Chapter 20.06 DANGEROUS AND DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES
Section 20.06.110 Stay of demolition - bond.
1. The owner, or any interested person, may request a delay in the demolition
of a structure at the time of
the hearing on resolution authorizing demolition. Such request shall be made in writing. The
council may
grant such request properly before it when in its opinion it is practical, economical and structurally
possible
to rehabilitate the structure to comply with this code.
2. No stay granted shall be effective, however, unless and until such person
signs a written agreement
with the city wherein the person agrees:
a. To make all of the necessary repairs to bring the
structure to current code standards within a time not
to exceed ninety days of the date the stay is granted;
b. To grant the city the right to award a contract and
to enter in and upon such premises for the
purposes of demolishing same upon the failure of the person to make such necessary repairs within the
agreed upon time period; and
c. Agrees to pay the city a per diem, in an agreed upon
amount, which shall serve as reimbursement to
the city for administrative and monitoring expenses for each day such person requests a delay in city
demolition beyond the period of time established for the repair of the structure under the agreement;
and
such person files with the city a corporate surety performance bond, a cashier’ s or certified
check drawn on
a Sioux City bank or credit union or a letter of credit from such an institution in the estimated cost
of
demolition, as determined by the inspecting official, and in an amount sufficient to assure payment
of the
per diem reimbursement to the city. In no event shall the portion of the bond attributable to
the cost of
demolition be less than one thousand dollars, nor shall the portion of the bond attributable to the
per diem
reimbursement be less than one thousand dollars. The bond shall be conditioned upon the person
performing the repairs within the agreed upon time period, together with written extensions thereto,
and
conditioned upon payment of the per diem reimbursement as same shall become due. Upon such person's
failure to make all of the repairs in a manner acceptable to the city within the agreed upon time period,
together with written extensions thereto, the inspecting official may proceed to demolish the structure
without further notice.
3. The proceeds of the bond given pursuant to Section 20.06.110, if any, shall
be applied by the city
treasurer first against any unpaid per diem reimbursement and then against the assessment for demolition.
(Ord. 2003-0370; 84/T-3098)