Earlier editions: 2026-07
Chapter 6 — Buildings and Building Regulations›Article 1 — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Escondido Municipal Code § 6-10 Unsafe buildings, structures or building equipment
Escondido Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Escondido
Cite as: Escondido Municipal Code § 6-10 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 6-10.1. Buildings or structures regulated by this code and the technical codes…¶
structurally inadequate or have inadequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life are, for the purpose of this section, unsafe buildings.
Sec. 6-10.2. Building service equipment regulated by such codes, which constitutes a fire,¶
electrical or health hazard, or an unsanitary condition, or is otherwise dangerous to human life is, for the purpose of this section, unsafe. Use of buildings, structures or building service equipment constituting a hazard to safety, health or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster, damage or abandonment is, for the purpose of this section, an unsafe use.
Sec. 6-10.3. Parapet walls, cornices, spires, towers, tanks, statuary and other…¶
structural members which are supported by, attached to, or a part of a building and which are in a deteriorated condition or otherwise unable to sustain the design loads which are specified in the Building Code are hereby designated as unsafe building appendages.
Sec. 6-10.4. Unsafe buildings, structures or appendages and building service equipment…¶
declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedures set forth in the California Building Code or such alternate procedure as may be adopted by this jurisdiction. As an alternative, the building official or other employee or official of this jurisdiction as designated by the governing body may institute other appropriate action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate the violation.
(Ord. No. 2003-03, § 1, 2-12-03; Ord. No. 2022-21, § 3, 12-7-22)
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