(A) Every structure within the town shall be deemed in violation of this subchapter 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 are dangerous or contains a fire-hazardous situation;
(3) Dangerous conditions constituting a threat to children;
(4) Frequent use by vagrants as living quarters in the absence of sanitary facilities; or
(5) The building has not been constructed in accordance with applicable state and local laws.
(B) In making the preliminary determination of whether or not a structure is in violation of this subchapter, the Building Inspector may, by way 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 Prevention Code, which constitute a fire hazard in such structure;
(4) The collection of garbage, rubbish, or combustible material, which constitutes a fire hazard in such structure;
(5) The use of the 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; and
(8) Overloaded floors, defective construction, unsafe wiring or heating system, inadequate means of egress, or other causes.
(Am. Ord. 2016-001, passed 2-11-16)