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The purpose of this Division E is to protect the public health, safety and the general welfare of the residents of and visitors to the city by accepting a delegation of authority from the State’s Department of Health pursuant to M.S. § 145A.07, subd. 1, as it may be amended from time to time, for the inspection and regulation of
,
and
within the city. The general objectives include:
(a) To prevent and correct living conditions that adversely affect, or are likely to adversely affect, the life, safety, general welfare and health of
occupying
,
and
and their adjoining neighbors;
(b) To require
,
and
and their facilities and equipment within the city to be maintained in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition;
(c) To safeguard life and property within the city from the hazards of fire and its spread by requiring
,
and
to maintain, at a minimum: adequate unobstructed fire lanes; properly installed and maintained utility service lines and connections, separation between
, tents,
, their accessory buildings and
; visible street and unit identification; and emergency shelters;
(d) To enforce those standards for cooking, heating and sanitary equipment necessary to the health and safety of the
,
and
occupants and their adjoining neighbors;
(e) To enforce those standards of light and ventilation necessary to health and safety;
(f) To enforce those standards for the maintenance of
,
and
,
and
necessary to prevent blight; and
(g) To preserve the value of land and buildings throughout the city.
(Ord. 2010-13, passed 5-17-2010; Ord. 2017-9, passed 5-1-2017)
It is the intent of this Division E to establish a permanent mode of protecting and regulating the living conditions of city residents who occupy
and live in
, or temporarily reside in
or
. Towards that end, this Division E sets forth the general requirements for design, inspection and associated procedures involved with administering and enforcing minimum standards for health and safety and transfers responsibility for administration and enforcement of regulations relating to
,
and
from the State Department of Health to the city’s Community Health Board.
(Ord. 2010-13, passed 5-17-2010; Ord. 2016-27, passed 11-7-2016)
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