All buildings or structures which have any or all of the following defects shall be deemed “dangerous 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 thirty-three percent (33%) or more of damage or deterioration of the supporting member or members, or fifty percent (50%) or more 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, or the general health and welfare of the occupants or the people of the Municipality.
(e) Those which have become or are so dilapidated, decayed, unsafe or 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, safety or general welfare of those who live or may live 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 or fire escapes.
(h) Those which have parts thereof that 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, safety or general welfare of the people of the Municipality.
(j) Those buildings existing in violation of any provisions of the Building Code, any provision of the Fire Prevention Code, or other applicable ordinances of the Municipality or State statutes.
(k) Those buildings which are vacant and unguarded at the doors and windows.
(l) Those buildings which are the site of a clandestine drug lab, and the damage from such drug lab is found to be so severe that clean-up alone is impractical or ineffective to reduce the associated health and safety risks.
(Ord. 7-2016. Passed 8-8-16.)