board.
Section 203 of the Uniform Housing Code, 1976 edition and
Section 205 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings, 1976 edition, entitled Housing Advisory
and Appeals Board, as adopted by Section 5-11-1 of this
chapter are amended to read as follows:
HOUSING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD.
Section 203 UHC and Section 205 UCADB. Housing Advisory
and Appeals Board.
(a) Scope of Authority. In order to provide for the
final interpretation of the provisions of this code and to
hear appeals provided hereunder, there is hereby established
a housing advisory and appeals board, hereinafter referred
to as "HAAB". HAAB shall have the authority and power to:
(1) Interpret the provisions of this code;
(2) Hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is
an error on any order, requirement, decision or
determination made by an administrative official in the
enforcement of this code;
(3) Recommend new procedures to the Building Official
and new ordinances to the Board of City Commissioners;
(4) Upon the request and order of the Board of City
Commissioners, sit as a panel of hearing examiners to hear
and make proposed findings of facts, conclusions of law, and
orders to the Board of City Commissioners to determine
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whether or not buildings or structures in violation of this
code constitute public nuisances requiring abatement by
demolition or repair by the city at the owner's expense;
(5) Recommend the use of the revolving repair and
demolition abatement fund to defray city expense in
abatement procedures and the manner of collection of the
same, be it by suit, special assessment or placement of a
certified lien against the property.
(b) Membership and terms. HAAB shall consist of ten
(10) members who are not employees of the city who shall be
appointed by the Board of City Comissioners. Members shall
hold office for a term of three years. Terms shall be
staggered so that the regular terms of no more than four
members shall terminate in any one year. Members shall
serve until their duly appointed successors are appointed.
Any successor appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board shall
serve out the original term, and may be eligible to serve
for additional terms.
(c) Rules and procedure. HAAB shall adopt reasonable
rules and regulations for conducting their hearings and
other business consistent with the procedures for appeals
and abatement hearings as set forth hereinafter. All
decisions shall be reflected in the minutes and reduced to
writing in an abstract of findings and order which shall be
filed with the Building Official and a copy mailed to the
appellant or parties-in-interest and the same shall be
maintained by the Building Official in a form freely
accessible to the public.
(d) Voting. The concurring vote of a majority of a
quorum of HAAB shall be necessary to reverse any order,
requirement or determination of any administrative official,
or to decide in favor of an appellant or party-in-interest
on any matter upon which it is required to determine under
this code and this title. In no case shall any such
decision of HAAB affect a variation in the provisions of the
code or any related ordinance or provision of law.
(e) HAAB support committee. There is also established a
committee made up of members of the city's administrative
staff, including one member from each of the following
organizations and departments: Division of Building Housing
Services, Division of Planning and Zoning, City-County
Health Department, Housing Authority, Law Department,
Department of Parks and Public Property, Redevelopment
Agency, Public Works Department and Office of Citizen
Participation. Said support committee shall offer advisory
staff and coordination support to HAAB and shall meet at the
request of HAAB or upon its own directive. Said committee
may establish its own reasonable rules and regulations for
conducting its business.
Sec. 5-11-5. Conduct of hearing appeals. Sections
1301(a)-(d) of the Uniform Housing Code, 1976 edition and
Section 601 (a)-(d) of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings, 1976 edition relating to procedures for
conduct of hearing appeals shall be amended to read as
follows:
PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCT OF HEARING APPEALS
Section 1301 UHC, Section 601 UCADB. General conduct for
hearing appeals.
(a) Hearing examiners. HAAB may act as a board to hear
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cases and may designate one of its members to conduct the
hearings before HAAB or HAAB may appoint a panel of at least
three members to serve as hearing examiners to conduct
appeal hearings. In the event a panel of hearing examiners
hear the case on appeal, they shall exercise all powers
relating to the conduct of hearings, prepare proposed
findings of facts, conclusions and orders and submit the
same to HAAB for decision on appeals, and to the Board of
City Commissioners for decision on abatement proceedings.
Any reference in said code referring to the hearing examiner
shall also refer to the panel of hearing examiners
established herein.
(b) Record. A record of the entire proceeding shall be
made by tape recording, or by any other means of permanent
recording determined to he appropriate by HAAB. Said tape
shall be retained on file for reference purposes for a
period of six (6) months, however, HAAB's official record
shall be the permanent summarized minutes prepared and
approved by HAAB, which shall be placed on file in the
office of the Building Official.
(c) Reporting. The proceedings at the hearing shall
also be reported by a certified court reporter if requested
by any party thereto who submits the fee prescribed therefor
at least five days prior to the hearing. A transcript of
the proceedings shall be available to all parties upon
request and upon payment of the fee prescribed therefor.
Such fees may he established by HAAB, but shall in no event
be greater than the cost involved.
(d) Continuances. HAAB may grant continuances, for good
cause shown; however, when a panel of hearing examiners has
been assigned to such hearing, no continuances may be
granted except by the panel for good cause shown, provided
the matter remains before at least three of the same panel
members.
Sec. 5-11-6. Performance of abatement work. Chapter 15
of the Uniform Housing Code, 1976 edition, and Chapter 8 of
the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings,
1976 edition, relating to performance of abatement work
shall be amended to read as follows:
PERFORMANCE OF ABATEMENT WORK
OF REPAIR OR DEMOLITION
Section 1501 UHC and Section 801 UCADB. Procedures.
(a) Petition for hearng. When any abatement work of repair
or demolition is to be done or requested by the city
pursuant to the enforcement provisions of this code, except
in emergency situations, the Building Official shall
petition the Board of City Commissioners to hold a hearing
and order the property owner(s) to show cause why the city
should not abate by repair or demolition a substandard or
dangerous building or structure constituting a public
nuisance.
Notwithstanding the provision of any other ordinance
pertaining to hearings before the Board of City
Commissioners, said hearings may be held either before the
Board of City Commissioners or said Board of City
Commissioners may direct the matter to be heard before a
panel of hearing examiners of HAAB to conduct such hearings
to determine the facts and make recommendations and findings
to the Board of City Commissioners.
(b) Panel of hearing examiners. In the event the Board
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of City Commissioners may direct a panel of hearing
examiners from HAAB to act as hearing examiners in abatement
proceedings, HAAB shall select at least three individual
members of its board to act as the panel of hearing
examiners and designate one as acting chairperson. The
Board of City Commissioners of said panel of hearing
examiners shall have the power and authority to call,
preside at, and conduct hearings to consider whether or not
structures are dangerous or substandard buildings under this
code constituting a public nuisance to be abated by the city
by demolition or repair, including the power to issue
subpoenas, administer oaths, examine witnesses, receive
evidence, compel attendance of witnesses and/or the
production of witnesses or evidence; and based upon the
evidence presented, prepare for the approval of the Board of
City Commissioners, findings of fact, conclusions of law and
proposed orders for said board. Hearings shall be conducted
as provided in this code. The owner(s) shall have the right
to appear at said hearing in person or by counsel or both,
present evidence and oral argument, cross-examine witnesses,
and in all proper ways defend the owner(s) ' interest.
(c) Notice of abatement hearing. Reasonable notice (not
less than ten (10) days) of the time and place of said
hearing together with a petition for abatement setting forth
the nature of the complaint against the property sufficient
to reasonably inform the owner(s) and enable them to answer
the charges of the complaint, shall be served upon the
owner(s) personally or by mailing a copy to the owner(s) at
their last known address appearing on the last assessment
rolls for the property on file in the County Assessor's
office.
(d) Action by hearing examiners. Within thirty (30)
days of the conclusion of abatement hearings held before
HAAB's panel of hearing examiners as provided in (a) and (b)
above, said panel shall submit to the Board of City
Commissioners a report of written findings of fact,
conclusions, recommendations and proposed order based upon
and supported by the evidence presented at the hearing. A
copy of such findings, conclusions, recommendations and
order shall be mailed or delivered to each party on the date
they are filed with the City Commission.
