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UNSAFE BUILDING under this section shall be any building or structure, or any part of a building or structure, that:
(A) Is in an impaired structural condition that makes it unsafe to a person or property;
(B) Is a fire hazard;
(C) Is a hazard to the public health;
(D) Is a public nuisance;
(E) Is dangerous to a person or property because of a violation of a statute or ordinance concerning building condition or maintenance;
(F) Is vacant and not maintained in a manner that would allow human habitation, occupancy or use under the requirements of any statute or ordinance;
(G) Has any door, aisle, passageway or other means of exit that is not of sufficient width or size or is not arranged so as to provide safe and adequate means of exit in case or fire or panic;
(H) Has the walking surface of any aisle, passageway, stairway or other means of exit so warped, worn, loose or otherwise unsafe as will not provide safe and adequate means of exit in case or fire or panic;
(I) Has stress on any material, member or portion thereof, due to dead and/or live loads, that is more than one and one-half times the working stress allowed for new building or similar structure, purpose or location;
(J) Has any portion thereof that has been damaged by fire, earthquake, wind flood or other cause to such an extent that the structural strength or stability thereof is materially less than it was before such event and is less than the minimum requirements for new buildings of similar structure, purpose, or location;
(K) Has any portion, member or appurtenance thereof that is reasonably likely to fail, to become detached or dislodged or to collapse and thereby injure persons or damage property;
(L) Has an exterior portion, member, appurtenance or ornamentation thereon that is not of sufficient strength or stability, or is not anchored, attached or fastened, so as to be capable or resisting a wind pressure one-half of that specified for new buildings of similar structure, purpose, or locations without exceeding the working stresses permitted for such buildings.
(M) Has any portion thereof that is warped, buckled or 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 buildings of similar structure, purpose or location;
(N) Is or has any portion thereof that, because of the following is likely to collapse:
(1) Dilapidation, deterioration, or decay;
(2) Faulty construction;
(3) The removal, movement, or instability of any portion of the ground necessary for the support of such building;
(4) The deterioration, decay, or inadequacy of its foundation; or
(5) Any other cause;
(O) Is, or has any portion thereof that is, manifestly unsafe for the purpose for which it is being used;
(P) Has exterior walls or other vertical structural members that list, lean, or buckle to such an extent that a plumb line passing through the center of gravity does not fall inside the middle one-third of the base;
(Q) Shows, exclusive of its foundation, 33% or more damage or deterioration of any supporting member, or 50% or more damage to deterioration of any non-supporting member, enclosure or outside wall or covering;
(R) Has been so damaged by fire, wind, earthquake, flood or has become so dilapidated or deteriorated so as to become an attractive nuisance to children, or freely accessible to persons for the purpose of committing unlawful acts;
(S) Has been constructed, exists or is maintained in violation of any specific requirement or prohibition applicable to such building or structure provided by any law of the State of Indiana or any city ordinance, or building regulation relating to the condition, location or structure of buildings;
(T) Has, whether or not it was erected in accordance with all applicable laws and ordinances, in any non-supporting part, member or portion, less than 50%, or in any supporting part, member or portion, less than 60%, of the:
(1) Strength;
(2) Fire-resisting qualities or characteristics; and/or
(3) Weather-resisting qualities or characteristics that would be required by law in the case of a newly constructed building thereat of like area, height and occupancy;
(U) Is used or intended to be used for dwelling purposes and, because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, decay, damage faulty construction or arrangement, inadequate light, air or sanitation facilities, or otherwise, is determined by the Dubois County Board of Health to be unsanitary, unfit for human habitation or in such a condition that is likely to cause sickness or disease;
(V) Is, because of obsolescence, dilapidated condition, deterioration, damage, inadequate exits or lack of sufficient fire-resistive construction, determined by the Huntingburg Fire Department to be a fire hazard;
(W) Is the remnant of a building or structure that remains on site after the attempted demolition or destruction of such building or structure; or
(X) Is abandoned for a period in excess six months, so as to constitute an attractive nuisance or hazard to the public.