Any building or structure, including any dwelling unit, guest room or suite of rooms, or premises on which the building or structure is located, in which there exists any of the following listed conditions, is a substandard building as defined in section
3.03.032, including:
(1) Lack
of or improper water closet, lavatory, bathtub or shower in a dwelling
unit.
(2) Lack
of or improper window screens as necessary to prevent the entry of
insects.
(3) Lack
of or improper kitchen sink in a dwelling unit.
(4) Lack
of hot and cold running water to plumbing fixtures in a dwelling unit.
(5) Lack
of adequate heating facilities.
(6) Lack
of or improper operation of required ventilating equipment.
(7) Lack
of minimum amounts of natural light required by the building code.
(8) Room
and space dimensions less than required by the building code.
(9) Lack
of required electrical lighting.
(10) Dampness of habitable rooms.
(11) Infestation of insects, vermin or rodents as determined by the health
officer or his designee.
(12) General dilapidation or improper maintenance.
(13) Lack of connection to required sewage disposal system.
(14) Deteriorated or inadequate foundations.
(15) Defective or deteriorated flooring or floor supports.
(16) Flooring or floor supports of insufficient size to carry imposed
loads with safety.
(17) Members of walls, partitions or other vertical supports that split,
lean, list or buckle due to defective material or deterioration.
(18) Members of walls, partitions or other vertical supports that are
of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety.
(19) Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports or other horizontal
members which sag, split or buckle due to defective material or deterioration.
(20) Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports, or other horizontal
members that are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with
safety.
(21) Fireplaces or chimneys which list, bulge or settle due to defective
material or deterioration.
(22) Fireplaces or chimneys which are of insufficient size or strength
to carry imposed loads with safety.
(23) All electrical wiring, except that which conformed with all applicable
laws in effect at the time of installation, and which has been maintained
in good condition and is being used in a safe manner.
(24) All plumbing, except that which conformed with all applicable laws
in effect at the time of installation, and which has been maintained
in good condition and which is free of cross-connections and siphonage
between fixtures.
(25) All mechanical equipment, including vents, except that which conformed
with all applicable laws in effect at the time of installation and
which has been maintained in good and safe condition.
(26) Weather protection, which shall include but is not limited to the
following:
(A) Deteriorated, crumbling or loose plaster.
(B) Deteriorated or ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls, roofs,
foundations or floors, including broken windows or doors.
(C) Defective or lack of weather protection for exterior wall coverings,
including lack of paint, or weathering due to lack of paint or other
approved protective covering.
(D) Broken, rotted, split or buckled exterior wall coverings or roof
coverings.
(27) Any building, device, apparatus, equipment, combustible waste or
vegetation which, in the opinion of the fire marshal or his deputy,
is in such a condition as to cause a fire or explosion, or provide
a ready fuel to augment the spread and intensity of fire or explosion
arising from any cause.
(28) All materials of construction, except those which are specifically
allowed or approved by this chapter and the building code, and which
have been adequately maintained in good and safe condition.
(29) Those premises on which [there exists] an accumulation of weeds,
vegetation, junk, dead organic matter, debris, garbage, offal, rat
harborages, stagnant water, combustible materials, and similar materials
or conditions which constitute fire, health or safety hazards.
(30) Any building which is determined to be an unsafe building as a result
of improper or inadequate maintenance.
(31) All buildings not provided with adequate exit facilities as required
by the building code, except those buildings whose exit facilities
conformed with all applicable laws at the time of their construction,
and which have been adequately maintained and increased in relation
to increase in occupant load, alteration or addition, or any change
in occupancy. When an unsafe condition exists through lack of or improper
location of exits, additional exits may be required to be installed.
(32) All buildings which are not provided with the fire-resistive construction
or fire extinguishing systems or equipment required by this chapter,
except those buildings which conformed with all applicable laws at
the time of their construction and whose fire-resistive integrity
and fire extinguishing systems or equipment have been adequately maintained
and improved in relation to any increase in occupant load, alteration
or addition, or any change in occupancy.
(33) All buildings occupied for living, sleeping, cooking or dining purposes
which are not designed or intended to be used for such occupancies.
(1999 Code, sec. 26-311)