Spokane Municipal Code

Title 17F Construction Standards

Chapter 17F.070 Existing Building and Conservation Code

In determining whether a building is a substandard or unfit for human habitation so as to require its owner to repair and rehabilitate the building, the building official and the hearing examiner consider the number and extent of the following factors:

1. Dilapidation:  Exterior decay, water damage.
    
2. Structural defects:  Foundation, wall and roof framing.
    
3. Unsanitary conditions:  Waste accumulation, health hazards.
    
4. Defective/inoperable plumbing.
    
5. Inadequate weatherproofing: Siding, roofing and glazing.
    
6. No activated utility service for one year.
    
7. Inoperable or inadequate heating system.
    
8. Hazardous electrical conditions.
    
9. Structure has been boarded more than one year and no approved rehabilitation plan.
    
10. Structure used in the manufacture of methamphetamine or any other illegal drugs and has been condemned by the Spokane county health district and the owner has failed to abate the nuisance condition.
     
11. Fire-damaged structure.
     
12. Defects increasing the hazards of fire, accident or other calamity.

Date Passed: Monday, March 12, 2007

Effective Date: Monday, March 12, 2007

ORD C33989 Section 1