A. 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 is less than the minimum requirements of the applicable ICC Codes, for new buildings or structures of similar construction, purpose or location;

B. Whenever any portion, member, appurtenance or ornamentation is likely to become detached, dislodged or collapse, or 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 (1/2) of that specified in the applicable ICC Codes, for new buildings or structures or similar construction;

C. Whenever any portion of walls, partitions, or other vertical supports which lean, list or buckle or are wracked, warped, 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 or to such an extent that a plumb line passing through the center of gravity does not fall inside the middle one-third (1/3) of the base;

D. Whenever any portion of walls, partitions, or other vertical supports are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety;

E. Whenever any portion of foundations, foundation supports, fireplaces or chimneys which list, bulge or settle, or fireplaces or chimneys which are of insufficient size or strength to carry imposed loads with safety because of dilapidation, deterioration, decay, faulty construction, removal or movement or instability of any portion of the ground necessary for the purpose of supporting such building or structure is likely to partially or completely collapse;

F. Whenever any portion of floors, floor supports, ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports or other horizontal members which sag, split, buckle or settle are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety;

G. Whenever any portion has deteriorated, crumbling, or loose plaster or ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls, roof, foundations or floors including broken windows or doors, or lack of weather protection for exterior wall coverings, including lack of paint, or broken, rotted, split or buckled exterior wall coverings or roof coverings;

H. Whenever any door, aisle, passageway, stairway or other means of exit is obstructed, insufficient in width, size or number, deteriorated, or is so arranged as to not provide safe and adequate means of exit as per the requirements of the applicable ICC Codes;

I. Whenever a building or structure is unsafe for the purpose for which it is being used;

J. Whenever ventilating equipment is not maintained in a safe manner as per the International Mechanical Code;

K. Whenever every habitable room does not have an aggregate window area of not less than one-tenth (1/10) of the floor area of such rooms with a minimum of ten (10) square feet;

L. Whenever one-half (1/2) of the required window area in all rooms is not openable; provided, that in any habitable room which has an openable doorway opening directly to the outdoors or indirectly through a porch, such doorway shall be included in computing the openable window area;

M. Toilet compartments shall be provided with natural ventilation of not less than three (3) square feet or a mechanical exhaust ventilation system capable of four (4) air changes per hour;

N. Whenever wiring has not been maintained and is not being used in a safe manner;

O. Whenever public hallways, stairs and other exitways in buildings and multiple dwellings are not lighted at all times so as to provide at least one (1) foot-candle of illumination at all points;

P. Whenever a habitable room does not contain at least two (2) supplied electric convenience outlets or one (1) such convenience outlet and one (1) supplied electric light fixture, or whenever any habitable room, water closet compartment, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room and hallway do not have one (1) supplied electric light fixture;

Q. Whenever a dwelling unit does not have a room or rooms which afford privacy to a person within said room or rooms, and has a water closet, lavatory and a bathtub or shower in good working condition;

R. Whenever a hotel does not have water closets, lavatories and bathtubs or showers on each floor for each sex accessible from a public hallway or whenever additional water closets, lavatories, baths or showers are not provided on each floor for each sex at the rate of one (1) for every additional eight (8) guests, or fractional number thereof, in excess of eight (8);

S. Whenever walls and floors of water closet compartments, except in dwellings, are not finished with smooth, nonabsorbent surfaces in accordance with the applicable ICC Codes; whenever shower and tub enclosures within dwelling units are not finished with approved nonabsorbent materials;

T. Whenever a dwelling unit is not provided with a kitchen which contains a sink, work counter of nonabsorbent material, adequate space for installing cooking appliance and refrigeration equipment and a storage area for cooking utensils;

U. Whenever there is not an approved system of water supply, providing both hot and cold running water for the required sink, lavatory and bathtub or shower for each dwelling unit and whenever piping materials used for potable water are not approved by the plumbing code and whenever any such piping leaks or is insufficient in size as required by the plumbing code;

V. Whenever any portion of a building or structure remains on a site after the demolition or destruction of the building or structure;

W. Whenever any building or structure, because of dilapidation, deterioration, damage, inadequate exits, lack of sufficient fire-resistive construction, faulty electric wiring, gas connections or heating apparatus, or other cause, is determined by the building official to be a fire hazard;

