(A) The Inspector shall determine that a resident building is unfit for human habitation if he or she finds that any of the following conditions exist in such building:
(1) Interior walls or vertical studs which seriously list, lean or buckle to such extent as to render the building unsafe;
(2) Supporting members or members which show 33% or more damage or deterioration, or nonsupporting, enclosing or outside walls or covering which show 50% or more of damage or deterioration;
(3) Floors or roofs which have improperly distributed loads which are overloaded, or which have insufficient strength to be reasonably safe for the purpose used;
(4) Such damage by fire, wind or other causes as to render the building unsafe;
(5) Dilapidation, decay, unsanitary conditions or disrepair which is dangerous to the health, safety or welfare of the occupants or other people in the town;
(6) Inadequate facilities for egress in case of fire or panic;
(7) Defects significantly increasing the hazards of fire, accident or other calamities;
(8) Lack of adequate ventilation, light, heating or sanitary facilities to such extent as to endanger the health, safety or general welfare of the occupants or other residents of the town; and
(9) Lack of proper electrical, heating or plumbing facilities required by this chapter which constitutes a health or a definite safety hazard.
(B) Irrespective of the above, a residential dwelling unit shall be construed by the Inspector to be unfit for human habitation, and he or she shall so find if such dwelling unit contains more than seven separate types of violations of any of the minimum standards set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. passed 11-1-1988) Penalty, see § 150.999