For purposes of this Code, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Public nuisance." Any lot, parcel, garage, shed, barn, house, building or structure or part thereof shall be deemed to be a public nuisance if by reason of the condition in which it is permitted to be or remain, it shall or may endanger the health, life, limb or property of any person or persons, or cause any hurt, harm, damage, injury or loss to any persons in any one (1) or more of the following ways, means or particulars:
(1) By reason of being dilapidated, decayed, unsafe or unsanitary, it is detrimental to health, morals, safety, public welfare and the well-being of the community, endangers life or property, or is conductive to ill health, delinquency and crime.
(2) By reason of being a fire hazard.
(3) By reason that the conditions of the public nuisance and its surrounding grounds are not reasonably or adequately maintained thereby causing deterioration and creating a blighting influence or condition on nearby properties and thereby depreciating the value, use and enjoyment of such properties to such an extent that it is harmful to the public health, welfare, morals, safety and the economic stability of the area, community or neighborhood in which such a public nuisance is located.
(b) "Owner" means the owner or owners of record on the tax records of the County Auditor's office and shall also include any purchaser or purchasers who are buying under a land contract which is recorded in either the miscellaneous records or the mortgage records of Franklin, Licking or Fairfield Counties.
(c) "Director" means the Director of Public Service of the City.
(d) "Building Official" means the Building Official, a Code Officer or other designee of the City.
(Ord. 21-16. Passed 3-28-16.)