a. Service of Order.The Chief of Inspection Services/Building Official shall issue an order, as provided in Section (b), to the owner of each URM building within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this section. This order shall be final after the period allowed for objection if no such objection shall be filed, or on the date of final determination by the Chief of Inspection Services/Building Official in the event a timely objection is filed.

b. Contents of Order.The order shall be written and shall be served either personally or by certified or registered mail upon the owner as shown on the last equalized assessment, or upon the person, if any, in apparent charge or control of the building. The order shall specify that the building has been determined by the Chief of Inspection Services/Building Official to be an unreinforced masonry building subject to the provisions of this Article.

c. Objection to Order.The owner or person in charge or control of the building may object to the Chief of Inspection Services/Building Official’s initial determination that the building is within the scope of this article. Such objection shall be filed in writing with the Chief of Inspection Services/Building Official within 30 days from the service date of the order and set forth the grounds for consideration. Any such objection shall be reviewed and decided by the Chief of Inspection Services/Building Official within 60 days of receipt of the challenge.

d. Recordation.Once the order is final, the Chief of Inspection Services/Building Official shall file with the office of the County Recorder a certificate stating that the subject building is an unreinforced masonry building subject to provisions of Article 5, Chapter 9, Monterey City Code, Unreinforced Masonry Buildings. The certificate shall also state that the owner thereof has been ordered to analyze the structural soundness of the building or may structurally alter or demolish the building.

If the building is subsequently found not to be within the scope of this Article, or as a result of structural alterations or an analysis is found to be structurally capable of resisting minimum seismic forces required by this article; or is demolished; the Chief of Inspection Services/Building Official shall file with the office of the County Recorder a certificate terminating the status of the subject building as being classified within the scope of this Article.

e. Enforcement.Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 3424 § 1, 2009)