Any buildings or structures which have any or all of the following defects are hereby declared to be unsafe or dangerous buildings or structures and a public nuisance:
(A) Those having 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 falls outside the middle third of its base;
(B) Those showing 33% or more of damage or deterioration of the supporting member or members, exclusive of the foundation;
(C) Those with improperly distributed loads upon floors or roofs or in which the same are overloaded or which have insufficient strength to be reasonably safe for the purpose used;
(D) Those damaged by fire, wind, or other causes so as to have become dangerous to life, safety or the general health and welfare of the occupants of the people of the city;
(E) Those which have become dilapidated, decayed, unsafe, unsanitary, or which so utterly fail to provide the amenities essential to decent living that they are unfit for human habitation or are likely to cause sickness or disease, so as to work injury to the health, morals, safety, or general welfare of those living therein;
(F) Those having light, air and sanitation facilities which are inadequate to protect the health, safety, or general welfare of human beings who live or may live therein;
(G) Those having inadequate facilities for egress in the case of fire or panic, or those having insufficient stairways, elevators, fire escapes, or other means of communication;
(H) Those having parts thereof which are so attached that they may fall and injure persons or property;
(I) Those that are unsafe, unsanitary, or dangerous to the health, safety, or general welfare of the people of the city because of their condition;
(J) Those having been inspected by the County Health Department or a professional engineer appointed by the city which are, after inspection, deemed to be in violation of any provision of the Health Department rules and regulations or which are structurally unsafe or unsound as found by the inspection of the professional engineer;
(K) Those existing in violation of any provision of this subchapter, any provision of the Fire Code, any provision of the county health rules and regulations or other applicable provisions of city ordinances, including, but not limited to, the Building Code adopted by the city.
(Ord. 755, passed 6-2-2015)