§ 6-83. Standards for repair, vacation or demolition.

The following standards shall be followed in substance by the building official and the building board of adjustment under the terms of this article in ordering repair, vacation or demolition:

(1)

If the dangerous building can reasonably be repaired so that it will no longer exist in violation of this article, it shall be ordered repaired.

(2)

If the dangerous building is in such a condition as to make it dangerous to the health, safety, morals or general welfare of its occupants, it shall be ordered to be vacated.

(3)

In any case where a dangerous building is 60 percent or more damaged, decayed or deteriorated from its original value or structure, it shall be demolished, and in all cases where a building cannot be repaired so that it will no longer exist in violation of the terms of this article, it shall be demolished. In all cases where a dangerous building is a fire hazard existing or erected in violation of the terms of this article or any ordinance of the city or statute of the state, it shall be demolished. Included in the term "demolished" in this article is the cleaning of the property and removing all debris and trash.

(Ord. No. O-1059, § 2, 4-18-2004)