1741.01 DANGEROUS BUILDING DEFINED.

   All buildings or structures which have any or all of the following defects shall be deemed "dangerous buildings":

   (a)    Those whose interior walls or other vertical structural members list, lean or buckle to such an extent that a plumb line passing through the center of gravity falls outside the middle third of its base;

   (b)    Those which, exclusive of the foundation, show thirty-three percent (33%) or more, of damage or deterioration of the supporting member or members, or fifty percent  (50%) or damage or deterioration of the non-supporting interior or outside walls covering.

   (c)    Those which have improperly distributed loads upon the floors or roofs in which the same are overloaded, or which have insufficient strength to be reasonably safe for the purpose used.

   (d)    Those which have been damaged by fire, wind or other causes so as to have become dangerous to life, safety, morals, or the general health and welfare of the occupants or the people of the Borough.

   (e)    Building or structures which have become or are so dilapidated, decayed or unsafe that they are unfit for human habitation or are likely to cause injury to occupants or to others in the vicinity.

   (f)    Those having light, air and sanitation facilities which are inadequate to protect the health, morals, safety, or general welfare of human beings who live or may live therein.

   (g)    Those, which have inadequate facilities for egress in case of fire or panic, or those having insufficient stairways, fire escapes or other means of access and  egress.

   (h)    Those which have parts thereof which are so attached that they may fall and injure members of the public or property.

   (i)    Those which because of their condition are unsafe, unsanitary, or dangerous to the health, morals, safety, or general welfare of the people of this Borough.

   (j)   Those, which have been abandoned by the owner and because of abandonment, could become dangerous to the health, safety or general welfare of the public.

   (k)    Those buildings existing in violation of any provision of the Building Code of the Borough, or in violation of the Fire Prevention Code, or other ordinance of this Borough. 
(Ord. 3278.  Passed 11-18-02.)