(e) Consideration of report. The Board of City
Commissioners shall fix a date, time and place to consider
the panel of hearing examiners' report and proposed
recommendations. Notice thereof shall be mailed to each
party to the action not less than ten (10) days prior to the
date fixed unless otherwise stipulated by all parties.
(f) Exceptions to report. Not later than two (2) days
before the date set to consider said report, any party may
file with the City Recorder and two copies of written
exceptions, proposed additional or alternative findings to
any part or all of the hearing examiners' report and may
attach thereto a proposed decision together with written
argument in support of such decision. Such exception must
also indicate whether or not the party desires to present
oral argument, which may be heard only with the consent of
the Board of City Commissioners and said argument shall be
confined to the issues set forth in the written exceptions
or as otherwise limited by the Board of Commissioners.
(g) Disposition by the Board. The Board of City
Commissioners may adopt the report of findings as the basis
for its action in the abatement proceedings, or upon filing
its own statement of the legal or substantial basis in the
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record therefor, it may:
(i) Reject all or any portion of the report's findings
and remand the same back to the same panel of hearig
examiners for further hearing and findings on specific
issues;
(ii) Disregard any portion of the report's findings and
proceed to take action upon the remainder of the findings;
(iii) Substitute alternative or additional findings of
fact on the issues presented to the examiners, if the
substituted findings are supported by a preponderance of the
evidence in the record.
Upon remand of any portion of the panel's reported
findings, the same panel of examiners shall conduct further
hearing proceedings to the extent necessary to make findings
on the issues remanded for further hearing. Upon remand,
the panel of examiners shall prepare and submit its revised
report and findings as provided in (d) above. Consideraton
of the revised report by the Board of City Commissioners
shall comply with (e)-(g) above.
(h) Order of City Commission. Upon disposition, the
decision of the Board of City Commissioners shall be made in
a written order supported by findings of facts, which may be
those submitted by the panel of hearing examiners if
approved and adopted by said board or as the report may be
modified, reversed or rejected by the Board of City
Commissioners. A copy of the decision shall be mailed to
parties-in-interest or their counsel. All orders entered by
the Board of City Commissioners shall be final and shall be
effective as of the date stated in such written order. Said
order shall specify the manner in which the expense of any
abatement work ordered shall be charged and collected from
the owner(s) as an individual obligation, a special
assessment, and/or as a certified property lien as provided
below.
Section 1502 UHC, and Section 802 UCADB. Abatement
work. (a) Procedure to accomplish abatement work. Upon
the order of the Board of City Commissioners to complete
abatement work by demolition or repair, the Building
Official shall cause the work to be accomplished by city
personnel or by private parties under his direction. Plans,
specificatons, bidding proposals, etc. therefore, may be
prepared by the Building Official or his designee, or said
official may employ such appropriate professonal assistance
that he may deem reasonably necessary.
(b) Expense to be charged to owner. The expense of such
work, including costs of professional assistance, shall be
paid from the repair and demolition abatement fund and
charged against the property and/or its owner(s), placed as
a special assessment on city tax rolls, and/or certified
directly to the county treasurer as a certified property tax
lien, whichever the Board of City Commissioners shall
determine is appropriate at the time it enters its order.
Section 1503 UHC and Section 803 UCADB. Repair and
demolition abatement fund. (a) Use of fund. The Board of
City Commissioners shall establish a special revolving fund
to be designated as the repair and demolition abatement fund
and shall oversee its administration. Recommendations to
the Board of City Commissioners for the use of the fund may
be made by HAAB. Upon the order of the Board of City
Commissioners for the Building Official to proceed with
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abatement work, the Building Official may make demand for
disbursements to be made out of said fund to defray costs
and expenses which may be incurred by the city in doing or
causing to be done the necessary abatement work as ordered.
(b) Revolving fund. The Board of City Commissioners
may, at any time, transfer to said repair and demolition
abatement fund, out of any money in the city's general fund
or such other sources that may be available, such sums as it
may deem necessary in order to expedite the performance of
abatement work. Such sums, though transferred to the fund,
may be deemed a grant, or at the option of the Board of City
Commissioners, may be deemed a loan to said fund which may
be repaid out of the proceeds of collection as hereinafter
provided for. All funds collected under the proceedings
hereinafter provided for, shall be paid to the City
Treasurer who shall credit the same to the repair and
demolition abatement fund.
Section 5-11-7. Recovery of cost of repair or
demolition. Chapter 16 of the Uniform Housing Code, 1976
edition, and Chapter 9 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement
of Dangerous Buldings, 1976 edition, shall be amended to
read as follows:
RECOVERY OF COST OF REPAIR OR DEMOLITION
Section 1601 UHC and Section 901 UCADB. Account of
expense and filing of reports. Contents. The Building
Official shall keep an itemized account of expense incurred
by the city in the abatement by work authorized by an order
of the Board of City Commissioners under this code. Within
ten (10) days of the completion of the abatement work of
demolition or repair as ordered by the Board of City
Commissioners, said Building Official shall prepare and file
with the City Recorder a report specifying the work done,
the itemized and total cost of the work to be reimbursed, a
description of the real property upon which the building or
structure is or was located, and the name and addresses of
the property owner(s) joined as parties in the abatement
proceeding or otherwise entitled to notice pursuant to this
code.
Concurrently, the Building Official shall file three
copies of the account with the County Treasurer and mail a
fourth copy of the account to the named property owner(s)
demanding payment within twenty (20) days of the date of
mailing by certified or registered mail to the last known
address of the property owner, or the address shown on
current property tax rolls.
Section 1602 UHC and Section 902 UCADB. Protests and
objections. How made. Any property owner(s) or interested
parties affected by the proposed charge who desire to
protest the amount or method of collection, shall file a
written protest or objection with the City Recorder within
twenty days of the date of the demand and mailing of the
report. Each such protest or objection shall contain a
description of the property involved and state the grounds
of such protest or objection. The City Recorder shall
endorse on every such protest or objection the date it was
received in the Recorder's office and shall present such
protest or objections to the Board of Commissioners to be
set for hearing and no other protest or objection shall be
considered. The Board of City Commissioners shall fix a
time, date, and place for hearing of said objection and
shall cause the City Recorder to prepare notice of said
hearing to he posted upon the property involved, published
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once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, and
served by certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the
owner(s) of the property at the address as it appears on the
Building Official's report or on the address submitted on
the protest. Such notice shall be given at least seven (7)
days prior to the date set for hearing and shall specify the
date, hour and place when the Board of City Commissioners
will hear and pass upon the Building Official's report,
together with the objections and protests that have been
filed.
Section 1603 UHC, Section 903 UCADB. Hearing of protest
and approval of report. Upon the day and hour fixed for
hearing, the Board of City Commissioners shall hear and pass
upon the report of the Building Official together with
objections made thereto. The Board of City Commissioners
may make such revision, correction, or modification in the
report or the charge as they may deem just and when the
Board of City Commissioners is satisfied with the
correctness of the charge, the report (as submitted or as
revised, corrected or modified) together with the charge
shall be affirmed or rejected. The decision of the Board of
City Commissioners on the report and the charge, and all
protests, objections thereto shall be final and conclusive.
If no objections to the items of the report are so filed
or made within twenty (20) days of the date of the mailing
of such report by the Building Official, the City Recorder
shall so certify upon the report which will be deemed to be
approved by the Board of City Commissioners. In the event
the abatement order of the Board of City Commissioners
directed the charge to be certified to the County Treasurer
as a certfied lien to be included upon the county tax rolls,
the Recorder shall send a copy of the approved report to the
City Treasurer and certify the same as a lien to the County
Treasurer and the Board of County Commissioners.
Section 1604 UHC, and Section 904 UCADB. Method of
collection. (a) Selection of method: The Board of City
Commissioners, in its order of abatement work as provided
herein or in its order as it may be modified upon a hearing
and protest, may order that the charge of any abatement work
shall be made a personal obligation of the property owner, a
special city assessment against the property involved,
and/or be placed as a certified lien on the assessment rolls
of the county.
