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)