(a) In addition to the provisions of the RCO Code, as adopted in Section 1428.01, and, further, in addition to any amendments or additions to the RCO Code enacted by the City, all erection, construction, alteration and repair of one, two and three-family dwellings and appurtenant structures shall be performed in a workmanlike manner including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) All work shall be in compliance with those performance standards recognized by the applicable trade or industry.
(2) Walls shall be plumb, floors level and corners square within accepted standards and tolerances within the trade or industry, unless required by design to be otherwise.
(b) The mere fact that a particular erection, construction, alteration or repair is functional shall not give rise to a presumption that it has been performed in a workmanlike manner as discussed in division (a) hereof.
(Ord. 39-92. Passed 3-23-92; Ord. 169-94. Passed 1-9-95; Ord. 25-06. Passed 2-27-06.)