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There is hereby established within the Department of Community Development a Housing Clinic to which members of the regularly employed staff of the several Divisions of the Department may be assigned by the Director of Community Development for the purpose set forth in Section 137.14, and to perform such functions as may be necessary to implement the intent of the Housing Clinic.
(Ord. No. 1183-68. Passed 6-17-68, eff. 6-18-68)
The purpose of the Housing Clinic shall be to establish and administer programs to implement and carry out the intent of these Codified Ordinances, and to that end it shall deal with violators of the minimum standards set forth in these Codified Ordinances necessary to make all housing, building and structures safe, sanitary, free from fire and health hazards and fit for habitation, and beneficial to the public welfare; aid and assist in the coordination of the activities of the Municipal Court, upon referrals therefor, and with volunteers, consultants and other organizations in the City concerned with the problems of the enforcement of the minimum standards for housing and building; assemble, analyze and work with individual violators, voluntarily or upon referral, of the minimum Code requirements; enlist various social, economic, financial and medico-legal methods to insure that violators of the minimum Code requirements can comply and will be able to comply with the aforesaid minimum standards; act as a source of accurate and reliable data on the problems connected with housing and building; conduct such activities for the improvement and education of the citizens of Cleveland in order that they may better be able to comply with these Codified Ordinances; and provide such technical assistance aid and help to those individuals, corporations, or other entities referred to it, or voluntarily seeking its help.
(Ord. No. 1183-68. Passed 6-17-68, eff. 6-18-68)
In furtherance of the objectives of the Housing Clinic, the Director of Community Development is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the conduct of the Housing Clinic.
(Ord. No. 1183-68. Passed 6-17-68, eff. 6-18-68)
Notwithstanding and as an exception to Chapter 183 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, the Commissioner of Redevelopment may, with the approval of the Board of Control, enter into month- to-month written leases involving real property for community development lands purchased by the Department of Community Development, or its named successor departments, with Urban Renewal Bond Funds, Community Development Block Grant Funds and/or Urban Renewal Funds. However, such real property shall be located in neighborhood conservation areas, as defined in Chapter 323 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, or community development plan areas as defined in Chapter 313 through 321 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, or urban renewal project or plan areas.
(Ord. No. 258-A-83. Passed 12-19-83, eff. 12-22-83)
The Director of Community Development shall have the authority to expend funds in order to provide refreshments, as necessary, at workshops, training sessions and community meetings held by the Department of Community Development in the course of administering the Community Development Block Grant Program.
(Ord. No. 2766-86. Passed 1-26-87, eff. 1-29-87)