All buildings or structures which have any or all of the following defects shall be deemed “dangerous and unsafe buildings”:
(A) Those whose interior walls or other vertical structural members list, lean or buckle to such an extent that a plumb line passing through the center of gravity falls outside of the middle third of its base;
(B) Those which, exclusive of the foundation, show 31% or more of damage or deterioration of the supporting member or members; or 50% of damage or deterioration of the non-supporting enclosing or outside walls or covering;
(C) Those which have improperly distributed loads upon the 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 which have been damaged by fire, wind or other causes so as to have become dangerous to life, safety, morals or the general health and welfare of the occupants or the people of the village;
(E) Those which have become or are so 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 cause 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, morals, safety or general welfare of human beings who live or may live therein;
(G) Those having inadequate facilities for egress in case of fire or panic or those having insufficient stairways, elevators, fire escapes or other means of communications;
(H) Those which have parts thereof which are so attached that they may fall and injure members of the public or property;
(I) Those which, because of their condition, are unsafe, unsanitary or dangerous to the health, morals, safety or general welfare of the people of this village;
(J) Those buildings existing in violation of any provision of the building code or the fire prevention code or any other ordinances of the village;
(K) Those vacant buildings with unguarded openings shall be deemed to constitute a fire hazard and to be unsafe within the provisions of this code; and
(L) Those buildings which are uncompleted or abandoned.
(1999 Code, § 25-5-4)