Ordinance No. 86-39 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
ORDINANCE N0. 85—_;�2
t- en NUISANCES, OF
AN ORDINANCE uF THE TIGARD CITY AMS l��LlIN�, Cni+PTE,. 7.THE TIGARD MUNICIPAL CODE, SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Chapter 7.40, Nt,ji,,ances,
designates certain types of nuisances which
affect the public health - , safety which require abatement, and
WHEREAS, the Tigard City Council finds that dangerous buildings threaten the
® „hl;, hoalan and safety, and
WHEREAS, the present Chapter 7.40 does not designate dangerous buildings as
nuisances,
THE CITY OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
tion Thorn ishereby added to Title 7, Chapter 7.40 of the Tigard
Municipal Codes, Section 7.40 Section 4,9,. as set forth in the attaches
Exhibit "A" and is hereby adopted.
inance is necessary to protet the general welfare and
Section 2: This ord
safety of the people of the City of Tigard um ears'e of dangerous a bu ldinno
authority to abate the threat posed by
throughout the City which have been the subject of numerous complaints, and
these buildings exhibit evidence of being hazards,
therefore, an emergency is
hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon passage by the City Coundil and approved by the Mayor.
PASSED: By Ci( 1m6: _ vote of all Council members present after
being read by number and title only, this /rh day
of �1, �(`C�- .1986.
n Loreen R. Wilson, Acting City
Recorder
da of �� 1985.
APPROVED: This y
o E Cook, Mayor
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EXHIBIT "A"
maintenance on private property of a dangerous
building. A dangerous building is one or more of the following:
a, A structure that, for, the want of proper
• cend,4.4- .� by reason
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of poorly installed electrical wiring or equipment, defective
chimney, defective gas connection, defective heating apparatus,
or for any other cause or -reason,, is especially liable to fire,
and that is so situated or occupied as to endanger any other
building or property or human life.
b. A structure containing combustible or
explosive material, rubbish, rags, waste, oils, gasoline or
flwmmable substance of any' kind, especially liable to cause fire
or danger to the safety of the building, premises, or to human
life.
C. A structure that is kept or maintained or is
in a filthy or unsanitary condition, especially liable to cause
the spread of contagious or infectious disease or diseases:
d. A structure in such weak or weakened
•at�� �r dilapidated or det'oriArae@ condition as to
condition, ...r..A_.___
endanger any person or property by reason of probability of
partial or entire collapse."
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