A dangerous building is any building or structure that has any of the following conditions, such that the life, health, property or safety of its occupants or the general public are endangered:
(A) Any means of egress or portion thereof is not of adequate size or is not arranged to provide a safe path of travel in case of fire or panic;
(B) Any means of egress or portion thereof, such as but not limited to fire doors, closing devices and fire resistive ratings, is in disrepair or in a dilapidated or nonworking condition such that the means of egress could be rendered unsafe in case of fire or panic;
(C) The stress in any material, member or portion thereof due to all imposed loads including dead load exceeds the stresses allowed in the Standard Building Code for new buildings;
(D) The building, structure or portion thereof has been damaged by fire, flood, earthquake, wind or other cause to the extent that the structural integrity of the building or structure is less than it was prior to the damage and is less than the minimum requirement established by the Standard Building Code for new buildings;
(E) Any exterior appendage or portion of the building or structure is not securely fastened, attached or anchored such that it is capable of resisting wind, seismic or similar loads as required by the Standard Building Code for new buildings;
(F) If for any reason the building, structure or portion thereof is manifestly unsafe or unsanitary for the purpose for which it is being used;
(G) The building, structure or portion thereof as a result of decay, deterioration or dilapidation is likely to fully or partially collapse;
(H) The building, structure or portion thereof has been constructed or maintained in violation of a specific requirement of the Standard Codes or of a city, county or state law;
(I) Any building, structure or portion thereof that is in such a condition as to constitute a public nuisance;
(J) Any building, structure or portion thereof that is unsafe, unsanitary or not provided with adequate egress, which constitutes a fire hazard, or is otherwise dangerous to human life or, which, in relation to existing use, constitutes a hazard to safety or health by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence or abandonment.
(Ord. 1998-2, passed 4-7-98)