Buildings or structures constituting public nuisances as used in this chapter shall apply to buildings or other structures which are unsafe, insecure, structurally defective, unstable or unsanitary; those buildings and structures which are inadequately provided with exit facilities; those buildings and structures which constitute a fire hazard; those buildings or structures unsuitable or improper for the use or occupancy to which they are put; those buildings or structures which constitute a hazard to health or safety because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation or damage by fire or other cause; those buildings and structures which are obsolescent, abandoned or contain inadequate or unsafe equipment or are otherwise dangerous to life and property; those buildings or structures which for any of the foregoing reasons or by reason of continued vacancy thereby resulting in lack of reasonable or adequate maintenance of structure and grounds are causing deterioration and a blighting influence on nearby properties and thereby depreciating the enjoyment and use of the property in the immediate vicinity to such an extent that it is harmful to the community in which such structure is situated.
(Ord. 6-67-A. Passed 6-6-67.)