(i) Personal obligation. If the Board of City
Commissioners orders that the charge to be made a personal
obligation of the property owner, it shall direct the City
Attorney to collect the same on behalf of the city by use of
all appropriate legal remedies.
(ii) Special city assessment. If the Board of City
Commissioners orders the charge to be assessed as a special
city assessment against the property, it shall confirm the
assessment and direct the City Recorder to transmit the
Building Official's report to the City Treasurer to be
recorded on the special assessment roll on the city tax
rolls, and thereafter said assessment shall constitute a
special assessment against and a lien upon the property.
(iii) Certified lien against property to be collected
with property taxes. If the Board of City Commissioners
orders abatement by demolition and orders the charge for
such expense, in addition to being assessed as a special
assessment against the property, to be certified to the
County Treasurer for placement upon its appropriate rolls to
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be collected by the County Treasurer at the same time and in
the same manner as general property taxes, then the City
Recorder at the expiration of demand period (twenty days
from the date of the mailing of the itemized statement from
the Building Official) if no objections are filed within
said period, or upon the action of the Board of City
Commissioners following the hearing of an objection or
protest, shall submit the County Treasurer's office a
certification that the amount approved as a special
assessment is to be placed as a certified lien against the
property for the improvement of real property.
(b) Action by County Treasurer upon certified lien.
Upon the receipt of the itemized statement in triplicate
from the Building Official, and the certification from the
City Recorder relating to the costs of abating such
structure by demolition, the County Treasurer shall
forthwith mail one copy to the owner(s) of the land from
which the same were removed, together with notice that
objection in writing may be made within thirty (30) days to
the whole or any part of the statement so filed with the
Board of County Commissioners. The County Treasurer shall
at the same time deliver a copy of the statement to the
Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners and the City
Recorder. If objections to any statement are filed with
said County Commissioners within thirty days, the objections
shall be set for hearing, giving notice thereof to the
owner(s) of the property involved and the protestant,
together with a copy thereof to the County Treasurer, the
Building Official and City Attorney. The Board of County
Commissioners, upon the hearing of the same, shall fix and
determine the actual cost of abating said structures and
report their findings to the County Treasurer. If no
objections to the statement so filed are made within thirty
days of the date of the mailing of such itemized account by
the County Treasurer, said Treasurer shall enter the amount
of said statement upon the assessment rolls of the county in
the column prepared for the proposed certified liens; and
likewise, within ten days from the Board of County
Commissioners' action upon objections filed, shall enter in
the prepared column upon tax rolls the amount found by the
Board of County Commissioners as the cost of such abatement
work. If current tax notices have been mailed for the year,
said certified lien may be carried over on the rolls of the
County Treasurer to the following year. After the entry by
the County Treasurer of the costs for such abatement work,
the amount so entered shall have the force and effect of a
valid judgment of the district court, and shall be a lien
upon the property involved and shall be collected by the
County Treasurer at the time of the payment of general
taxes. Upon payment thereof, receipt shall be acknowledged
upon the general tax receipt issued by the County Treasurer
and the funds shall be reimbursed back to the City Treasurer
and credited to the repair and demolition abatement fund.
Section 1605 UHC and Section 905 UCADB. Contest - Time
limitation. The validity of any assessment made under the
provisions of this chapter shall not be contested in any
action or proceeding unless the same is commenced in a court
of competent jurisdiction within thirty (30) days after the
assessment is placed upon the assessment rolls provided
herein. An appeal from a final judgment in such action or
proceeding must be perfected within thirty days after the
entry of such judgment.
Section 1606 UHC and Secton 906 UCADB. Authority of
installment payment of assessments with interest. The Board
of City Commissioners, in its discretion, may determine that
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assessments which are special assessments on city tax rolls
in amounts of $500 or more, may be payable in not to exceed
five equal annual installments. The Board of City
Commissioners' determination to allow such assessments to be
paid in installments, the number of installments, and
whether they shall bear interest and the rate thereof, shall
be specified in the order of abatement, or any order issued
as a result of a protest or objection to the Building
Official's report. Said authority to allow installment
payments of assessments with interest, shall only be allowed
on special assessments placed on the city tax rolls, and
shall not apply to any assessments which are directed to be
placed as a certified tax lien on county tax rolls.
Section 1607 UHC and Section 907 UCADB. Lien of
assessment. (a) Priority. Immediately upon its being
placed on the assessment rolls of either the City
Treasurer's office or the County Treasurer's office, the
assessment shall be deemed to be complete, the several
amounts shall he payable, and the assessments shall be liens
against the lot or parcels of land assessed respectively.
The liens shall be subordinate to all existing special
assessment liens previously imposed upon the same property,
and shall be paramount to all other liens, except for state,
county and municipal taxes with which it shall be upon a
parity. The lien of the special assessment placed on the
special tax assessments of the City Treasurer's Office,
shall continue until the assessment and all of the interest
due and payable thereon are paid. The lien of any special
assessment certified and placed upon the tax rolls of the
County Treasurer's office, shall continue until the
assessment and all interest due and payable thereon are paid
or otherwise collected in the same manner as general taxes
or are sold pursuant to the general law and taxes.
(b) Interest. All such assessments appearing on the
City Treasurer's assessment rolls which remain unpaid after
thirty days from the date of recording on the assessment
rolls, shall become delinquent and shall hear interest at
the rate of seven percent (7%) per annum from and after said
date. All such assessments which remain unpaid after the
date of recording on the assessment roll within the County
Treasurer's office, shall become delinquent and shall hear
interest as provided by the laws affecting the collection of
general taxes.
Section 1608 UHC and Section 908 UCADB. Report to
assessor and tax collector; addition to assessment of City
tax. After confirmation of the Building Official's report,
certified copies of the assessment shall be given by the
City Recorder to the City Assessor a; e City Treasurer,
who shall add the amount of the assessment as a special
assessment to the next regular tax bill levied against the
parcel for municipal purposes. A certified copy of the
assessment and all assessments for the special assessments
for charges made from the repair and demolition abatement
fund, may be filed by the City Treasurer with the County
Auditor on or before August 10. The descriptions of the
parcels reported shall be those used for the same parcels on
the County Assessor's map book for the current year.
Section 1609 UHC and Section 909 UCADB. Collections of
assessments; penalties for foreclosure. The amount of the
special assessment shall be collected at the same time and
in the same manner as the ordinary municipal taxes are
collected; and shall be subject to the same penalties and
procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for
ordinary municipal taxes. All laws applicable to the levy,
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collecton and enforcement of municipal taxes shall apply to
such assessments which appear upon the rolls of the City
Assessor and Treasurer.
If the Board of City Commissioners has determined that
the charge shall be placed as an assessment upon the city
tax rolls, and that said assessment shall be paid in
installments, each installment and any interest thereon
shall be collected in the same manner as ordinary municipal
taxes in successive years. If any installment is
delinquent, the amount thereof is subject to the same
penalties and procedure for collection as provided for
ordinary municipal taxes.
Section 1610 UHC and Section 910 UCADB. Repayment of
repair and demolition fund. All money recovered by payment
of the charge or assessment or from the sale of the property
at foreclosure sale shall be paid to the City Treasurer who
shall credit the same to the repair and demolition abatement
fund.
Sec. 5-11-8. Conditional permit for temporary
securing. (a) Conditional permit - application and
effect. With the prior approval or upon the order of HAAB,
a conditional permit to secure a building for temporary non-
occupancy may be issued by the Building Official subject to
the conditions and requirements set forth herein.
Application for said conditional permit to secure may be
made by the owner(s) of a building in violation of the
ordinances contained in this title, who has received from
the Building Official a notice of deficiencies and order to
repair or demolish. Said application must be made within
thirty (30) days of service of said notice and order and
must he accompanied with a declaration of intent concerning
the plans, use and/or anticipated disposition of the
building, together with a specific date for the permit's
termination and the anticipated permit fees established in
paragraph (c). HAAB, upon its own motion, may approve the
issuance of a permit conditioned upon payment of the permit
fees and compliance with the provisions of this ordinance.
