What makes a building dangerous or hazardous

Any building, structure, or portion thereof in which there exists any of the following listed conditions to an extent that it endangers the life, limb, health, property, safety or welfare of the public or the occupants thereof or violates applicable laws, rules, or standards, shall be deemed and hereby is declared to be a dangerous or hazardous building or structure. Conditions that fall within this category include but are not limited to: (1) Presence of a nuisance including: (A) Any public nuisance known in common law or in equity jurisprudence. (B) Any attractive nuisance which may prove detrimental to children whether in a building or on the premises of a building. This includes any unfenced man-made swimming pools, abandoned wells, shafts, or basements; any structurally unsound fences; and any debris or vegetation affecting the structural stability of structures. (C) Whatever is dangerous to human life or is detrimental to health, as determined by the department of health. (D) Exceeding the occupant load of a room by overcrowding a room with occupants. (E) Insufficient lighting or ventilation. (F) Inadequate or insanitary sewage or plumbing facilities. “Insanitary” means a condition which is contrary to sanitary principles or is injurious to health. Conditions to which “insanitary” shall apply include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) Any trap which does not maintain a proper trap seal. (ii) Any opening in a drainage system, except where lawful, which is not provided with an approved water-sealed trap. (iii) Any plumbing fixture or other waste discharging receptacle or device, which is not supplied with water sufficient to flush it and maintain it in a clean condition. (iv) Any defective fixture, trap, pipe, or fitting. SUPP. 9 (1-2021) 5-42 CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATIVE CODE § 5-9-4 (v) Any trap directly connected to a drainage system, the seal of which is not protected against siphonage and back-pressure by a vent pipe, unless otherwise allowed by the construction code. (vi) Any connection, cross-connection, construction or condition, temporary or permanent, which would permit or make possible by any means whatsoever, for any unapproved foreign matter to enter a water distribution system used for domestic purposes. (vii) The foregoing enumeration of conditions to which the term “insanitary” shall apply, shall not preclude the application of that term to conditions that are, in fact, insanitary. (G) Uncleanliness, as determined by the department of health. (H) Whatever renders air, food, or drink unwholesome or detrimental to the health of human beings, as determined by the department of health. (2) Faulty weather protection, which shall include but not be limited to, the following: (A) Deteriorating, crumbling, or loose plaster. (B) Deteriorating or ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls, roof, foundations, or floors, including broken windows or doors. (C) Defective or lack of weather protection for exterior wall covering, including lack of paint, weathering due to lack of paint or other approved protective covering. (D) Broken, rotted, split or buckled exterior wall covering or roof coverings. (3) Inadequate maintenance. Any building or portion thereof which is determined to be an unsafe building in accordance with the construction code or other applicable laws or standards. (4) Inadequate exits. All buildings or portions thereof not provided with adequate exit facilities as required by chapter 5A, the building code, except those buildings or portions thereof whose exit facilities conformed with all applicable laws at the time of its construction and which have been adequately maintained. When an unsafe condition exists through lack of, or improper location of exits, additional exits may be required to be installed. (5) Any building or portion thereof that is not being occupied or used as intended or permitted. (6) Any electrical installation installed, altered, changed, or reconstructed contrary to the provisions of the construction code or other applicable law. (7) Any electrical installation, that complied with the existing laws, and standards in effect when the electrical work was performed, that is now found to be unsafe or dangerous to persons or property. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 2.) 5-9-4 5-43 SUPP. 9 (1-2021)