As used in this chapter:
(a) “Owner” means the owner of record of any premises in fee or a lesser estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, and assignee of the rents, a receiver, an executor, an administrator, a trustee, a lessee, a tenant or any other person in control of a building or his, her, or its duly authorized agents. Any person representing the owner shall be bound to comply with the provisions of this chapter to the same extent as if he or she were the owner.
(b) “Public Nuisance” means any fence, wall, garage, shed, house, building, structure, tree, pole, smokestack, excavation, basement, cellar, well, cistern or sidewalk subspace, or part thereof, which by reason of the condition in which the same is permitted to be or remain, may endanger the health, life, limb or property of, or cause any hurt, harm, inconvenience, discomfort, damage or injury to, any one or more persons in the Village in any one or more of the following particulars:
(1) By reason of being detrimental to the general health of the community;
(2) By reason of being a fire hazard;
(3) By reason of being unsafe for occupancy or use on, in, upon, about or around such premises; or
(4) By reason of continued vacancy, thereby resulting in lack of reasonably or adequate maintenance of structures and grounds and causing deterioration and a blighting influence on nearby properties, thereby depreciating the enjoyment and use of properties in the immediate vicinity to such an extent that it is harmful to the community.
(c) As used in this chapter, "unsafe building" means any building or structure that:
(1) Is structurally unsafe, unsound, or insecure;
(2) Is not provided with adequate means of ingress or egress;
(3) Constitutes a fire hazard;
(4) Is dangerous to human life or limb; or
(5) Is a hazard to human safety or health by reason of being dilapidated, abandoned or inadequately repaired and maintained.
(d) All such buildings and structures are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair or demolition. (Ord. 2070. Passed 7-10-06.)