As used in this chapter, words and phrases are defined as follows:
(a) "Dangerous building" means any building, wall, shed, fence or other man-made structure which is, in whole or part:
(1) Insecure, unsafe, structurally defective and unsafe to health, life and other property from any cause;
(2) Unsafe to the public health because of any condition which may cause or aid in the inception or spread of disease, or injury to the health of the occupants thereof or its neighboring structures;
(3) Especially liable to fire, or maintains or creates a fire hazard to the premises or to adjoining property for any cause.
(b) "Administrator" means the Administrative Director of the Municipality.
(c) "Demolish" or "demolition" means the tearing down and removal, so as to require reassembly as new construction if rebuilt, of any dangerous building, shed, fence or other man-made structure permanently affixed to the soil whose original construction cost was five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more.
(d) "Order" means any lawful order issued by the Administrative Director.
(e) "Original construction cost" means the fair market value of the building or structure at the time of its original construction.
(f) "Party wall" means a wall, part of a building or fence constructed upon and straddling the common lot line between two adjoining properties under different ownership and serving both of such adjoining properties.
(g) "Permanently affixed to the soil" means construction or erection designed so as to not anticipate removal from the original site during the reasonable life of the building or structure.
(h) "Person" includes individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation or other legal entity.
(Ord. 89-23. Passed 6-19-89.)