§ 18-86. Sealing for unsanitary or unsafe conditions.

A licensed premises, or any part thereof, may be sealed by order of the city building official on his finding of a violation of this article, resulting in an unsanitary or unsafe condition. Prior to sealing, the city building official shall serve on the permittee, by personal service on him or by posting in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises, a notice of the violation and an order to correct it within 24 hours after service. If the violation is not so corrected, the city building official may physically seal that portion of the licensed premises causing the violation and order the discontinuance of use thereof until the violation has been corrected and the seal removed by the city building official. The city building official shall affix to the sealed premises a conspicuous sign labeled "Unclean" or "Unsafe" as the case may be.

(Code 1985, § 9-216(34))