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Section 4.07. Placarding. Following a hearing and determination of a violation of this Article, the building official shall cause to be posted at an entrance to the premises a notice containing the following or substantially similar language: THESE PREMISES HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THE MINIMUM BUILDING STANDARDS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, AND THEIR USE OR OCCUPANCY IN VIOLATION OF THE ORDER OF (here the notice. shall set forth the applicable ordering authority) IS PROHIBITED. The notice shall remain posted until the actions required in the order are performed or demolition is completed. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove the notice without written permission of the building official, if the building or structure is ordered vacated, for any person to enter the building or structure in violation of the order except for the purpose of securing, carrying out the ordered actions, or demolishing the building or structure. If the building or structure is ordered to be vacated, the Planning Director may order a utility hold on its utilities to take effect at the time the vacating is ordered to take place. Section 4.08. Certificate of compliance. The building official shall issue a certificate of compliance after receipt by the building official of an inspection report that shows no violation exists or that violations previously found to exist have been eliminated. A certificate of compliance shall be effective and continue in force thereafter until the building official makes further inspec- tion and determines that a violation of this Article exists. Section 4.09. Action by city authorized; administrative expenses; lien. If a person fails, neglects or refuses to comply with an order issued pursuant to this Article, the city may perform any and all work as may be required to bring the property into compliance with the applicable order, and the city's expenses related to such work shall constitute a lien against the property. In addition, it shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with an order issued pursuant to this Article. (a) The city council hereby finds and declares that the general administrative expenses of inspecting buildings, locating owners, conducting hearings, issuing notices and orders, together with all associated administrative actions, require the charge of not less than four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) for each lot, adjacent lots under common ownership, or tract of land for which an order is issued under this Article, and such minimum charge is hereby established and declared to be the charge for such administrative expenses to be assessed in each instance where the city secures, repairs, or performs other work in connection with an order or contracts for such services thereon. Notwithstanding any tabulation of recorded costs, a charge of not Page 11