Any building or portion thereof including any dwelling unit, guestrooms or suite of rooms, or the premises on which the same is located, in which there exists any of the following listed conditions to an extent that endangers the life, limb, health, property, safety or welfare of the public or the occupants thereof shall be deemed and hereby declared to be a substandard building.
(A) Inadequate sanitation.
(1) Lack of, or improper water closet, lavatory, bathtub or shower in a dwelling unit;
(2) Lack of, or improper water closets, lavatories and bathtub or showers per number of guests in a hotel or tenants in multiple dwellings;
(3) Lack of or improper kitchen sink;
(4) Lack of hot and cold running water to plumbing fixtures in a hotel;
(5) Lack of hot or cold running water to plumbing fixtures in a dwelling unit or apartments;
(6) Lack of adequate heating facilities in multiple dwellings or rooming homes;
(7) Lack of or improper operation of required ventilating equipment;
(8) Lack of minimum amounts of natural light and ventilation required by this code;
(9) Room and space dimensions less than required by the code of the state;
(10) Lack of required electrical lighting in halls, stairways and the like in public buildings;
(11) Dampness of habitable rooms;
(12) Infestation of insects, vermin or rodents;
(13) General dilapidation or improper maintenance;
(14) Lack of connection to required sewage disposal system; and
(15) Lack of adequate garbage and rubbish storage and removal facilities.
(B) Structural hazards.
(1) Deteriorated or inadequate foundations;
(2) Defective or deteriorated flooring or floor supports;
(3) Flooring or floor supports of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety;
(4) Members of walls, partitions or other vertical supports that split, lean, list or buckle due to defective material or deterioration;
(5) Members of walls, partitions or other vertical supports that are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety;
(6) Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports or other horizontal members which sag, split or buckle due to defective material or deterioration;
(7) Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports, or other horizontal members that are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety;
(8) Fireplaces or chimneys which list, bulge or settle, due to defective material or deterioration; and
(9) Fireplaces or chimneys which are of insufficient size or strength to carry imposed loads with safety.
(C) Hazardous wiring. All wiring except that which conformed with all applicable laws in effect at the time of installation and which has been maintained in good condition and is being used in a safe manner.
(D) Hazardous plumbing. All plumbing except that which conforms with all applicable laws in effect at the time of installation and which has been maintained in good condition and which is free of cross connections and siphonage between fixtures.
(E) Hazardous mechanical equipment. All mechanical equipment including vents, except that which conformed with all applicable laws in effect at the time of installation and which has been maintained in good and safe condition.
(F) Faulty weather protection.
(1) Deteriorated, crumbling or loose plaster;
(2) Deteriorated or ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls, roof, foundations or floors, including broken windows or doors;
(3) Defective or lack of weather protection for exterior wall coverings, including lack of paint or weathering due to lack of paint or other approved covering; and
(4) Broken, rotted, split or buckled exterior walls or roof coverings.
(G) Hazardous or insanitary premises. Those premises on which an accumulation of weeds, vegetation, junk, dead organic matter, debris, garbage, offal, rat harborages, stagnant water, combustible materials and similar materials or conditions constitute undue fire, health or safety hazards.
(H) Inadequate maintenance. Any building or portion thereof which is determined to be an unsafe building in accordance with the provisions of this code.
(I) Improper occupancy. All buildings or portions thereof occupied for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes which are not designed or intended to be used for such occupancies.
(Prior Code, § 8-1A-5) (Ord. 13, passed - -)