§ 11-32. Defined.

In order to exercise the powers granted to the city by RSMo 67.400, this section is enacted. All buildings or structures which have any or all of the following defects shall be deemed 'dangerous buildings' and shall constitute conditions which are detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the city:

(1)

Those whose interior walls or other vertical structure members list, lean, or buckle to such an extent that a plumb line passing through the center of gravity falls outside of the middle third of its base.

(2)

Those which, exclusive of the foundation, show a total of thirty-three (33) percent or more damage or deterioration of the supporting member or members so as to affect the function of such member or members, or fifty (50) percent of damage or deterioration of the nonsupporting enclosing or outside walls or coverings so as to affect the function of such walls or covering.

(3)

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 being used or intended to be used.

(4)

Those which have been damaged by fire, wind, or other causes so as to have become dangerous to life, safety, or the general health and welfare of the occupants or the people of the city.

(5)

Any building, shed, fence, or other manmade structure which, because of faulty construction, age, lack of proper repair, or any cause, is especially liable to fire and constitutes or creates a fire hazard.

(6)

Those which have become or are so dilapidated, decayed, unsafe, unsanitary, 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, safety, or general welfare of those living there or to the citizens of the city.

(7)

Those buildings existing in violation of any provision of the building code of this city or any provision of the fire prevention code or other ordinances of this city.

(8)

Those which are uninhabited and are open at door, window, wall, or roof.

(9)

Those containing therein substantial accumulations of trash, garbage, or other materials susceptible to fire or constituting or providing a harboring place for vermin or other obnoxious animals or insects or in any way threatening the health of the occupants thereof or the health of the persons in the vicinity thereof.

(10)

Those condemned as unfit for human habitation and upon which no substantial work has been performed for a period of ninety (90) days to remedy the conditions causing the condemnation thereof.

(11)

Those which have parts thereof which are so attached or deteriorated that they may fall upon public ways or upon the property of others or may injure members of the public or the occupants thereof.

(12)

Those whose plumbing systems or any part thereof, existing or under construction, are unsanitary, unsafe, dangerous, or pose a threat or menace to life, health, or property.

(Ord. No. 2018, § 1; Ord. No. 17-53 , § 2, 10-2-17)

Cross reference

Definitions for Code, § 1-1.