Any building or portion thereof including any dwelling unit, guest room or suite of rooms, or the premises on/in which there exists any of the following listed conditions which are dangerous or injurious to the health or safety of the occupants or use of such dwelling, building, structure, or premises, the occupants of neighboring dwellings, or other residents of such municipality is a substandard building. Such conditions may include the following, without limitations including those conditions listed in RCW 35.80.010: defects therein increasing the hazards of fire or accident, inadequate sanitary facilities, dilapidation, disrepair, structural defects, uncleanliness, overcrowding, or inadequate drainage.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
"Inadequate sanitation" includes but is not limited to the following:
(1) 
Lack of, or improper water closet, lavatory, bathtub or shower in a dwelling unit;
(2) 
Lack of, or improper water closets, lavatories, and bathtubs or showers per number of guests in a hotel;
(3) 
Lack of, or improper kitchen sink in a dwelling unit;
(4) 
Lack of hot and cold running water to plumbing fixtures in a hotel or lodginghouse;
(5) 
Lack of hot and cold running water to plumbing fixtures in a dwelling unit;
(6) 
Lack of adequate heating facilities;
(7) 
Lack or improper operating of required ventilating equipment;
(8) 
Lack of minimum amounts of natural light and ventilation required by this chapter;
(9) 
Room and space dimensions less than required by this chapter;
(10) 
Lack of required electrical lighting;
(11) 
Excess moisture in habitable rooms;
(12) 
Infestation of insects, vermin or rodents;
(13) 
General dilapidation or improper maintenance;
(14) 
Lack of connection to required sewage disposal system;
(15) 
Lack of adequate garbage and rubbish storage and removal facilities;
(16) 
Sanitary sewer lines in violation of Chapter 15.24 or 17.90 LMC.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 2265 § 3 1986; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
"Structural hazards" include but are not limited to the following:
(1) 
Deteriorated or inadequate foundations;
(2) 
Defective or deteriorated flooring or floor supports;
(3) 
Flooring or floor supports of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety;
(4) 
Members of walls, partitions, or other vertical supports that split, lean, list, or buckle due to defective material or deterioration;
(5) 
Members of walls, partitions, or other vertical supports that are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety;
(6) 
Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports or other horizontal members which sag, split, or buckle due to defective material or deterioration;
(7) 
Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports or other horizontal members that are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety;
(8) 
Fireplaces or chimneys which list, bulge, or settle, due to defective material or deterioration;
(9) 
Fireplaces or chimneys which are of insufficient size or strength to carry imposed loads with safety;
(10) 
Walls, partitions or other vertical supports that list or buckle to such an extent that a plumbline passing through the center of gravity falls outside of the middle third of its base.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
"Hazardous wiring" includes all wiring except that which conformed with all applicable laws and ordinances in effect at the time of installation and which has been maintained in good condition and is being used in a safe manner.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
"Hazardous plumbing" includes all plumbing except that which conformed with all applicable laws and ordinances 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.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
"Hazardous mechanical equipment" includes all mechanical equipment, including vents, except that which conformed with all applicable laws and ordinances in effect at the time of installation and which has been maintained in good and safe condition.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
"Faulty weather protection" includes but is not limited to the following:
(1) 
Deteriorated, crumbling, or loose plaster;
(2) 
Deteriorated or ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls, roof, foundations, or floors, including broken windows or doors;
(3) 
Defective or lack of weather protection for exterior wall coverings;
(4) 
Broken, rotted, split, or buckled exterior wall coverings or roof coverings.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
"Fire hazard" includes any building or portion thereof, device, apparatus, equipment, combustible waste, or vegetation which is in such a condition as to cause a fire or explosion or to provide ready fuel to augment the spread and intensity of fire or explosion arising from any cause.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
"Faulty materials of construction" includes all materials of construction except those which conformed with all applicable laws and ordinances in effect at the time of construction and which have been adequately maintained in good and safe condition.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
"Hazardous or unsanitary premises" includes those premises on which an accumulation of weeds, vegetation, junk, junk vehicles, dead organic matter, debris, garbage, offal, rat harborages, stagnant water, structural defects, defects increasing the hazards of fire, accidents, or other calamities, uncleanliness or inadequate sanitary facilities, inadequate drainage, overcrowding, combustible materials, and similar materials or other conditions which are inimical and/or dangerous or injurious to the health or safety of the occupants of such dwelling, building, structure, or premises, the occupants of neighboring dwellings, or other residents of such municipality.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
"Inadequate maintenance" includes any dwelling, building, structure or premises or portion thereof which is determined to be an unsafe dwelling, building, structure or premises in accordance with the building code, fire code or property maintenance code.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
"Inadequate exits" includes all dwellings, buildings, structures and/or premises or portions thereof not provided with adequate exit facilities as required by this chapter except those buildings or portions thereof whose exit facilities conformed with all applicable laws and ordinances at the time of their construction and which have been adequately maintained and increased in relation to any 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.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
"Inadequate fire protection or firefighting equipment" includes all buildings or portions thereof which are not provided with the fire-resistive construction or fire-extinguishing systems or equipment required by this chapter except those buildings or portions thereof which conformed with all applicable laws and ordinances at the time of their construction and whose fire-resistive integrity and fire-extinguishing system or equipment have been adequately maintained and improved in relation to any increase in occupant load, alteration or addition, or any change in occupancy.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
"Improper occupancy" includes all dwellings, buildings, structures or portions thereof occupied for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes which are not designed or intended to be used for such occupancies.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)