(A) The Housing Inspector shall determine that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation if he or she finds that any one of the following conditions exist in the dwelling:
(1) Interior walls or vertical studs which seriously list, lean or buckle to the extent as to render the dwelling unsafe;
(2) Supporting member or members which show 33% or more damage or deterioration, or non-supporting, enclosing or outside walls, or covering which shows 50% or more of damage or deterioration (if required, the assistance and professional opinion of the Surry or Wilkes County Building Inspections Department, will be solicited);
(3) Floors or roofs which have improperly distributed loads, which are overloaded or which have insufficient strength to be reasonably safe for the purpose used;
(4) Any damage by fire, wind or other causes as to render the dwelling unsafe;
(5) Dilapidation, decay, unsanitary conditions or disrepair which is dangerous to the health, safety or welfare of the occupants or other people in the town;
(6) Inadequate facilities for egress in case of fire or panic;
(7) Defects significantly increasing the hazards of fire, accident or other calamities;
(8) Lack of adequate ventilation, light, heating or sanitary facilities to the extent as to endanger the health, safety or general welfare of the occupants or other residents of the town;
(9) Lack of proper electrical, heating or plumbing facilities required by this subchapter which constitutes a definite health or safety hazard; and
(10) Lack of connection to a potable water supply and/or to the public sewer or other approved sewage disposal system, the lack of either one of which renders a dwelling unfit for human habitation. For the purposes of this standard, a dwelling is not connected to a potable water supply if the water supply has been cut off because of nonpayment of the water bill or otherwise or if the system for any reason is not receiving a flow of potable water to the tap.
(B) In addition to the ten conditions stated above, any one of which renders a dwelling unfit for human habitation, the Housing Inspector shall determine that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation if he or she finds that a dwelling fails to fully comply with seven or more of the enumerated standards of dwelling fitness set forth in § 150.22.
(Ord. eff. 6-14-2010)