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CHAPTER 1482
Unsafe Buildings
1482.01   Unsafe building defined ; declaration of nuisance.
1482.02   Unsafe buildings prohibited.
1482.03   Enforcement committee; meetings and vote.
1482.04   Examination; notice to correct; compliance.
1482.05   Failure to comply; remedy of City.
1482.06   Fire Insurance Trust Fund.
1482.99   Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Removal of unsafe structures - see Ohio R.C. 715.26(8), 715.261
   Public nuisances - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 3767; GEN. OFF. Ch. 650
1482.01 UNSAFE BUILDINGS DEFINED; DECLARATION OF NUISANCE.
   (a)   For the purposes of this chapter, any building or other structure is defined as unsafe if it
      (1)   Is structurally unsafe or unsound;
      (2)   Is not provided with adequate means of ingress and egress;
       (3)   Constitutes a fire hazard;
      (4)   Is dangerous to human life; or
      (5)   Constitutes a hazard to safety or health by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence or abandonment.
   (b)   An unsafe building or structure is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be abated by repair and rehabilitation or by demolition, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 84-62. Passed 6-13-62.)
1482.02 UNSAFE BUILDINGS PROHIBITED.
   No person shall allow an unsafe building to continue in such a state in the City, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 84-62. Passed 6-13-62.)
1482.03 ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE; MEETINGS AND VOTE.
   The Director of Public Safety, the Building Inspector and the Fire Chief are hereby constituted a committee of three to administer this chapter. When it is necessary to do anything to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the committee shall meet. When two or more members of the committee agree on the procedure to follow to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the vote of the majority of the committee shall prevail and steps shall be taken to comply with this chapter.
(Ord. 55-92. Passed 5-11-92.)
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