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-11- appoint advisory boards from time to time; and promulgate operational rules and procedures which said rules and procedures shall be submitted to the City Council for ratification in order flor the Commission to Implement the powers and authority granted to the Commission by the ordinance. Section XI DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT In the event the Commission determines that a building or landmark is being "demolished by neglect", they shall notify the applicant of this preliminary finding, stating the reasons therefore, a and shall give the applicant thirty (30) days from the date of notice in which to commence work rectifying the specifics provided by the Commission. Such notice shall be accomplished in the following manners (1) by certified mailing to the last known address of applicant: or (2) In the event the procedure outlined in (1) above is not successful, then such notice shall be attached to the building or landmark twice within a week. Upon applicant’s failing to commence work, the Commission shall notify the applicant in the manner provided aboce to appear at the next public hearing of the Commission. The Commission's staff or representative shall present to the Commission at said public hearing the reasons for the notice, and applicant shall have the right to present any rebuttal thereto. If, thereafter, the Commission shall determine that the building or landmark is being "demolished by neglect", and no efforts made to preserve It, the City May, through the Director of the Preservation/Development Commission or other appropriate officer of said Commission, bring charges against the applicant for the violation of this ordinance, and the City may cause such property to be repaired at its expense at such time as funds are appropriated; and in which event the City may file an affidavit of the Director of the Commission to this effect in the office ofthe Recorder of Mortgages for Hancock County, which said notice shall constitute a lien and privilege against the property. Section XII. COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT POWERS Upon request, the Department of Safety and Permits may aid the Commission in making all necessary inspections in connection with the enforcement of this ordinance, and furnish the Commission with copies of the reports of their inspection. Employees of the Deparment of Safety and Permits shall have the same right to inspect premises In connection with the envorcement of this ordinance as they now have in relation to zoning and other violations under the jurisdiction of
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