For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.
DILAPIDATED BUILDING.
(1) A structure which, through neglect or injury, lacks necessary repairs or otherwise is in a state of decay or partial ruin to such an extent that the structure is a hazard to the health, safety or welfare of the general public;
(2) A structure which is unfit for human occupancy due to the lack of necessary repairs and is considered uninhabitable or is a hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the general public;
(3) A structure which is determined by the town’s Board of Trustees or administrative officer of the town’s Board of Trustees to be an “unsecured building”, as defined in § 151.36 of this chapter, more than three times within any 12-month period;
(4) A structure which has been boarded and secured, as defined in § 151.36 of this chapter, for more than 18 consecutive months; or
(5) A structure declared by the town’s Board of Trustees to constitute a public nuisance.
OWNER. The owner of record as shown by the most current tax rolls of the County Treasurer.
(Prior Code, § 5-2-2-1)