§ 14.60.030. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain terms and words are defined as follows:

A.

"Abatement" shall mean the act or process of reducing or alleviating conditions which make the structure a public nuisance as defined by law.

B.

"Buildings exhibiting slumlike conditions" shall mean any of the following:

1.

Inhabited rental property with longstanding multiple and/or life threatening code violations, including but not limited to, electrical, structural, health and safety, and fire, and which require immediate correction to protect the life, limb, health, property, safety, or welfare of any occupant or member of the public.

2.

A building or structure used or intended to be used for dwelling purposes which, because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, decay, damage, faulty construction or arrangement, inadequate light, air or sanitation facilities, or otherwise, is determined by the health officer, or an authorized representative, to be unsanitary, unfit for human habitation or in such a condition that it is likely to cause sickness or disease.

3.

A building or structure which, because of obsolescence, dilapidated condition, deterioration, damage, inadequate exits, lack of sufficient fire-resistive construction, faulty electric wiring, gas connections or heating apparatus, or other cause, is determined by the fire marshal to be a fire hazard.

C.

"Demolition" shall mean the razing of a structure with a property permit, a certificate of appropriateness if required under the cultural heritage commission ordinance, and in conformity with growth management requirements.

D.

"Owner" shall mean any person owning property as shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the Los Angeles County assessor, or the lessee, tenant or other person having control or possession of the property.

E.

"Slumlord" shall mean the owner of a residential building exhibiting slumlike conditions.

F.

"Substandard structure" shall mean a substandard building as defined in Section 17920.3 of the California Health and Safety Code and any accessory structures which endanger the life, limb, health, property, safety or welfare of the public or occupants.

(Ord. 6468 § 2 (part), 1991)