(A) Every structure within the town shall be deemed in violation of this subchapter whenever the structure constitutes a hazard to the health, safety, or welfare of the town citizens as a result of any of the following:
(1) The attraction of insects or rodents;
(2) Conditions which are dangerous or contain a fire hazard 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) Construction of the building without compliance with applicable state and local laws.
(B) In making a preliminary determination of whether or not a structure is in violation of this subchapter, the Building Inspector 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 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 electricity code; or the fire prevention code, which constitutes a fire hazard in the structure;
(4) The collection of garbage, rubbish, or combustible material which constitutes a fire hazard in the 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 the structure by transients and vagrants, in the absence of sanitary facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, or eating; or
(8) Overloaded floors, defective construction, unsafe wiring or heating system, inadequate means of egress or other causes.
(Ord. 96-14, passed 9-3-96)