(A) "Chief" means the Chief of the Fire Department of the city, or his or her authorized agents, assistants, deputies or representatives.
(B) "Dangerous building" means any building or structure which has any or all of the conditions or defects described as follows:
(1) Whenever any door, aisle, passageway, stairway or other means of exits is not of sufficient width or size or is 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 such door, aisle, passageway, stairway or other means of exit;
(2) Whenever the stress in any materials, member or portion thereof, due to all dead and live loads, is more than one and one-half times the working stress or stresses allowed in the Building Code of city;
(3) Whenever any portion thereof has been damaged by earthquake, wind, flood or by any other cause in such manner that the structural strength or stability thereof is appreciably less than it was before such catastrophe and is less than the minimum requirements of the Building Code of the city for a building of similar structure, purpose or location;
(4) Whenever any portion or member or appurtenance thereof is likely to fail, to become detached or dislodged or to collapse and thereby injure persons or damage property;
(5) Whenever any portion of the building, or any member appurtenance or ornamentation on the exterior thereof is not of sufficient strength or stability, or is not so anchored, attached or fastened in place as to be capable of resisting a wind pressure of one-half that specified in the Building Code of the city without exceeding the working stress permitted in the Building Code of the city;
(6) Whenever any portion thereof has settled to such an extent that walls or other structural portions have materially less resistance to winds or earthquakes than is required in the case of new construction;
(7) Whenever 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 such building or portion thereof, or some other cause, is likely to partially or completely collapse, or some portion of the foundation or underpinning is likely to fall or give way;
(8) Whenever, for any reason whatsoever, the building or structure, or any portion thereof, is manifestly unsafe for the purpose for which it is used;
(9) Whenever the exterior walls or other vertical structural members list, lean or buckle to such an extent that a plumb line passing through the center of gravity does not fall inside the middle third of the base;
(10) Whenever the building or structure, exclusive of the foundation, shows 33% or more of damage or deterioration to the member or members or 50% of damage or deterioration of a nonsupporting enclosing or outside wall or covering;
(11) Whenever the building or structure has been so damaged by fire, wind, earthquake or flood, or has become so dilapidated or deteriorated 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 unlawful or immoral acts;
(12) Any building or structure which has been constructed, or which now exists or is maintained in violation of any specific requirement or prohibition, applicable to such building or structure, of the building regulations of the city as set forth in the Building Code of the city or of any provisions of the fire regulations of the city, when so determined and reported by the Chief or of any law or ordinance of this state or city relating to the condition, location or structure of buildings;
(13) Any building or structure which, whether or not erected in accordance with all applicable laws and ordinances, has in any nonsupporting part, member or portion less than 50% or in any supporting member less than 66% of the strength, fire-resistive qualities or characteristics or weather-resisting qualities or characteristics required by law or ordinance in the case of a newly constructed building of like area, height and occupancy in the same location;
(14) Whenever a building or structure used or intended to be used for dwelling purposes, because of dilapidation, decay, damage or faulty construction or arrangement or otherwise is unsanitary or unfit for human habitation or is in a condition that is likely to cause sickness or disease, when so determined by city’s Health Officer or is likely to work injury to the health, safety or general welfare of those living within;
(15) Whenever a building or structure, used or intended to be used for dwelling purposes, has light, air and sanitation facilities inadequate to protect the health, safety or general welfare of persons living within;
(16) Whenever any building or structure, by reason of obsolescence, dilapidated condition, deterioration, damage, electric wiring, gas connections, heating apparatus or other cause is in such condition as to be a fire hazard and is so situated as to endanger life or other buildings or property in the vicinity or provide a ready fuel supply to augment the spread and intensity of fire arising from any cause;
(17) Any building or structure having broken windows constituting a hazardous condition.
(B) "Director" means the Building Director of city or his or her authorized agents, assistants, deputies or representatives.
(C) "Director of Public Works" means the official of the city responsible for the administration of the Public Works Department of the city. The term"Director of Public Works" means the Director of Public Works, or his or her authorized agents, assistants, deputies or representatives.
(D) "Health Officer" means the official of the city or the county responsible for the enforcement of laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of the state, county and city relating to public health, sanitation, food handling and environmental health, including his or her authorized agents, assistants, deputies or representatives.
(E) "Occupy" means to use for human habitation for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes, or any combination thereof or for the conduct of any business, profession, occupation or calling, including the storage of merchandise or materials of any kind or the keeping of fowls and animals.
(F) "Public nuisance" means all dangerous buildings and all buildings or structures which are structurally unsafe, are partially destroyed by fire, not provided with adequate egress or which constitute a fire hazard, as specified by the fire regulations of the city or any other provisions of law or are otherwise dangerous to human life or which in relation to existing use constitute a hazard to safety or health or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance, old age, neglect, decay, dilapidation, obsolescence or abandonment as specified in the Building Code of the city or any other provisions of law. The public nuisance shall be repaired, vacated or demolished as provided in this chapter.
(`78 Code, § 15.56.020.) (Ord. 1824 § 2, 1987.)