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1468.02 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS DEFINED.
   All buildings or structures which have any or all of the following defects shall be deemed "dangerous buildings":
   (a)   Those whose interior walls or other vertical structural members, list, lean or buckle to such an extent that a plumb line passing through the center of gravity falls outside of the middle third of its base;
   (b)   Those which, exclusive of the foundation, show 33% or more of damage or deterioration of the supporting member or members, or 50% of damage or deterioration of the non-supporting enclosing or outside walls or covering;
   (c)   Those which have improperly distributed loads upon the floors or roofs or in which the same are overloaded, or which have insufficient strength to be reasonably safe for the purpose used;
   (d)   Those which have been damaged by fire, wind or other causes so as to have become dangerous;
   (e)   Those which have become or are so dilapidated, decayed, unsafe, unsanitary or which so utterly fail to provide the amenities essential to decent living that they are likely to cause sickness or disease;
   (f)   Those having light, air, and sanitation facilities which are inadequate to protect the health, morals, safety or general welfare of human beings who lived or may live therein;
   (g)   Those having inadequate facilities for egress in case of fire or other emergency;
   (h)   Those which have parts thereof which are so attached that they may fall and injure members of the public or property;
   (i)   Those which, because of their condition are unsafe, unsanitary, or dangerous to people of the municipality;
(Ord. 32-2013. Passed 3-25-13; Ord. 80-2017. Passed 5-22-17.)