§ 6-1-6. Amendments to the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings

The provisions of this Section 6-1-6 shall constitute local amendments to the cross-referenced provisions of the 1997 Edition of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings and shall be deemed to replace the cross-referenced section in said Code with the respective provisions set forth in this Section 6-1-6.

(a) Section 201 is amended, by adding at the end of the text of that section, the following new subsections:

"201.4 Authority to Disconnect Utilities. The Building Official or the Building Official's authorized representative shall have the authority to disconnect a utility service or energy supplied to the building, structure or building equipment therein regulated by this Code, or the City of Woodland's Building Code, Residential Code, Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code, or Electrical Code, in case of emergency where necessary to eliminate an immediate hazard to life or property. The Building Official shall, whenever possible, notify the serving utility, the owner and occupant of the building, structure or building service equipment of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action, and shall notify such serving utility, owner and occupant of the building, structure or building service equipment, in writing, of such disconnection immediately thereafter.

201.5 Authority to Condemn Building Service Equipment. When the Building Official ascertains that building service equipment regulated in the City of Woodland's Building Code, Residential Code, Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code, or Electrical Code has become hazardous to life, health, or property, or has become unsanitary, the Building Official shall order in writing that such equipment either be removed or restored to a safe or sanitary condition, as appropriate. The written notice itself shall fix a time limit of compliance with such order. Defective building service equipment shall not be maintained after receiving such notice.

When such equipment or installation is to be disconnected, a written notice of such disconnection and causes therefore shall be given within 24 hours to the serving utility, the owner, and occupant of such building, structure, or premises.

When any building service equipment is maintained in violation of the City of Woodland's Building Code, Residential Code, Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code, or Electrical Code, and in violation of a notice issued pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Building Official shall institute appropriate action to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate the violation.

201.6 Connection after Order to Disconnect. Persons shall not make connections from an energy, fuel or power supply nor supply energy or fuel to building service equipment which has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected by the Building Official or the use of which has been ordered to be discontinued by the Building Official until the Building Official authorizes the reconnection and use of such equipment."

(b) Section 302 is hereby deleted and replaced to read as follows:

"Section 302 Dangerous Buildings.

For the purpose of this code, the words set out in this section shall have the following meaning:

A. "Abandoned building or structure" means any building or structure which has not been actively utilized for a lawful purpose, which has not been maintained, and which has not been rendered inaccessible to members of the public by boarding or similar means, for a continuous period of not less than six months.

B. A "dangerous building or structure" means that the condition or defect hereinafter described exists to the extent that life, health, property or safety of the public or its occupants are endangered:

(1) Whenever any door, aisle, passageway, stairway or other means of exit is not of sufficient width or size, or is not so arranged as to provide safe and adequate means of exit in case of fire or panic;

(2) Whenever the walking surface of any aisle, passageway, stairway or other means of exit is so warped, worn, loose, torn or otherwise unsafe as to not provide safe and adequate means of exit in case of a fire or panic;

(3) Whenever the stress in any materials, member or portion thereof, due to all dead and live loads, is more than one and one half times the working stress or stresses allowed in the city building code for new buildings of similar structure, purpose or location;

(4) Whenever any portion thereof has been damaged by fire, earthquake, wind, flood, or by any other cause, to such an extent that the structural strength or stability thereof is materially less than it was before such catastrophe and is less than the minimum requirements of the city building code for new buildings of similar structure, purpose or location;

(5) Whenever any portion or member or appurtenance thereof is likely to fail, or to become detached or dislodged, or to collapse and thereby injure persons or damage property;

(6) Whenever any portion of a building, or any member, appurtenance or ornamentation on the exterior thereof is not of sufficient strength or stability, or is not so anchored, attached or fastened in place so as to be capable of resisting a wind pressure of one-half of that specified in the city building code for new buildings of similar structure, purpose or location without exceeding the working stresses permitted in the city building code for such buildings;

(7) Whenever any portion thereof has wracked, warped, buckled or settled to such an extent that walls or other structural portions have materially less resistance to winds or earthquakes than is required in the case of similar new construction;

(8) Whenever the building or structure, or any portion thereof, because of dilapidation, deterioration, or decay; faulty construction; the removal, movement or instability of any portion to the ground necessary for the purpose of supporting such building; the deterioration, decay or inadequacy of its foundation; or any other cause, is likely to partially or completely collapse;

(9) Whenever for any reason, the building or structure, or any portion thereof, is manifestly unsafe for the purpose for which it is being used;

(10) Whenever the exterior walls or other vertical structural members list, lean or buckle to such an extent that a plumb-line passing through the center of gravity does not fall inside the middle of one-third of the base;

(11) Whenever the building or structure, exclusive of the foundation, shows thirty-three percent or more damage or deterioration of its supporting member or members, fifty percent damage or deterioration of its nonsupporting members, enclosing or outside walls or coverings;

(12) Whenever the building or structure has been so damaged by fire, wind, earthquake or flood, or has become so dilapidated or deteriorated through lack of maintenance, as to become an attractive nuisance to children; a harbor for vagrants, criminals or immoral persons; or as to enable persons to resort thereto for the purpose of committing unlawful or immoral acts;

(13) Whenever any building or structure which, whether or not erected in accordance with all applicable laws and ordinances, has in any nonsupporting part, member or portion, less than fifty percent, or in any supporting part, member or portion less than sixty-six percent of the strength, fire-resisting qualities or characteristics, or weather-resisting qualities or characteristics required by law in the case of a newly constructed building of like area, height and occupancy in the same location;

(14) Whenever a building or structure, used or intended to be used for dwelling purposes, because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, decay, damage, faulty construction or arrangement, inadequate light, air or sanitation facilities, or otherwise is determined by the code enforcement officer, to be unsanitary, unfit for human habitation or in such condition that is likely to cause sickness or disease;

(15) Whenever any building or structure, because of obsolescence, dilapidated condition, deterioration, damage, inadequate exits, lack of sufficient fire-resistive construction, faulty electric wiring, faulty gas connections or heating apparatus, faulty construction, or other cause, is determined by the code enforcement officer to be a fire, health, or safety hazard;

(16) Whenever any portion of a building or structure remains on a site after the demolition or destruction of the building or structure;

(17) Wherever any building or structure is abandoned."

(Ord. No. 1523, § 4, 12-7-10; Ord. No. 1557, § 4, 11-19-13)