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to enforce ordinance provisions in an arbitrary or discretionary manner. SECTION VI: The description of an unsafe building contained in Indiana Code 36-7-9-4 is hereby supplemented to provide minimum standards for building condition or maintenance in the Town of Mooresville, Indiana, by adding the following definition: UNSAFE BUILDING: Any building or structure which has any or all of the conditions or defects hereinafter described shall be deemed to be an unsafe building, provided that such conditions or defects exist to the extent that life, health, property, or safety of the public or its occupants are endangered. (a) Whenever any door, aisle, passageway, or other means of exit is not of sufficient width or size or is not so arranged as to provide safe and adequate means of exit in case of fire or panic. (b) Whenever the stress in any materials, member, or portion thereof, due to all dead and live loads, is more than one and one-half times the working stress or stresses allowed for new buildings of similar structure, purpose, or location. (c) Whenever any portion thereof has been damaged by fire, earthquake, wind, flood, or ÐY any other cause, to such an extent that the structural strength or stability thereof is materially less than it was before such catastrophe and is less than the minimum requirements for new buildings of similar structure, purpose, or location. (d) Whenever any poxtion, member, or appurtenance thereof is likely to fail, to become detached or dislodged, or to collaspe and thereby injure persons or damage property. (e) Whenever any portion of a building, or any member, appurtenance, or ornamentation on the exterior thereof is not of sufficient strength or stability or is not so anchored, attached, or fastened in place so as to be capable of resisting a wind pressure of one-half of that specified for new buildings of similar structure, purpose, or location without exceeding the working stresses permitted fOT such buildings. (f) Whenever any portion thereof has wracked, warped, buckled, or settled to such an extent that walls or other structural portions have materially less resistance to winds or earthquakes than is required in the case of similar new construction. (g) Whenever the building or structure, or any portion thereof, because of [1] dilapidation, deterioration, or decay: [2] faulty construction;