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Any building or portion thereof including any dwelling unit, guest room or suite of rooms or the premises on which the same is located, in which there exists any of the following listed conditions to an extent that endangers the life, limb, health, property, safety, or welfare of the public or the occupants thereof shall have deemed and hereby is declared to be a substandard building: (a) Inadequate sanitation shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Lack of, or improper water closet, lavatory, or bathtub or shower in a dwelling unit. (2) Lack of, or improper water closets, lavatories, and bathtubs or showers per number of guests in a hotel. (3) Lack of, or improper kitchen sink. (4) Lack of hot and cold running water to plumbing fixtures in a hotel. (5) Lack of hot and cold running water to plumbing fixtures in a dwelling unit. (6) Lack of adequate heating. (7) Lack of, or improper operation of required ventilating equipment. (8) Lack of minimum amounts of natural light and ventilation required by this Code. (9) Room and space dimensions less than required by this Code. (10) Lack of required electrical lighting. (11) Dampness of habitable rooms. (12) Infestation of insects, vermin, or rodents as determined by the Health Officer. (13) General dilapidation or improper maintenance. (14) Lack of connection to required sewage disposal system. (15) Lack of adequate garbage and rubbish storage and removal facilities as determined by the Health Officer. (b) Structural hazards shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Deteriorated or inadequate foundations. (2) Defective or deteriorated flooring or floor supports. (3) Flooring or floor supports of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety. (4) Members of walls, partitions, or other vertical support that split, lean, list, or buckle due to defective material or deterioration. (5) Members of walls, partitions, or other vertical supports that are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety. (6) Members of ceilings, roofs, ceilings and roof supports, or other horizontal members that sag, split, or buckle due to defective material or deterioration. (7) Members of ceiling, roofs, ceiling and roof supports, or other horizontal members that are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety. (8) Fireplaces or chimneys that list, bulge, or settle due to defective material or deterioration. (9) Fireplaces or chimneys that are of insufficient size or strength to carry imposed loads with safety. (c) Any nuisance. Exhibit B Ordinance No. 2025-016 Page 2 of 4