Sec. 29-253. (Formerly Sec. 19-395e). Code applicable to all municipalities. Ordinance governing demolition of hazardous building.
Sec. 29-253. (Formerly Sec. 19-395e). Code applicable to all municipalities.
Ordinance governing demolition of hazardous building. (a) The State Building Code,
including any amendment to said code adopted by the State Building Inspector and
Codes and Standards Committee, shall be the building code for all towns, cities and
boroughs.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent any town, city or borough from adopting
an ordinance governing the demolition of buildings deemed to be unsafe. As used in
this subsection, "unsafe building" means a building that constitutes a fire hazard or is
otherwise dangerous to human life or the public welfare.
(1969, P.A. 443, S. 3; P.A. 82-269, S. 1, 2; 82-432, S. 4, 19; 82-451, S. 7, 9; P.A. 83-187, S. 2; P.A. 97-320, S. 10, 11.)
History: P.A. 82-269 added Subsec. (b) permitting adoption of ordinance re demolition of hazardous buildings; P.A.
82-432 changed committee's name; P.A. 82-451 added Subsec. (c) which allows a municipality to adopt an ordinance
imposing a waiting period prior to demolition; Sec. 19-395e transferred to Sec. 29-253 in 1983; P.A. 83-187 deleted Subsec.
(c) concerning waiting periods prior to demolition; P.A. 97-320 amended Subsec. (b) by changing reference from hazardous
buildings to buildings deemed to be unsafe and by defining "unsafe building", effective July 1, 1997.
Cited. 192 C. 207. Cited. 225 C. 575.
Cited. 13 CA 1.