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All dwellings, buildings, structures, or premises which have any one or more of the following defects may be deemed “dangerous or unfit structures”:

(1) Those with any door, aisle, passageway, stairway, or other means of exit that is not of sufficient width or size or is not so arranged as to provide safe and adequate means of exit in case of fire or panic.

(2) Those with a walking surface of any aisle, passageway, stairway, or other means of exit that is so warped, worn, loose, torn, or otherwise unsafe as to not provide safe and adequate means of exit in case of fire or panic.

(3) Those with stress in any materials, member, or portion thereof, due to dead and live loads, that is more than one and one-half times the working stress or stresses allowed in the building code for new buildings of similar structure, purpose, or location.

(4) Those that have been damaged by fire, earthquake, wind, flood, or by any other cause, to such an extent that their structural strength of stability is materially less than they were before such catastrophe and are less than the minimum requirements of the building code for new buildings of similar structure, purpose, or location.

(5) Those with any portion, member, or appurtenance that is likely to fail, or to become detached or dislodged, or to collapse, and thereby injure persons or damage property.

(6) Those with any portion, member, appurtenance, or ornamentation on the exterior that is not sufficient strength or stability, or is not so anchored, attached, or fastened in place so as to be capable of resisting a wind pressure of one-half of that specified in the building code for new buildings of similar structure, purpose, or location without exceeding the working stresses permitted in the building code for such buildings.

(7) Those with any portion, member, or appurtenance that has wracked, warped, buckled, or settled to such an extent that walls or other structural portions have materially less resistance to winds or earthquakes than is required in the case of similar new construction.

(8) Those that are likely to partially or completely collapse because of:

(a) Dilapidation, deterioration, or decay;

(b) Faulty construction;

(c) The removal, movement, or instability of any portion of the ground necessary for the purpose of supporting such building;

(d) The deterioration, decay, or inadequacy of its foundation; or

(e) Any other cause.

(9) Those which, for any reason, are unsafe for the purpose for which it is being used.

(10) Those with exterior walls or other vertical structural members that list, lean, or buckle to such an extent that a plumb line passing through the center of gravity does not fall inside the middle one-third of the base.

(11) Those that, exclusive of the foundations, show 33 percent or more damage or deterioration of their supporting member or members, or 50 percent damage or deterioration of their nonsupporting members, enclosing or outside walls or coverings.

(12) Those that have been so damaged by fire, wind, earthquake, or flood, or have become so dilapidated or deteriorated as to become:

(a) An attractive nuisance to children;

(b) A harbor for vagrants, criminals, or immoral persons; or as to

(c) Enable a person to resort thereto for the purpose of committing unlawful or immoral acts.

(13) Those that have been constructed, exist, or are maintained in violation of any specific requirement or prohibition applicable to the structure, as specified in the building code, or of any law or ordinance of this state or jurisdiction relating to the condition, location, or structure of buildings.

(14) Those which, whether or not erected in accordance with all applicable laws and ordinances, have in any nonsupporting part, member, or portion less than 50 percent or in any supporting part, member, or portion less than 66 percent of the:

(a) Strength;

(b) Fire-resisting qualities or characteristics; or

(c) Weather-resisting qualities or characteristics required by law in the case of a newly constructed building of like area, height, and occupancy in the same location.

(15) Those that are used or intended to be used for dwelling purposes, but because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, decay, damage, faulty construction or arrangement, inadequate light, air, or sanitation facilities, or otherwise, are determined by the Building Official to be unsanitary, unfit for human habitation.

(16) Those that are determined by the Fire Marshal to be a fire hazard due to obsolescence, dilapidated condition, deterioration, damage, inadequate exits, lack of sufficient fire-resistive construction, faulty electric wiring, gas connections, or heating apparatus, or other cause.

(17) Those in such a condition as to constitute a public nuisance known to the common law or in equity jurisprudence.

(18) Those that remain on a site after their demolition or destruction, so as to constitute an attractive nuisance or hazard to the public.

(19) Those that are vacant, not secured against entry, and subject to acts of unlawful burning. (Ord. 13-07 § 1)