X. Whenever a dwelling unit does not have at least one (1) room which has not less than one hundred twenty (120) square feet of superficial floor area, or whenever a room which is used for both cooking and living or both living and sleeping purposes does not have at least one hundred fifty (150) square feet of superficial floor area;

Y. Whenever a room used for sleeping purposes does not have at least ninety (90) square feet of superficial floor area; provided, that when more than two (2) persons occupy a room used for sleeping purposes the required superficial floor area shall be increased at the rate of fifty (50) square feet for each occupant in excess of two (2).

Exception: Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of an efficiency living unit meeting the following requirements:

Z. Whenever a habitable room has less than seven (7) feet in any dimension;

AA. Whenever a water closet space is less than thirty (30) inches in width or a clear space in front of the water closet is less than twenty-four (24) inches;

BB. Whenever habitable rooms, storage rooms and laundry rooms have a ceiling height of less than seven (7) feet six (6) inches;

CC. Whenever hallways, corridors, bathrooms and toilet rooms shall have a ceiling of less than seven (7) feet six (6) inches;

DD. Whenever a room which has a sloping ceiling is less than the prescribed ceiling height in more than one-half (1/2) the area thereof; provided, that no portion of the room measuring less than five (5) feet from the finished floor to the finished ceiling shall be included in any computation of the minimum area;

EE. Whenever a building or structure, because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, decay, damage, faulty construction or arrangement, inadequate light, air or sanitation facilities, the accumulation of junk, debris or combustible materials, or otherwise, creates a health, fire or safety hazard;

FF. Whenever a nuisance exists that may prove detrimental to children whether in a building, on the premises, or a city owned right-of-way, or upon an unoccupied lot. This includes any abandoned wells, shafts, basements or excavations; abandoned refrigerators, freezers, stoves, washers or dryers; or structurally unsound fences; or any lumber, trash, debris or vegetation which may prove a hazard for inquisitive minors;

GG. Whenever untreated wood support posts, girders, beams, floor joists or other wood structural supports are in direct contact with earth;

HH. Whenever any dwelling unit is not provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of seventy (70) degrees Fahrenheit at a point five (5) feet above the floor in the center of all habitable rooms, except bedrooms which shall be sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit at a point five (5) feet above the floor in the center of the room;

II. Whenever all plumbing fixtures are not trapped and vented and connected to a sanitary sewer or to an approved private sewage disposal system and whenever all toilets are not flush type and in good working condition and whenever piping both drain lines and vent lines are broken, cracked or in such a condition that they leak or of materials which are not approved by the Uniform Plumbing Code;

JJ. Whenever each hot water tank or hot water heating system is not provided with an approved, adequately sized pressure relief valve with a full size drain plumbed to the exterior of the building or other approved location as determined by the building official;

KK. Whenever glazing in locations subject to human impact such as glass doors, glazing immediately adjacent to such doors, glazing adjacent to any surface normally used as a walking surface, sliding glass door units, shower doors, tub enclosures and storm doors are not safety glazing materials as specified in applicable ICC Codes, provided glazing does not need to be safety glass in locations as specified under “exceptions” listed in the applicable ICC Codes;

LL. Whenever five-eighths (5/8) inch gypsum board or other material which has equivalent or better fire resistive rating is not provided on walls and ceilings which separate individual dwelling units, dwelling units from common storage areas and dwelling units from public or private garage; provided, that existing partitions and ceilings with wood lath and plaster in which the plaster is a minimum of three-eighths (3/8) inch thick and is not cracked, broken or bulging will be acceptable in lieu of the above mentioned requirement;

MM. Whenever one-half (1/2) inch gypsum board or other material which has equivalent or better fire resistive rating is not provided on walls and ceilings in individual dwelling units or dwellings; provided, that existing partitions and ceilings with wood lath and plaster in which the plaster is a minimum of three-eighths (3/8) inch think and is not cracked, broken or bulging will be acceptable in lieu of the above requirement;

NN. Whenever the water, solid waste, electric, or natural gas utility service to an occupied building has been disconnected for more than thirty (30) days.