16.40.050   Standards for repair, vacation and demolition.
   The following standards shall be followed in substance by the building official in ordering repair, vacation or demolition:
   (a)   If the dangerous building can reasonably be repaired so that it will no longer exist in violation of the terms of this chapter, it shall be ordered repaired;
   (b)   If the dangerous building is in such condition as to make it dangerous to the health, morals, safety or general welfare of its occupants, it shall be ordered to be vacated;
   (c)   In any case where a dangerous building is fifty percent damaged, decayed or deteriorated from its replacement value or structure, it shall be demolished, and in all cases where a building cannot be repaired so that it will no longer exist in violation of the terms of this chapter, it shall be demolished. In all cases where a dangerous building is a fire hazard existing or erected in violation of the terms of this chapter, any ordinance of this city, or statute of the state, it shall be demolished.
(Ord. 2104 (part), 1962: prior code § 34.903)