Where there is a conflict between the standards adopted by this chapter and the standards in a federal or state law or regulation applicable to buildings or structures, building service equipment, or signs, that standard which provides the most protection for life, health, and safety as determined by the building official shall govern. Provided that, where there is a conflict between the standards adopted by this chapter and the standards in any federal or state law or regulation applicable to buildings or structures, building service equipment, or signs and the federal or state standards expressly preempt local standards which apply to or govern the same subject matter, then the standards in the federal or state law or regulation shall govern to the exclusion of the standards adopted by this chapter.
(Ord. 1646 §3 (part))