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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 plumb lines passing through the center of gravity falls outside of the middle third of its base;
(B) 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;
(C) 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;
(D) 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;
(E) Those which have parts thereof which are so attached that they may fall and injure members of the public property;
(F) Those which, because of their condition, are unsafe, unsanitary or dangerous to the health, morals, safety or general welfare of the people of the village;
(G) Those vacant buildings with unguarded openings shall be deemed to constitute a fire hazard and to be unsafe within the provisions of this code;
(H) Those buildings which are uncompleted or abandoned; and
(I) Buildings where unpainted plywood has been substituted for doors and windows for a continuous period of more than 90 days.
(Ord. 16-497, passed 10-3-2016)
OPEN BURNING
It is unlawful to burn any garbage, refuse or rubbish, excepting landscape wastes, within the village limits, except within commercial type incinerators which have been approved by the state’s Environmental Protection Agency. LANDSCAPE WASTES shall be defined as: leaves; grass clippings; brush; shrubbery trimmings; weeds; twigs; branches or limbs; plants; or other similar organic substances.
(Prior Code, § 27-8-1) (Ord. 90-271, passed 6-4-1990) Penalty, see § 10.99
For purpose of this subchapter, OPEN BURNING means the combustion of any matter in such a way that the products of the combustion are emitted to the open air without originating in or passing through equipment for which a permit has been issued by the Environmental Protection Agency of the state.
(Prior Code, § 27-8-2)
Open burning of landscape wastes within the corporate limits is prohibited unless such burning is done in compliance with the following rules.
(A) No burning shall be conducted before sunrise or after sunset, with the exception of a contained campfire which must be extinguished when no longer being attended.
(B) A responsible person of the age of 16 years or upwards must be in attendance at all times when landscape wastes are being burned.
(C) No matter besides landscape wastes shall be burned.
(D) No burning shall be conducted or permitted to occur on any street, alley, sidewalk or other public way upon property owned by the village.
(E) No burning shall be conducted at anytime when the Mayor has issued an order for the cessation of a burning as provided in division (F) below.
(F) If the Mayor determines that weather conditions make burning of landscape waste within the corporate limits unsafe, he or she may issue an order prohibiting the burning of all landscape wastes for a period of time which shall be designed in the order.
(Ord. 90-271, passed 6-4-1990; Ord. 12-452, passed 10-1-2012) Penalty, see § 10.99