The issuance of such a conditional permit to secure shall
act as a temporary stay of the notice and order until the
permit expires, is terminated or cancelled.
(b) Method of physical securing. All buildings to be
temporarily secured shall be boarded in the following
manner: Unless specified otherwise by HAAB, all openings in
the structure on the ground floor or easily accessible from
the ground floor shall he secured either by erecting a
single one-half inch thick layer of plywood sheathing
covering over all exterior openings overlapping the opening
on every edge by three inches, nailed along the edges by
eight-penny common nails spaced every six inches.
Alternately, the opening may be secured by conventional wood
frame construction. The frames shall use wood studs of a
size not less than two inches by four inches placed not more
than twenty-four inches apart on center. The frame stud
shall have the four-inch sides or the wide dimension
perpendicular to the face of the wall. Each side of said
frame shall be covered with plywood sheathing of at least
one-half inch thickness or equivalent lumber nailed over the
opening by using eight-penny common nails spaced every six
inches on the outside edges and every twelve inches along
intermediate stud supports. All coverings shall be painted
with the same color as the building or its trim. Whole
glass areas above ground floor are acceptable so long as
they remain intact, but if broken, they must be covered as
provided above. Exterior doors shall be secured by a strong
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non-glass door adequately locked to preclude entry of
unauthorized persons or shall be covered as an opening
described above.
(c) Terms and fees. Unless specifically stated
otherwise by HAAB, an initial conditional permit to secure
shall extend for 120 days after which it will expire.
Extensions of up to thirty (30) days may be authorized by
the Building Official where reasonable, but in no event
shall the Building Official grant an extension in excess of
sixty (60) days without HAAB's approval and the Building
Official shall report all extensions granted to HAAB.
Unless provided otherwise, securing authorized under such a
permit shall be commenced within seven (7) days of its
issuance and the permit will expire if the work is not
completed within fifteen (15) days of its issuance The
following fees for said initial conditional permit or
extension thereof must be paid and accompany the application
to offset city inspection and surveillance expense:
Initial 120 days $10.00
Each subsequent 30-day period
(up to an additional 120 days) $30.00
Each subsequent 30-day period thereafter $60.00
(d) Duties of owner. The property owner shall be
responsible to pay all anticipated permit fees and obtain a
permit to secure following approval from HAAB. The owner
shall be responsible to maintain all buildings in a properly
secured fashion as provided in paragraph (b) above, and to
maintain and keep the property free from debris, litter and
weeds. The Building Official will cause a bi-monthly
inspection to insure the buildings remain properly secured
and maintained. If after HAAB approval the owner fails to
timely obtain a permit or comply with any terms hereof, the
owner shall receive a warning by telephone (if possible)
together with a written confirmation of the warning from the
Building Official. The owner shall comence action to
correct the deficiency within five (5) days of such notice
or other appropriate time as designated by the Building
Official, or the permit shall be cancelled by the Building
Official.
(e) Expiration of termination of permit. Failure of the
owner to pay required permit fees, obtain a permit, commence
or complete work as ordered, or to correct securing
deficiencies as required hereinabove will result in the
termination and cancellation of the conditional permit.
Notice of the expiration or termination shall be delivered
personally or by certified mail and shall be effective five
days thereafter unless any deficiencies are corrected and
the Building Official reinstates this permit. Said permit
is not transferable and will terminate upon the owner's
transfer of the property.
If a conditional permit expires or terminates, the pre-
existing stay to the notice and order will be automatically
vacated and the original order reinstated. The Building
Official may proceed for abatement of a public nuisance by
repair, demolition or securing of the building with the
abatement costs, together with any unpaid permit fees to be
charged to the owner or levied against the property pursuant
to procedures set forth in Chapter 15 and 16 of the Uniform
Housing Code as amended herein.
(f) Recording. The action of the HAAB in ordering the
approval or denial of a conditional permit application shall
be recorded against the property in the Salt Lake County
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Recorder's office and shall constitute notice to the public,
including future bona fide purchasers, that the buildings
and property violate code requirements and are the subject
of an outstanding notice and order for non-compliance which
has temporarily been stayed pursuant to a non-transferable
conditional permit to secure. A notice of expiration of
cancellation shall also be recorded after expiration becomes
final indicating the stay is vacated and the order is
reinstated. Said findings shall specify that said permit is
non-transferable and shall terminate upon any transfer of
the owner's interest in the property.
(g) Public nuisance. Any structure, except one secured
pursuant to a valid conditional permit to secure provided
hereunder, which has been boarded and/or vacant over two
years is hereby declared to be a public nuisance as
detrimental to the safety and public welfare of the
residents and property values of this city.
(h) Administrative review and time limitation. Any
aggrieved property owner or other interested party may seek
review of HAAB's decision regarding a conditional permit by
filing a petition for review, together with advertising
costs requesting a public hearing before the Board of City
Commissioners, if brought within thirty (30) days of HAAB's
written decision. The petitioner shall be responsible for
all costs of advertising. On review, the Board of
Commissioners shall determine from the minutes whether or
not HAAB's decision was reasonably related to the
information provided and if so, shall sustain its action.
Only if the Board of Commissioners should find HAAB's
decision to be unreasonable or arbitrary insofar as it is
unsupported by the facts and evidence presented in HAAB,
shall it reverse or modify HAAB's decision. Any part which
fails to request a review as provided herein, shall be
deemed to have waived such review.
SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners
of Salt Lake City, it is necessary to the peace, health and
welfare of the inhabitants of Salt Lake City that this
ordinance become effective immediately.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon the
date of its first publication.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah, this 14th day of M , 1979.
/FLAY R
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
BILL NO. 35 of 1979
Published March 22, 1979
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•
AN ORDINANCE ,
AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 11 of Title 55 Revised
Ordinances of Salt Lake City,1965,as amended,relating to the •
adoption and mendmnnl of uniform codes and abatement
n u�pracaHERsEAS,l this bbooard finds°thate it will be in the beer
interests at the public to amend the current code procedure
relating to abatement of dangerous or substandard buildings by
Providing the opportunity for the Board of City Commissioners to
appoint a panel of hearingexaminers selected fro members of
the m Housing Advisory and Appeals Board to conduct hearings to
determine facts upon which proposed findings of facts and orders
will be submitted to the Bard of City Commissioners for Affi
action; davit of Publication
Be It Ordained by the Bard"/Commissioners of Sae Lake
City,Utah:
ed
Ordinances of Salt Lake CiON 1.That ty,Utah,1 ft 965,rellating to e 5 of the adoption
and amendment of uniform codes and abatement p cedures
applicable to existing housing,be,and the same hereby is
amended to read as follows:
Chdet°r 11
Sections: HOUSING
abaorri11
-i.en of Uniform'd housingeerous buildings
ddand duniform code for the SS.
i 5-11.2.Governing body
5-11-3.Housing inspection lees.
Sit- Cod"tAdvisory
and Appeals Board.
5. nut f hearing nneals Shana D. Conaty
5-116,Performance of abatement work.
5-11-7.Recovery of cost of repair or demoliton.
5-I1-8.Conditional permit for temporary securing.
