For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BUILDING. Any structure of any kind or character, or any part thereof, which has been erected upon any land within the city, irrespective of the material from which the structure has been built.
DANGEROUS BUILDING. A building which possesses one or more of the following qualities:
(1) Any building with roof, ceiling, floor, seal or foundation, or any combination thereof, which is rotted or decayed and falling apart; with windows out, uninhabitable, untenantable, and/or unsightly due to obsolescence and deterioration caused by neglect, vandalism, fire damage, aging, or the elements.
(2) Any building in danger of falling and injuring any person or other property which might be on and about the premises.
(3) Any building which is a fire menace by virtue of containing in or near the building an accumulation of trash, rubbish, and/or debris; or which, by virtue of abandonment or neglect, is likely to attract children or transients who may start fires on the premises; or which contains an accumulation of combustible material which may take fire either by accident or on purpose.
(4) Any building which is in the condition described in divisions (1), (2), and (3) above, and which is damp or in an unsanitary condition and is likely to create disease and sickness; or which is likely to provide breeding places and habitat for snakes, rats, mice, and other vermin which are detrimental to the public health.
(5) Any building, which is substandard, which for purposes of this division means that the building does not possess all of the following attributes:
(a) Functioning electrical power service including but not limited to electric lights;
(b) Connection to the public water supply service of the city or a properly functioning water well providing fresh water to the premises;
(c) Indoor plumbing including at least one wash basin and toilet and a shower or bathtub facility (commercial and industrial properties are to have a shower or bathtub facility).
(d) Exterior windows and exterior doors sufficient to exclude the elements and capable of being secured to prevent unauthorized entry;
(e) Connection to the city sanitary sewer system, or to an approved and functioning septic system; and
(f) A roof sufficient to repel water except for minor easily correctable leaks.
(Ord. 21-94, passed 9-12-1994; Ord. 16-01, passed 11-12-2001)