The following are considered structural hazards:
(A) Any door, aisle, passageway, stairway or other means of exit not of sufficient width or size, or not so arranged as to provide safe and adequate means of exit in case of fire or panic for all persons housed or assembled therein who would be required to, or might use the door, aisle, passageway, stairway or other means of exit.
(B) A stress in any material, element, member or portion thereof, due to all dead and live loads, which is greater than the working stresses allowed by the Kentucky Standards of Safety or any city building ordinance.
(C) Damage to any portion of a building by earthquake, wind, fire, floor or by any other cause, in such a manner that the structural stability, or strength thereof, is appreciably less than the minimum requirements set forth in existing ordinances for a new building or structure of similar size, construction, location and use.
(D) Likelihood of any portion or member or appurtenance of a building to fall, or become dislodged or detached, or to collapse, and thereby cause bodily injury or property damage.
(E) Settling of any building or portion thereof, to the an extent that walls or other structural portions have been displaced or distorted and rendered structurally unstable or dangerous, or that the basic function of the element has been impaired.
(F) The building or structure, or any portion thereof, because of dilapidation, deterioration, decay, faulty construction or because of the removal or movement of some portion of the ground necessary for the purpose of supporting the building or structure or portion thereof, or other cause is likely to partially or completely collapse, or some portion of the foundation or underpinning is likely to fall or give away.
(G) The building or structure, or any portion thereof, is for any reason whatsoever manifestly unsafe for the purpose for which it is used or intended to be used.
(H) The exterior walls or other vertical structural members list, lean or buckle to the an extent that a plumb line passing through the center of gravity of that wall or structure member does not fall inside the middle third of the base.
(I) The building or structure, exclusive of the foundation, shows thirty-three (33%) percent or more of damage or deterioration to the member or members, or fifty (50%) percent of damage or deterioration of a non-supporting enclosing or outside wall or covering.
(J) The building or structure has been so damaged by fire, wind, earthquake, flood, or has become so dilapidated or deteriorated, from any cause whatsoever, as to become an attractive nuisance to children who might play therein to their danger, or as to afford a harbor for vagrants, criminals, or immoral persons, or as to enable persons to resort thereto for the purpose of committing a nuisance or unlawful or immoral acts.
(K) Any building or structure which has been constructed or now exists or is maintained in violation of any specific requirement or prohibition, applicable to the building ordinances of the city or of any law ordinance of this state or city relating to the location, use and physical condition of buildings or structures.
(L) Any building or structure which, whether or not erected in accordance with all applicable laws and ordinances, because of dilapidation, deterioration, damage or other cause, is so weakened or defective as to have in any nonsupporting part, member or portion, less than fifty (50%) percent, or in any supporting member less than sixty-six (66%) percent, of the strength, fire-resisting qualities or characteristics required by law or ordinance in the case of a newly constructed building or structure of similar size, use and location.
(Ord. No. 11.66, § 304(1), 2-4-66)