Sec,5-I I-I.Uniform Housing Code and Uniform Code for the
Abatement of Dangerous Building adopted. The Uniform
Housing Code,1976 edition,hereinafter sometimes referred to as Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is legal
UNC".and the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings, hereby adoetaed be°s 'make"af;ed'"OS the advertising clerk of the DESERET NEWS, a daily
ordinances,tsrandex pti nsthelretoas e'reinafterse(u't;three (except Sunday) newspaper printed in the English
copies of said codes shall be filed for use and examination by the
purpose In t the ose ffice
of the tCity
it oRecordide r of Salt
al a';a Lake
The language with general circulation in Utah, and
the dtprotectio of life,andt'hhealth,
owtnnrsentlrly,safety,
a ny,and
wof elfare published in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, in the
Hereafter general sffLake City and providing for violations thereof. State of Utah.
dings
Hereafter all references in the revised ordinances of Salt Lake
City,Utah,1965,to the Uniform Housing Cale and Uniform Code
for Ihe ted
by Section 511.1"t ol are amended and s Buildings,
o7 read thebUnifor t
Housing Code,usBo,l6 edition and Uniform Cale for the Abatement That the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto
of Dangerous
5-11-2.GovernIng7bboddy.All references to the city council
in the Uniform Housing Cede,1976 edition and the Uniform Code
for the Abatement al Dangerous Buildings,1976 edition,as Pub notice to amend an ordinance relating to the
adopCommissioners by ersilof Salt 1 are Lakee City,hereinafterd to read the(erredrd"to Its
"Board of City Commissioners". re as
an existing
Ingle family3dwellin""housinglon unit Inspection shalSec. foes.The feel not exceed adoption & amendment of uniform codes & abatement
fifteen dollars.An additional lee of five dollars shall be charged
far every additional dwelling unit on the premises.
f the Uniform Hosing Code,1976 edition andboard.
ecto Section5 o the procedures applicable to existing housing
Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings,1976
edition, entitled Housing Advisory and Appeals Board, a
adopted by Section 5-11-1 of this chanter are amended to read as
ollows:
HOUSING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD
SectionPs03 UHC and Section 20.5 UCADB.Housing Advisory
and
interpretation of'theuprovisions of order
cederantltld°for
an appeals
ovided hereunder,there is hereby established a housing
advisory and appeals board,hereinafter referred toes"HAAB".
HAAB shall have the authority and power t0:
n Interpret are provisions of tins code' waspublished in said newspaper on ,March 22, 1979
:23 dtcorder,requirement,decsionlordeterminationmade
by an administrative off idol in the enforcement of this code:
(3)Recommend new procedures to the Building Official and
new ordinances to the Board of City Commissioners, I
(a) Upon Me request order of the Board of City
Commissioners,sit as panel off hearing examiners to hear and
regg)oporgy'dings offacts,conriudVenr inin'erUdersfo
me engs rf ruc cpm19 u,nlers tb this code whtmee pu nm :: ,�. ,-; V�.,(;�_.
nuisances
orestructures
uiringf°batement by demolition constitute by the
city at)the owner's expense; repairLegal Advertisinrk
demosltlo abatement fund to defray city revolving
xpen egInrabatement `
procedures and the manner of collection of the same,be it by suit,
special assessment or placement of a certified lien against the
property.
ro 1bMembership and terms.p HAAB shall consist of ten(10)I before me this 28th day of
annelnted rs by the are
tof City Commissoneris.Members shall
shell
hold office for a term of three years.Terms shall be staggered so
pat he nymar'sires ofa then oar me bars sban A.D, 19..7,u-
terminate in any one year.Members shalt se rye until their duly
apeelnted su hers are appointed.Any successor appointed to
NII a vacancy on the Board shall serve out the orielnal term,antl
may be eligible serve for additional terms Rules
(c1 Rules and procedure.HAAB shall adopt reasonable rules
and tires for conducting their hearings and otherer business
consistent
with the procedures for appeals and abatement
hearings as set forth hereinafter.All decisions sall b reflected f', / . '.� -ir-
in the minutes and reduced to wilting o an abstract of findings ,•. . /,.- r..(' ;
end order which shallp be hied with the Building Otuclal and a
shad i,a°m Ioialrhied"by°in amps oiririeirihia or'meheely Notary Public
ec IdfbVof ne Tbeb1uncurring vote eta malerlty of a quorum of
HAAB shall be necessary to reverse any order,requirement or
deterMlnnation of any administrative official,or todecide in favor
yea 1 ed Iepl ainminetyhi'nda t Hlis<ode a e in srtitle..Iorn close
shall any such decision of HAAB affect a variation in the
Provisions of the cafe or any related ordinance or provision of S
committeee m dieppo of members of There
lity'ss admt administrad tive
staff, including One member from each of the fallowing
organisations and departments:Division Of Building Housing
Services,Division of Planning and Zoning,City-County Health
Department,
go eel Department
yr tParks and Public Authority,Law
AgennPubllc
Works Department and Office of Citizen Participation.Said
support committee shall offer advisory staff and coordination
support to HAAB and shall meet at the request of HAAB or upon
its own directive. Said committee may establish Its own
reasonable rules and regulations for pconducting its business.w
of the uunllerm Hoouuduct sing Code,f a1976 editionnls.Sections and Section16011(a�(d)
of 1976 editionorm n relating°tofor
pr procedures forcondect ont of f hearing erous Buildings,
shall be amended to read as allows:
PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCT OF HEARING APPEALS
Section 1301 UHC,Section 601 UCADO.General conduct for
I hearing appeals. -
casesaa Hearing m designates.one of its members a "t conduct the
three members to fore seArve as h or earriing examiners t to conducat
appeal
hearings.In the event a panel of hearing examiners hear the case
on appeal,they shall exercise all powers relating to the conduct
of hearings,prepare proposed findings of facts,conclusions and
orders and submit the same to HAAB for decision on appeals,and
;y7:e
legal Netiees ',gal Notrres
at UN
time,transfer to said repairr paiy dvdCommissioners
n olitionlo batermnent
to the Board of City commissioners IOr decision on anatemenl und out of any money in the city's general fund or such other
• ridings.Any reference in said code referring to the hearing sources that v be available,such sums as't deem
xa examiner Shall also refer to the panel of hearing eminers order to expedite the performance of abatement
established heroin. work.Such sums,though transferred o the fund,may be deemed
(IN Record.A record of the entire proceeding shall be made a grant,or at the option of the Board of City Commissioners,may
be tape recording,or by any other means of permanent recordlno be deemed a loan to said fund which may be repaid out of the
determined to be aperonrlato by HAAB.Said tape shall be proceeds of collection as hereinafter provided for.All funds
retained on file for reference purposes for a period of six(6) collected under the proceedings hereinafter provided for,shall be
months,however,HAAB's°fltclar record shall be the permanent paid to the City Treasurer who shall credit the same to the repair
summarized minutes pp pored end approved by HAAB,which and demolition abatement fund.
shall be placed en file In r the office of the Building Official. Section 56-I I-7.Recovery of cost of repair or demolition.
(c)Reporting.The proceedings at the hearinghall also be Chapter 16 f the Uniform Housing Cede,197/i edition,and
reported by a cerllllod court reporter If requested by any party Chapter 9 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
thereto who submits the fee prescribed therefor at least tivo days Buildings,1916 edition,shall be amended to read es follows: I
prior to the hearing.A transcript of the proceedings shall be RECOVERY OF COST OF REPAIR OR DEMOLITION
available to ell parties up request and upon Payment of the fee Section 1601 UHC and Section 901 UCADB Account of
sc p orlbed therefor.Such may be established by HAAB,but expense and tiling f reports.Contents.The ealiiting Official
shal In no event lad greater than the cost Involved. r shall keep an item zed account of expense incurred by the city in
(Q)Continuances,HAAB may grant continuances,for gond the abatement by work authorized by an order of the Board of
cause shown,however,when a panel of hearing examiners has City Commissioners under this code.Within ten(10)days of the
been assigned to such hearing,no continuances may be granted completion f the abatement work of demolition or repair as
except by the panel ter good cause shown,provided the matter ordered by the Board of City Commissioners,said Building
remains 5 fore at least three of the same panel members. �icial shall prepare ad file with the City Recorder a report
Se 5.11-6.Performance of abatement work Chapter IS of pe ifyi g the work done,Me itemized end total cost of the work
the Uniform Housing Code,1976 edition,and Chapter B of the t be reimbursed.a description of the real properly n which
e Uniform Code for the Abatement of Daof.rrus Buildings,1976 the building orstructure or waslocated,and he name and
eition,relating to performance of abatement work shall be addresses of toe property otherwise
wined as parties in the
amended to read as follows: abatement proceeding or otherwise entitled to notie pursuant to
PERFORMANCE OF ABATEMENT WORK his code.
