The provisions of this chapter shall repeal by implication any provision of the fire regulations of the city, the Building Code of the city or any other law or ordinance of the city, and the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall not affect or diminish the power or authority of any officer or employee of the city to condemn any building or structure erected or maintained in violation of any provision of the fire regulations of the city, the Building Code of the city or any other law or ordinance of the city. The provisions of this chapter shall not relieve a property owner of the requirements of the city’s code requiring a permit for the repair or demolition of a building or structure.
(`78 Code, § 15.56.230.)