Repaired, and/or vacated and closed according to the minimum standards for vacant
buildings in Section 22.206.200 of this Code, if the estimated cost of repairing the conditions causing the building
or structure to be unsafe or unfit for human habitation or other use is 50 percent
or less than the replacement value of a building or structure of similar size, design,
type, and quality; or
4.
Corrected or improved as specified in the Order of the Director as to the conditions
that caused the premises other than buildings and structures to be unfit.
Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the City to condemn and resell
property pursuant to chapter 35.80A RCW.
B.
In estimating the replacement value of an unfit building or structure, the Director
shall use the Square Foot Cost Estimating Method set forth in the "Residential Cost
Handbook," Marshall and Swift, latest available edition, or a cost estimating publication
that the Director deems comparable.
C.
In estimating the cost of repairs, the Director shall apply the following standards:
1.
Only the conditions causing the building, structure or portion thereof to be unfit
for human habitation or other use shall be included in the cost estimate;
2.
All repair costs shall be based on estimates calculated from the "Home-Tech Remodeling
and Renovation Cost Estimator," latest available edition, or a cost estimating publication
that the Director deems comparable;
3.
Repair estimates shall assume that all work will comply with the requirements of the
current Building, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Energy, and Fire Codes in effect
in The City of Seattle;
4.