§ 36-16. Removal or repair of unsafe buildings.

A. 

The purpose of this article is to promote, protect and preserve the safety, health, welfare and property of residents and owners of property within the Village of Brockport by providing an ordinance for the removal or repair of unsafe buildings therein that, from any cause, may now be or shall hereafter become dangerous, unsafe or a public nuisance or fire hazard.

B. 

Unsafe buildings; repair or demolition and removal. The owner of any building or structure, with owner as defined in § 36-9 of this chapter, shall at all times maintain and keep the same in good repair and in a healthy, safe, secure and usable condition. If a building or structure, or any portion thereof, is in such state of disrepair as to constitute an unsafe building, as defined in Subsection C below, it shall be repaired and made safe, healthy, secure and usable by the owner thereof or otherwise be demolished and removed.

C. 

Unsafe buildings; definition. An unsafe building is any structure or edifice or portion thereof where:

(1) 

The walls are in poor structural condition, the floors are overloaded or there are other major structural defects, including significant exterior deterioration; or

(2) 

There is a lack of safeguards against fire or the structure is so poorly maintained as to constitute a fire hazard; or

(3) 

It is open and/or unsecured at the doorways, windows or walls, permitting unauthorized access and entry; or

(4) 

It is or may become a place of rodent infestation; or

(5) 

There is debris, rubble or parts of buildings or structures left after demolition, reconstruction, fire or other casualty or occurrence; or

(6) 

There are substantial and significant violations of the Uniform Code or any other state or local codes, which violations constitute a danger to the health, safety and general welfare of the public; or

(7) 

There presents any other danger to the health, safety and general welfare of the public.