OF REPAIR OR DEMOLITION Concurrently,the Building Official shall file three copies of
Section 1501 UHC d Section 801 UCADB.Procedures /a) the account with the County'Treasurer and mall a fourth copy of
Petition for hearing-When any abatement work of repair r the account halite named properly owner(s)demanding Payment'
demolition Is to be done or requested by the city pursuant to the within twenty(70)days of the date Of marling by certified or
enforcement ent provisions f this code, except In a registered mall to the last known address of the property owner,
rtuations,the Building Official shall petition the Board of Cihv or the address shown on current property tax rolls.
Commissioners l0 hold ha hearing and order the property Section 160'z UHC and Section 907 IICADO.Protests and
owner(s)to show cause why the city should not abate by repair or oblections.How made.Any property n r(s)or interested
dam Iltlon a substandard or dangerous building or structure Parties affected b te proposed charge who desire o protest the
on Iitufin public nuisance. amount t or method of collection,shall file a written protest er
rNotwi Notwithstanding the provision they ordinance objection with the Clay Recorder within twenty days 0l the date of
pertaining to hearings before the Board of any
Commssioners, the demand and ling of the report.Each such protest or
CId hearings may be held either before the Board of City oblecthe shall contain a description of the property Involved and
mmlteor t ri or said Board f City Commissioners mayy direct state the grounds of ne su protest or objection the City Recorder
theHA matter to be heard before I of hearing examiners of shallendorse on every s eh protest or hbieorion the date it was
recommendations
o conduct such heerines to determine the facts and make d in the Recorder's Office and shall present such protest
re o emendation and findings to the Board of City Commis' receobjectionsived
Cu the Board of Commissioners to be set for hearing
(b)Panelof hearing minors.In the event the Board of and no Other protest or objection shall be considered.The Board
City Commissioners ee directir a panel of hearing examiners of City of said obiecti shall six time,date,C and place for
from HAAB tof as hearing miners In abatement prepare and Ob and shall cause the Cony Recorder to
dings, HABshall select at leastthree individual Prepare notice f said hearing to be posted upon the property
me bers of its heard o act es the panel of hearing examiners involved,ty published sit oncserved
by
newspaper ail, t c postage preps in
d,
rid desi{gpnate a ectlnB hairperson.The Board of City ad eo rid served by he pro m d,e eprepaid,
it
'Comm stoners of said panel el hearing examiners shall have the ppearse re the owner(s) ttlyl petty orihon address e Is
end authority to call,preside al,and conduct hearings to asppears the Buildingon the estOh notice
t thleast eaddressseve
,power conalder whether t structures are dangerous or substandard )dews rirtothedateuchnohcearte band shaen lt
leech Me
buildings under this code constituting a Public nuisance to be date,
tlays r a plat,
the date set for rearing end shad loners he
abated by the city bydemolion or repair,ncluding the power to here,hour and 000 when the Board of CityrCommiogi hers willh
Issue nubooenas,administer oaths,examine witnesses, ec ive hear and ass pop the Building have
be report,together with
e witnesses
compel attendance of witnesses and/or the production the objections and protests that have been filed.
of witnesses or evidence;and based upon the evidence presented, Section 1603 UHC,Section 993 UCADB.Hearing of protest
pre PPee for the approval of the Beard of City Commissioners, and approval of report.Upon the day and hour fixed for hearing,
beAr• dgs of fact,conclusions of law and provided d orders for• d the Board f Citr Commission shall hear and Oepass upo s he
ever/He shalt have ths shell eeright to aeepeaen saaid hearing In eorson this code.The ereto.The rt of the Building OfficCityal Commissioners h objmay make such
owner(s)
r b• y counsel or both,present evidence and oral argument, revision,correction,or modification in the report or the charge
urine witnesses,and in all proper ways defend the as they s deem lust and when the Board of Cite
o cross-examine
interest. Commis satisfied wit the correctness of the charge,
sun(c)Notice of abatement hearing.Reasonable notice(not less the report(as submittedor revised,corrected or modified)
than ten(10)do s)of the time and place of said hearing together together with the charge shall be affirmed or rejected.The
with p titior abatement setting arty the nature of the decision of the Board of City Commissioners on the report and the
floe,faint age.
owner(e.itand theenapleietyr sufficientto to reasonably
asorebly Inforof m, charge,i and all protests,obiections thereto shall be final and
complaint,shall be served upon Iheaowner(s)Personally Or by oncli no objections to the items of the report are so tiled or made
malting a copy to the o erls)al theh last known address within twenty(20)days of the date of the mailing of such report
appearing on the last assessment tolls for the property or.file in by the Building()Metal,the City Recorder shall s0 certify u
i e ounty Assessor's office. the report which will Sr deemed to to approved by the Board of
the conclusion ofion valbetementxaminers hearings eldbefoh iertHA0)s vs of panel Board of CitysCommissioners directed t the event the he chargetto be order
certified
oea el shall submit to the Boarrd of City Commissioners a repot said co to unty tax rolls.ethe Recr orderashall send a copy f ial Hen to be of thed ie approven the
written findings of fact, conclusions,recommendations and report to the City Treasurer and certify the same as a lien to the
• posed order based upon and s ported by the evidence County Treasurer and the Board of County Commissioners.
presented at the hearing. copy of such findings,conclusions, Shinn 1604 UHC,and Section Sex UCADB, Method of
recommendations and order shall be mailed o•delivered to each collection. (a) Selection of method: The Board of City
party
the date they are filed with the City Commission. Commissioners.inOs order of abatement work as provided
ar(el Consideration f report The Board of City Commission- herein orin Its order as It may be modified upon a hearing and
hshall otix a date,limn and lace to consider the panel of protest,may order that the charge of any abatement work shall
earing examiners' report and proposed recommendations. be mae a personal obligation of the property owner,a special
Notice thereof shall be mailed to each party to the action not less city assessment against the property involved,and/or be placed
Man ten(ro)days prior to the date fixed unless otherwise as a certified hen on the assessment rolls of the county.
stipulated by all parries. (i)Personal Obligation.If the Board of City Commissioners
Ifl Exceptions to report.Not later than two(7)days before orders that the charge to be made Is a personal obligation of the
the data set to consider said report,any party may file with the property owner,it shall direct the City Attorney to collect the
City Recorder and two copies 0h written exceptions.proposed n behalf of the city be use of ail appropriate Impel
additional or alternative findings to any part or all of the hearing remedies.
port and may attach thereto a proposed decision Ili) pecial city assessment. If the Board of City
examiners'
ogethe with written argument In support of s decision.Such Commissioners orders thre to be assessed as a special city
exception must also Indicate whether or not the party desires to aS3eSSMent against the property,it shall confirm the assessment
'present oral argument,which may'reheard only with the consent and direct the City Recorder to transmit the Building Official's
of the Board of City Commissioners and said argument shall bereport to the City Treasurer to he recorded on the special
confined to the issues set forth In the written exceptions or as sessment roll on the city tax rols, and tereafter said
otherwise limited by the Board of Commissioners assessment shall constitute a special assessment against and a
(e)Disposition by the Board.The Board of City Commission- lien upon the property.
ems ma adopt the report of findings as the basis for Its action in (i 1 Certd led lien ainst property to he collected with
the abatement proceedings,sir upon filing ifs own statement of property taxes. If the Board of City Commissioners orders
the legal or substantial basis In the record therefor,it mayabatement by demolition and orders the charge for such expense,
(1)baled all or
y;sedan of the report's findings and in addltl on to being assessed asa special assessment against the
remand the same back to the same panel of hearing 0xarninars gingerly,to be certified to the County Treasurer for placement
for further hearing and findings n ceciflc issues; a ifs appropriate rolls lobe collected by the County Treasurer
flit take and any upon the re et the report'sfthe findings;
di nis; and faxes,Men the City Record re at the expiration of demand peeriod nroc(Oill))toSubstitutel altative or addlitional findings fact on
the Issues presented to the examiners,If the subseltoted findings
a ported by a preponderance of the evidence in the record.
the gam remand
of any portion
shall conductonl ffu hdtih aring
issuesprOce Tema ngs to
or furthernt nhearise Linenry to nremarnd,tirerpane of
issues
shall prepare
a e and submit its revised report and
findings as provided In(dl above.Consideralion of the revised
pat by the Board of City Commissioners shall comply with
(e)-(a)above.
