All buildings or structures which have any of the following defects may be deemed "dangerous buildings."
(a) Those whose interior walls or other vertical structural members list, lean, or buckle to such an extent that a plumb line passing through the center of gravity falls outside of the middle third of its base.
(b) Those which, exclusive of the foundation, show thirty-three percent (33%) or more of damage or deterioration of the supporting member or members, or fifty percent (50%) of damage or deterioration of the non-supporting enclosing or outside walls or covering.
(c) Those which have improperly distributed loads upon the floors or roofs or in which the same are overloaded, or which have insufficient strength to be reasonably safe for the purpose used.
(d) Those which have become or are so dilapidated, decayed, unsafe, unsanitary, or which so utterly fail to provide the amenities essential to decent living that they are unfit for human habitation.
(e) Those having light, air, and sanitation facilities which are inadequate to protect the health, morals, safety, or general welfare of human beings who live or may live therein.
(f) Those having inadequate facilities for egress in case of fire or panic, or those having insufficient stairways, elevators, fire escapes, or other means of communication.
(g) Those which have parts thereof which are so attached that they may fall and injure members of the public or property.
(h) Those which, because of their condition, are unsafe, unsanitary, or dangerous to the health, morals, safety, or general welfare of the occupants of the City.
(i) Those buildings existing in violation of any provisions of the Tallmadge Building Code, any provision of the Fire Prevention Code, other ordinances of the City, or Summit County Building Code.
(j) Those buildings which are vacant and unguarded at the doors or windows.
(k) Those buildings which have been condemned by the Summit County Building Department.
(l) Those buildings which are the site of a clandestine drug lab and the damage from such drug lab is found to be so severe that clean-up alone is impractical or ineffective to reduce the associated health and safety risks.
(Ord. 116-2021. Passed 11-11-21.)