All buildings or structures which are unsafe, unsanitary, unfit for human habitation, not provided with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, otherwise dangerous to human life or which constitute a hazard to the safety, health or welfare of the public, by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, or abandonment, are considered unsafe buildings. All buildings in violation of the International Property Maintenance Code, as amended, shall constitute prima facia evidence that the building or structure is unsafe. All such unsafe buildings in the city limit and extra territorial jurisdiction are hereby declared a public nuisance and illegal and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation or by demolition.
(Ord. 2017-07-02, passed 2-7-2017)