(h)Order of City Commission.Upon disposition,the decision
or the der suard of pported City
Commissionersof
facts,;l be whichmade in a written
those
ue by the panel of hearing examiners if appy approved and
aoptd submittedy said board or as the report may be modified,reversed
or'ejected be the Board of City Commissioners.A copy of the
Order•hall ue maned fir par 1 ies-in-0,1er esf u�their counsel.A.II
rs entered by the Board o/City Commissioners shad be nal
and shall be effective as of the date staled in such written order
Said batemee order
shall
specify
the
be chaargedana cholleyted from the
oner(s)as a individual obligation, special assessment,
an s d/or as a certified properly lien as providd ss
below.
Section 1602 UHC,and Section 802 UCADB_Abatement work-
()Procedure to accomplish abatement work.Upon the order of
the Board of City Commissioners to comeleteahatemenf work by
demolition accomr plished by citty personnel Official
private Parriesnunder fits
d iectlo Plans,specifications,bidding proposals,etc.there-
fore,may be prepared by the Building Official or his designee,or
assis-
tance that he mmay deeemloreasonaappropriate
reasonably nneeccessary rolessional asses
(b)E cerise to becharged to owner.The expense of such
work,Including costs professional assistance,shall be paid
from the repair c sd demolition abatement fund and charged
against the psment property and/or its owner(s).placed as a special
asseaunty treasurer city
a certified property tacertified
xrl n directly
the
B e rd OS it City
ent Com
ifmissioners shall defermi en is appropriate at
deme Section 1503 UHC end ltlon abatement f nit(a)cUse oftion Ofund.The Board of andir of City
designatedCommissioners
the shall
re repair and demolition cial rover/Ong
fund ano d
shall oversee Its administration.Recommendations to the Board
of City the use of te fund HAAB.Upon the otrder iers 01rthe Board of City C may
nerrsa for
Me Building Official to proceed with abatement work, the
made)out oslaidlt fond to defray cots and expenses which disbursements
may be
incurred
ncorre by
wo kcity
ulr doing or causing to he done the necessary
(b) Method 0/ physical seeming. All buildings to be
temporarily secured shall be Warded in the followIng manner,
Unstructurs e iecified on the ground floor or easily accessible
fromnth in the
e ground
floor shall be secured either by erection a Angle one-halt inch
thick layer of plywood sheathing covering over all exterior
openings overlapping the opening on every edge be three inches,
nailed alone the.edges
eight-penny commonbn ffssuspaced
ledul 11ot1<es I owl tdol tees every six
wood frame construction.The may be,
shall use
wood studspia site not less than two inches by four Inches placed
•n t more than twenty-four l nchesaparf on center.The frame stud
hall have he tour-tech sides or the wide dimension perpe
irwenly days from the date I the aillnn of the itemized shall
en the face of the wall Each sie of said frame shall be
statement from the Building Official)d no objections are tiled covered with plywood sheathing / at least one-half Inch
within said nnrlod,o non the action of the Board f City thickness or equivalent lumber nailed over the opening by using
ommissioners tollowinq the hearinn of en detection or protest. ight-pennv common nails spaced every six inches on the outside
shall submit to the County Treasurer's office a certification that edges and every twelve inches along intermediate stud supports.
the airmen approved as a special assessment Is to be placed as a All coverings shall be painted with the scone color as the bulldln°
certified'ten against the property for the improvement of reel or its trim Whole glass areas alcove around floor'are acceptable
property so long they remain Intact,but if broken,they must be covered
Ib)Action by County Treasurer peon certified lien.Upon the as provided above ExterlOr doors shall be secured by a strong
aft of the temlzed statement in triplicate from the Building .Blass door adequately locked to preclude entry of coauthor-
Oltfclal,and the certification tram the City Recorder relating to Tied r Ons or shall bes covered aste an dpenine'described above
the costs of abatinthwith mail structure
one copy demolition,
owner(s)County
of the M B,en Initial conditionalieermit to seciure shall extend for 20
Treasurer shaydays after which it will expire.Extensions of up to thirty(30)
lend from which tit same were removed,wit together 301 notices days y be authorized by the Building Official where
that hole tun In writing they be made so file thirty he Board
to reasonable,but in no event shall the Building Official grant an
the whyole or any part
f The County 1 reaeureer with the
the srame x in excessf sixty(d0)days without IIAAB's approval
County
ime deliver a copy of the statement to the Clerk of the Beard of d the Builng fficial shall report all extenslans granted to
County Commissioners and the COO Recorder.II blections to HAAB.Unless provided otherwise, ring authorized Under
any statement at- Bled with sold County Commissioners within per l e commenced within seven Ill'days of its
thirty days,the obiecIIons shall be set Inc hearing,slung notice such n and the permit will expire if the work is not completed
thereof to the a(%) of the property involved d the within fifteen(15)days of its issuance.The lollowino fees for said
error tt,together with a copy thereof to the County Treasurer, initial conditional permit or extension thereof must be paid nd
the Building Official and City Attorney.The Board f Countyaccompany the application to otset City inspection and
rn Coml signers, ora n Io rt n hearing of the same,shall fix and surveillance expense-
determine
the actual -t 01 harinn said structures and report Initial 120 days $10.00
their findings to the County Treasurer.If no°bleCtiOns to the Each subsequent to naddl ;Wday period
statem eni so tiled are made within thine days of the date of the Each subsequent a311-dadperrad s30.00
ailing of such Minereu account by of
County
Treasurer,sand thereafter-
assesrnr shell enter tnoa n roe s upon MI Duties of owner,The property owner shall be respoS60.nsible
I Ile of thecounty In ise•coldii n en sd far the to pay all anticipated permit lees and obtain a permit to secure
proposed certified liens;and firs'action
within ten days fnsfl the following appval from HAAB.The owner shall be responsible
hOalA ni Coonth Commissioners' too pen oble the unt to maintain all buildings a properly secured fashion shall enter In the pf Countd column upon taxrolls cost amount in paragraph(bl above,and to maintain and keep the
Cooedabate bent work.rIff current tax notices have beennmiled r theprovided property free from debris,liter and weeds.The Building Official
year,said certified lien may be carried 0cr on r e rolls ofthe l cause a hi-monfhly inspection to insure the buildings remain
County Treasurer to the following yea properly,secured and maintained.If after HAAB approval the
County Treasurer of thecosts for such abatement ach,the ownerfal to timely Obtain a permit or comply with terms
out o entered hall ave the force and effect of a lid ereof,the owner shall receive a warning by tetephone Of
iudamoment of the district court,and hall be a lien upon the possible)together ith iten conliemallon of the w rnlne
properly Involved and shall collected by the County Treasurera from the Ba)ding Official Elie owner shall commence action to
rho lima f the payment of general taxes.Upon mermen,
correct the deficiency within live(5l ears g/such notice or goner
thereof,receipt shall be cknowledgod upon the general tax appropriate time as designated by the Building Official,Or the
n Ict Issued by the County Treasurer and the funds shall be pormit shall be cancelled by the Building Official.
reimbursed back to the City Treasurer and credited to the repair eel Expiration of termination of permit.Failure of the owner
nd a demollllon abatement fund top rewired permit fees,obtain permit,commence or
Section 1605 UHC and Section 905 UCADB.Contest—Time complete work as ordered,or to correct-securing deficiencies as
limitation.The validity assessment made under the required her'ebov ill result In the termination and
of this chapter shall not be contested in any action or - cellation of the conditional permit.Notice of the expiration or
provisionsceeing un1e55 dill.. sameis rod In a err a fermi nation shall be delivered personally or by certified mail and
prmpet¢ntf is PllPCled upon rlbeiassessment(mlI decoded her the shall be effective five days thereafter unless any deficiencies are
action or dedceedi a ted and the Building Official reinstates this permit.Said
An a Weal from Mel lodgment ins such permit is nt transferable and will terminate sem the owner's
ust be perfected within thirty days after the entry of.such transfer of the property.
lodgment. If a conditional permit Ire Or terminates,the pre-
Section 1M6 UHC and Section 906 UCADB.Authority of existing slay to the notice and order will be automatically
Installment payment oft as essm eats with
intere del determine that hot d of vacated and the original order reinstated.The Building Official
City g Commissioners, may may proceed for abate nt of publicIs b repair
Is which are special assessments on cityo tax rolls In demolition or securing al the building wit the abatement casts.
aamoussessments
of S500 or more,may be ple lit no to exceed five together with any unpaid permit fees to be charged to the owner
Meal annual installments.The Board ofgCitylCommissioners' r levied against the propertypursuant to procedures set forth in
determination t0 allow such Chapter 15 and 16 f the Uniform Housing Cade as amended
Installments,the number M Installments,and whether they shell herein.
