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d EDITION 202-204 damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act or by reason of any act or omission in the discharge of his duties. Any suit brought against the building official or employee because of such actor omission performed by him in the enforcement of any provision of such codes shall be defended by this jurisdic- tion until final termination of such proceedings, and any judgment resulting therefrom shall be assumed by this jurisdiction. This code shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any person owning, operating or controlling any building or structure for any damages to persons or property caused by defects,nor shall the code enforcement agency or its parent jurisdiction be held as assuming any such liability by reason of ( the inspections authorized by this code or any certificates of inspection issued under this code. (g)Cooperation of Other Officials and Officers.The building official may request,and shall receive so far as is required in the discharge of his duties,the assistance and cooperation of other officials of this jurisdiction. e W Unsafe Buildings or Structures Sec.203.All buildings or structures regulated by this code which are structur- ally unsafe or not provided with adequate egress,or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life are, for the purpose of this section, unsafe.Any use of buildings or structures 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. Parapet walls, cornices, spires, towers, tanks, statuary and other appendages or structural members which are supported by,attached to,or a part of a building and which are in deteriorated condition or otherwise unable to sustain the design loads which are specified in this code are hereby designated as unsafe building appendages. All such unsafe buildings,structures or appendages are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Dangerous Buildings Code or such alternate procedures,as may have been or 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 any other appropriate action to prevent,restrain,correct or abate the violation. Board of Appeals Sec. 204. In order to determine the suitability of alternate materials and methods of construction and to provide for reasonable interpretations of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a Board of Appeals consisting of members who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to building construction and who are not employees of the jurisdiction.The building official shall be an ex officio member of and shall act as secretary to said board. The Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the governing body and shall hold office at its pleasure.The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the building official. 5