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There exist in the city certain dangerous buildings that are not consistent with the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city, and which are declared to be public nuisances, said “dangerous buildings” being defined as follows:

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 of such wall or member falls outside the middle third of its base;

B. Those which, exclusive of the foundation, show thirty-three percent, or more, of damage or deterioration of the supporting member or members, or fifty percent of damage or deterioration of the nonsupporting member, enclosing or outside walls or coverings;

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

D. Those which have become 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 city. A building damaged to the extent of fifty percent of the replacement valuation shall be considered a dangerous building;

E. Those which have become or are so dilapidated or decayed or unsafe or insanitary, or which so utterly fail to provide the amenities essential to decent living that they are unfit for human habitation, or are likely to cause sickness or disease, so as to work injury to the health, morals, safety or general welfare of those living therein;

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. Any building without plumbing, or with plumbing or sewage disposal systems that do not meet the minimum requirements of the city plumbing code, shall be considered insanitary;

G. Those having inadequate facilities for egress in case of fire or panic or those having insufficient stairways, elevators, fire escapes or other means of communication. Insufficient facilities for egress, stairways, elevators, fire escapes, etc., means those which do not meet the minimum requirements of the building code of the city;

H. Those which have parts thereof which are so insecurely attached that they may fall and injure members of the public or property;

I. Those which because of their condition are unsafe or insanitary, or dangerous to the health, morals, safety or general welfare of the people of the city.

(Ord. 840 § 1, 1985)