Within the scope of this chapter, the purpose is to establish minimum standards necessary to make all structures safe, sanitary, free from fire and health hazards, fit for human habitation and beneficial to the public welfare; to establish minimum standards governing the maintenance of structures in such condition as shall not constitute a blighting or deteriorating influence on the neighborhood and the community; and to impose responsibility upon owners, agents, lessees and occupants of structures with respect to sanitation, repair and maintenance.
(Ord. 2727. Passed 6-14-12.)