(A) Regardless of the date of construction, the continued use or occupancy of any building which by virtue of one or more of the following conditions constitutes a hazard to the public health, safety, and welfare is hereby prohibited:
(1) Any means of egress or portion thereof is not of adequate size or is not arranged to provide a safe path of travel in case of fire or panic;
(2) Any means of egress or portion thereof, such as, but not limited to, fire doors, closing devices, and fire-restrictive ratings, is in disrepair or in a dilapidated or nonworking condition such that the means of egress could be rendered unsafe in case of fire or panic;
(3) The stress in any material, member, or portion thereof, due to all imposed loads, including dead loads exceeding the stresses allowed in the building code provisions applicable to new buildings;
(4) The building, structure, or portion thereof has been damaged by fire, flood, earthquake, wind, or other cause to the extent that the structural integrity of the building or structure is less than it was prior to the damage and is less than the minimum requirement established by the building code for new buildings;
(5) Any exterior appendage or portion of the building or structure is not securely fastened, attached, or anchored so that it is not capable of resisting wind, seismic, or similar loads as required by the building code for new buildings;
(6) If, for any reason, the building, structure, or portion thereof is manifestly unsafe or unsanitary for the purpose for which it is being used;
(7) The building, structure, or portion thereof as a result of decay, deterioration, or dilapidation is likely to fully or partially collapse;
(8) The building, structure, or portion thereof has been constructed or maintained in violation of a specific requirement of the building code or of any applicable federal, state, or local law;
(9) Any building, structure, or portion thereof that is in such a condition as to constitute a public nuisance; and
(10) Any building, structure, or portion thereof that is unsafe, unsanitary, or not provided with adequate egress, or which constitutes a fire hazard, or is otherwise dangerous to human life, or, which in relation to existing use, constitutes a hazard to safety or health by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, or abandonment.
(B) Regardless of its structural condition, each building which is unoccupied by its owners, lessees, or other invitees must be secured from unauthorized entry or use by children, vagrants, or other persons as a place of harborage.
(C) Any building possessing one or more of the conditions or characteristics listed in this section is a substandard building.
(Ord. 03-1021B, passed 10-21-2003) Penalty, see § 152.99