CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. C/S
O-24-1 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Brook Bassan, by request
ORDINANCE
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C/S Administrative Demolition Of Unsafe Commercial Buildings, Unsafe Accessory Structures, Or Dwellings Unfit For Human Habitation, Adopting A New Article In Chapter 14, And Amending The Uniform Housing Code, Chapter 14, Article 3 (Bassan, by request)
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WHEREAS the City Council finds that unsafe commercial buildings, and dwellings unfit for lawful occupancy and/or human habitation, and any other unsafe accessory structures are a safety hazard to occupants and to the surrounding community; and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that unsafe commercial buildings, and dwellings unfit for lawful occupancy and/or human habitation, and any other unsafe accessory structures, constitute an alluring and dangerous attractive nuisance to the surrounding community; and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that unsafe commercial buildings, and dwellings unfit for lawful occupancy and/or human habitation, and any other unsafe accessory structures are prone to illegal entry by trespassers and arsonists; and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that unsafe commercial buildings, and dwellings unfit for lawful occupancy and/or human habitation, and any other unsafe accessory structures can constitute a fire hazard; and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that unsafe commercial buildings, and dwellings unfit for lawful occupancy and/or human habitation, and any other unsafe accessory structures are dangerous to first responders; and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that unsafe buildings, and dwellings unfit for lawful occupancy and/or human habitation, and any other unsafe accessory structures create blight to the surrounding neighborhood; and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that when property owners are either absent, unidentifiable, or incapable, and unresponsive to a request to proper...
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