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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Person(s) as used in this article, shalI mean and include any person or persons, firm or <br />frrms, corporation or corporations. Any person who shalI be the owner of: or shall be in <br />possession of: or in responsible charge of any dangerous building within the city of La <br />Porte, and who shall knowingly suffer or permit any such building to be or remain <br />dangerous for as long as 10 days after receipt of notice, as herein provided, shall be guihy <br />ofa violation of this ordinance and shall, upon conviction thereof in the municipal court, <br />be fined not to exceed $2000.00. Each and every day the violation continues constitutes a <br />new and separate offence. <br /> <br />Dangerous Building InsDection Board means the board of inspection created by section <br />82-472. <br /> <br />Fire chief means the officer charged with the administration of fire suppression <br />services and this article. <br /> <br />Fire code means the fire code of the city as it now exists and as it may hereafter <br />from time to time be amended. <br /> <br />Fire marshal means the officer charged with the administration and enforcement <br />of the fire code and this article. <br /> <br />Sec. 82-472. Dangerous Building Inspection Board. <br /> <br />There is hereby created a Dangerous Building Inspection Board and for the <br />purpose of this ordinance, their duties are described in this chapter and shall be referred <br />to as ''the Board" throughout this chapter. The Board shall be composed of the building <br />official, or hislher duly authorized representative, the fire chief: or hislher duly authorized <br />representative, and the fire marshal, or his/her duly authorized representative. <br /> <br />Sec. 82-473. Declaration of Public Nuisance and Hazard. <br /> <br />A. Dangerous or Substandard Buildings or Structures. <br />A building or structure shall be considered dangerous or substandard whenever it is <br />determined by the Board, that any or all of the following is applicable: <br /> <br />1. A building that is vacant, and is not up to current building code standards. These <br />vacant buildings can be either open to trespass or boarded up. <br /> <br />2. Whenever any portion thereof has been damaged by ftre, earthquake, wind, flood, <br />or by any other cause, to such an extent that the structural strength or stability thereof is <br />materially less than it was before such catastrophe and is less than the minimum <br />requirements of the building code for new buildings of similar structure, purpose or <br />location; <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />EXHIBIT A <br />