The Unsafe
Chapter is established to provide standards and requirements for maintenance, repair, closure, disposition and demolition of
or
that have, through wear, neglect or use, become unsafe, unstable or a nuisance to occupants of the
or the public at large. The Unsafe
Chapter is also intended to provide standards for the closure, disposal and demolition of
or
that have become unoccupied for a significant period of time. The Unsafe
Chapter is not intended to regulate the field governed by F.S. Chapter 553, or the
.
(Ord. 2010-22, passed 10-4-2010)
The
finds that:
130.02(A) The Unsafe
Chapter is a critical means of protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public by remedying or eliminating the dangers posed by
that have become unoccupied, unsafe, unstable or a public nuisance;
130.02(B) Diligent and strict enforcement of the Unsafe
Chapter is critical to preventing:
130.02(B)(1) The dangers posed by the collapse of unsafe or unstable
;
130.02(B)(2) Fires, the risk of which is heightened in unsafe
or unoccupied
;
130.02(B)(3) The spread of disease, including but not limited to tetanus, malaria and West Nile virus;
130.02(B)(4) The use of unsafe
or unoccupied
for criminal endeavors, including but not limited to assault, battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, arson, and drug use; and
130.02(B)(5) A decline in property values in areas adjacent to a
that is unoccupied, unsafe, unstable or a public nuisance.
(Ord. 2010-22, passed 10-4-2010)
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