New Orleans |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 26. BUILDINGS, BUILDING REGULATIONS AND HOUSING STANDARDS |
Article IV. MINIMUM PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE |
Division 8. PROCEDURE AND SPECIFIC DETERMINATIONS |
§ 26-237. Blight and public nuisance order.
(a)
Upon recommendation by the code official, at a hearing, if, in the opinion of the hearing officer the facts justify it, any vacant structure and premises thereof or vacant land that creates an uninhabitable and hazardous condition as provided in section 26-236, an order may be entered deeming the property a blight and public nuisance and may authorize the expropriation thereof. The order shall provide the specific violations of this code that justify the finding.
(b)
If the city demolishes any uninhabitable and hazardous structure located on a premises, the blight and public nuisance order shall not be deemed satisfied.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 25454, § 1, 8-22-13, eff. 9-1-13)