The following standards shall be followed in substance by the Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer, or assistants specially designated thereto, and Council in ordering repair, vacation, or demolition:
(a) If the “dangerous building” can reasonably be repaired so that it will no longer exist in violation of the terms of this article, it shall be ordered repaired.
(b) If the "dangerous building" is in such condition as to make it dangerous to the health, morals, safety, or general welfare of its occupants, it shall be ordered to be vacated.
(c) If the "dangerous building" is fifty percent (50%) damaged, decayed or deteriorated from its original value, or if it cannot be repaired so that it will no longer exist in violation of the provisions of this article, or if it is a fire hazard existing or erected in violation of the provisions of this article or of the Fire Prevention Code, it shall be ordered to be demolished.
(d) If the "dangerous building" whether or not vacant, has not been repaired in accordance with the notice and order of the Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer and if it is in such condition as to make it dangerous to the health, safety, moral or general welfare of its occupants or of the public, and the vacation of the building would not eliminate such condition, it shall be ordered to be demolished.
(e) If a vacant, unused building, is so dilapidated or in such a state of disrepair that it constitutes a danger to the safety of children, the morals of the community, or the general welfare of the neighborhood, it shall be ordered to be demolished.
(Ord. 3278. Passed 11-18-02.)