Sec. 518.304. - Abatement by City.

In the event the unsafe structure is not demolished or the repair or other work is not performed within the time and as required by the Chief or the Building Codes Adjustment Board, the Chief shall cause the demolition or minor repair or other minor work, including but not limited to, boarding to be performed by independent contractors, City employees, or such other qualified means as available. The Chief may also initiate prosecution for violation of this Chapter. The Chief may temporarily defer demolition or minor repair work when it is in the best interest of the City to do so. Such deferral shall be documented in the property file explaining the reasons for the deferral. Furthermore, no historic landmark or contributing structure which lies within a historic district (as designated by the appropriate federal, State or local authority) and which has been declared unsafe, except those structures which have been defined to be unsafe pursuant to Section 518.111 (unsafe building or unsafe structure) (c), (k), (l) or (m), shall be demolished by the City until the Chief has received approval of such proposed demolition from the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission (Commission), pursuant to Section 307.113 , Ordinance Code. (Ord. 96-458-297, § 1; Ord. 2011-408-E, § 3; Ord. 2015-693-E , § 5)