(a) Every abandoned structure within the town shall be deemed in violation of this article whenever such structure constitutes a hazard to the health, safety or welfare of the town citizens as a result of:
(1) The attraction of insects or rodents;
(2) Conditions creating a fire hazard;
(3) Dangerous conditions constituting a threat to children; or
(4) Frequent use by vagrants as living quarters in the absence of sanitary facilities.
(b) In making the preliminary determination of whether or not an abandoned structure is in violation of this article, the director may, by way of illustration and not limitation, consider the presence or absence of the following conditions:
(1) Holes or cracks in the structure's floors, walls, ceilings or roof which might attract or admit rodents and insects, or become breeding places for rodents and insects.
(2) The collection of garbage or rubbish in or near the structure which might attract rodents and insects, or become breeding places for rodents and insects.
(3) Violations of the state building code, the state electrical code, or the fire codes which constitute a fire hazard in such structure.
(4) The collection of garbage, rubbish or combustible materials which constitute a fire hazard in such structure.
(5) The use of such structure or nearby grounds or facilities by children as a play area.
(6) Violations of the state building code which might result in danger to children using the structure or nearby grounds or facilities as a play area.
(7) Repeated use of such structure by transients and vagrants, in the absence of sanitary facilities, for living, sleeping, cooking or eating.
(Code 1982, § 5-74; Ord. No. 96-012, 11-14-1996)