The Building Enforcement Agency, acting by majority vote, shall have the power and authority to require the repair, alteration or improvement, or the vacating and closing or removal or demolition, or any combination thereof, of any dwelling or other building unfit for human habitation due to dilapidation, defects increasing the hazards of fire, accidents or other calamities, lack of ventilation, light or sanitary facilities, or any other condition prevailing in any dwelling or building, whether used for human habitation or not, which would cause such dwelling or other building to be unsafe, unsanitary, dangerous or detrimental to the public welfare.
(1960 Code 7-502.2)