§ 23-27.3-124.4 - Restoration of unsafe buildings.
SECTION 23-27.3-124.4
§ 23-27.3-124.4 Restoration of unsafebuildings. – A building, sign, or structure declared unsafe by the building official shallbe restored to a safe and usable condition in one of the following manners:
(1) When no change in use or occupancy is contemplated orcompelled and the reconstruction or restoration is less than fifty percent(50%) of the physical value of the building, sign, or structure as defined in§ 23-27.3-106.5, the building, sign, or structure shall be repaired inaccordance with the applicable requirements of the rehabilitation building andfire code for existing buildings and structures, or if the rehabilitation codefor existing buildings and structures is not applicable, the applicablerequirements of § 23-27.3-106.3 or § 23-27.3-106.4; or
(2) When a change in use or occupancy is contemplated orcompelled, or reconstruction or restoration is in excess of fifty percent (50%)of the physical value of the building, sign, or structure as defined in §23-27.3-106.5, exclusive of foundations, the building, sign, or structure shallbe made to comply in all respects with the requirements for materials andmethods set forth in the rehabilitation building and fire code for existingbuildings and structures, or if said code does not apply, the requirements formaterials and methods for new buildings, signs, or structures erected under theprovisions of this code.