Recording.The action of the HAAB inordering the
War interest and the.rate thereof,shall be specified in thresder or denial of ea conditionali m-t appliance shall be
of abatement or any order issued'5t as result 1 a r Or appoecoyded against theP opety in the Sail Lake County Recorder's
abjection to heBuildrnI r,coreon port.intererst,shell oem ow ottice a shall cgnst iiute ice to the eubl lG Including future
installment payments of as¢assment5 with interest,tax shall only t II bona tide pit/masers,that buildings and paportY V101die
shall no on apply special asnysassseessmentt, hiciced On p city
directedsto be code requirements and are the subiect of an outstanding notice
placed as a ow'tiledatax lien on county tax col H. and order for non-compliance which has temporarily been stayed
Section 1601 UHC and Section 907 UCADB. Lien of Pursuant to a non-transferable conditional permit to secure A
assessment.(a)PrIorIt V.immediately upon Its Deing Placed vn notice of expiration of cancellation shall also be recorded after
the as
sessment ssment rolls of either the City Treasurers off Ice or the expiration becomes final indicating the slay Is vacated and the
County Treasurer's onlee,the assessment shalt be deemed to he er is reinstated.Said findings shall Specify that said permit is
cComplete, the several amounts hall be payable, and he non-tranlsferable arid shall terminate upon any transfer Of the
assessments shall beliens op1tl in.sl the lot or parcels of land own r s tnresl ie tire.ncoeerlY-
assesed resit tively.The lieens shah be subordinate to all ter Public nuts nee.Acy structure,except one sec rtl
zoll.special assessment hens previously imposed Upon the pursuant to valid conditional permit to secureprovided
su properly,and shall be paramount to all other liens,except hereunder, hic hat been boarded and/or vacant over two
far state,county and municipal taxes wllh which it shall bo uponyears s hereby declared to be a public nuisance as detrimental to
aaparllY.The lien of the special assessment placed on the special e safety and public welfare of the residents and property values
tax assessments of the City Treasurers Office.shall continue of this city.
until the assessment and all the interest due and payable thereon OffAdministrative review and time limitation. Any
are paid.The,lien of any special assessment certified and placed aggrieved property owner or other interested party main seek
um the tar tolls of the County Treasurer's office hall continue view of HAAB's decision regarding e conditional permit by
untl the assessment and all interest due and payable thereon are filing a petition for revie.w,tog ther with advertisino costs
paid or other wise collected In the sane manner as general taxes requesting a public hearing before the Board Ol City Commission-
er o d pursuant to ihe general law and taxes. the City ,if brought within thirty(301 days of HAAB's wrlten decision.
ores ents apnea rino onThe petitioner shall be responsible for all costs ofadv0rtisrnn pp
(hit Interest-sm such" ,the Board of Commissioner's shall determine from the
Treasurers assessment of r or whing che remainassessmentss aloes thirty minutes whether or not HAAB's decision was reasonably related
become from the and shall bear'serest at rate rolls,
seven tor the formation provlead and if so.shall sustain its action.
nercCnt(7%)per annum from and after said date.All such Only If information
Board of Commissioners should fln AAB's decision
nts which remain unpaid after the date of recording o to he unreasonable or arbitrary insofar as it ...pearled by
assessments
roll within the Organ,Treasurer's office,shall the facts and evidence presented HAAB, is
dreverseor
become delinquent and hell War rest as provded by the modify HAAB's decision.A y part which fails to request a reiew
affecting the colection of general taxes asprovided herein sal be Any
to have waived such review
laws ec ion 1606 UIIC and Section the UCADB.Report to assessorSCTION 3.In ihe oninl on of the Board of Commissioners of
and tax collector;addition to as siren ° Salt Lake Cliv,it is necessary to the Peace,health and welfare°,
confirmation of the ullding Official's report,certified tholes of the Inhabitants t Salt Lake City that this ordinance become
ihe assessment shall be given by the City Recorder to the City effective Immediate),
Assessor-Treasurer,who shall add the amount of the assessment SECTION 3.This ordinance shall lake effect upon the date of
a special assessment to the next regular tax bill levied against ifs first publication.
the parcel foraesmunicipal purposes Acetified COPY of the Passed by the Beard f Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
se amen and all assessments for the special assessments for Utah,this lath day 01 March,1979.
cnai9 de from the Tenn and demoliton abatement fund, TED L.WILSON
yre ugostV0. edesriptior wlf the Creek reported
shay (di L DRED V.HIGHAM Mayor
be before those
10.The descriptions rcl is of lls ounty s ssessor'shallap
those used rr the same varcnls on the County Assessor's map rSERecorder
bookS farect the current year SLL 5
Section t 1609 HHC a t Seor ction su UCADB.Collections of BILL he 35 of h 29
special asses entalties shall he collected atre. The amount of the the same lime and in the Published March 22,19I9 (A-Sa)
cosante manner s the ordinary municipal taxes are collected/and
shall be sublect to the same penalties and procedure and sale in
laws of delinquency
too lye n1evy,folllect lion and emunnfoal rcement Olf
municipal taxes hall apply to such assessments whichappear
o the rolls of MC Cily Assessor-cTreasurer
upon
the.hoard of City Commisslgners has determined that the
cI h bet l bT deceit roe m assessment t1 trart.z.nrs.roll fi
antl that sold secs t shall re thereon lit its e
ame man)and o dinlaryrmuncpal taxes in all be
years.if
the
any iilstallmentsis delinquent.the amount thereof is sublect to the
e penalties a d nriz.edure for Collection as provided or
erdlnerh municipal taxes.
Section 1610 UHC and Section 910 UCADB Repayment of
pair aria de ls:anion fund.All monpv at---yeUt d by lho property
of
the charge or assessment o from the le
cradle
sale shall bepaid to he Cliy Treasurer who shall
cradle the same to the repair and demalltOndtMtement fund.
Sec 511-e.Conditional permit for temporary securing.(al
Conditional permit—application and effect.-With
the prior
approval er upon the order of HAAB,a conditional permit to
sec re a building o tee issued temporary non-occupancy may Issued by
the Bullding Official subject fo the conditions and requirements
set forthheroin.
nby MC owion ner(s)of a r said Guliding Initional pviolartion secure
of the
may
inances contained in this title,who has received from file
Building Official a notice of deficiencies and order t0 repair or
demolish.Said application must be made within thirty(3.days
of service of said notice and order and must he accompanied with
a declaration of Intentconcerning the lens, use anticipated
disposition of the building,together with a 500ices
dale ter the permit's termination and the anticipated permit le
established in paragraph(c).HAAB,upon its own motion,may
approve the
fe issuance of a wcomoeir It condance iltiomd the 'o n Paymens of t of
v dh ran e.The Issuance of such a conditional permifntg sec b
perg pf e a temporary toy cancelled.
d. and order gnu me
permit¢xnias.Is terminated m i:anceiiled.
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