(A) All designated historic resources including contributors to any historic district shall be preserved against decay and deterioration, kept in a state of good repair and free from structural defects. The purpose of this section is to prevent an owner or other person having legal custody and control over a property from facilitating demolition of a historic resource by neglecting it and by permitting damage to it by weather and vandalism.
(B) Consistent with all other state and city codes requiring that buildings and structures be kept in good repair, the owner or other person having legal custody and control of a property shall repair such building or structure if it is found to have any of the following defects:
(1) Building elements so attached that they may fall and injure members of the public or property.
(2) Deteriorated or inadequate foundation.
(3) Defective or deteriorated flooring.
(4) Members of walls, partitions or other vertical supports that split, lean, list or buckle due to defective material or deterioration.
(5) Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling or roof supports or other horizontal members which sag, split or buckle due to defective materials or deterioration.
(6) Fireplaces or chimneys which list, bulge or settle due to defective material or deterioration.
(7) Deteriorated, crumbling or loose exterior plaster.
(8) Deteriorated or ineffective water- proofing of exterior walls, roofs, foundations or floors, including broken windows or doors.
(9) Defective or lack of weather protection for exterior wall coverings, including lack of paint, or weathering due to lack of paint or other protective covering.
(10) Any fault, defect or deterioration in the building which renders it structurally unsafe or not properly watertight.
(Ord. 07-28, passed 12-18-2007)