Within the scope of this Property Maintenance Code as herein defined, the purpose of this Code is to establish minimum standards necessary to make all dwelling structures and vacant property safe, sanitary, free from fire and health hazards, fit for human habitation and beneficial to the public welfare; to establish as will not constitute a blighting or deteriorating influence on the neighborhood and with respect to sanitation, repair and maintenance; to establish additional standards for duplexes and multiple dwellings; to authorize external inspection of dwelling structures and to establish enforcement procedures covered by Chapter 1311.
(Ord. 96-8964. Passed 5-1-96.)