A. Policy: It is the policy of the City to enhance the supply of safe, sanitary, and adequate structures and living conditions for its citizens and to prevent the deterioration of the existing structures in the City.
B. Purpose: The purpose of this Chapter is to carry out the policy stated in subsection A of this Section by establishing minimum standards and procedures for their enforcement consistent with the right to personal privacy, for the protection of life, limb, health, property, safety and welfare of the general public.
C. Objectives: The objectives of this Chapter include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Protection and preservation of the stability and character of all areas within the City.
2. The prevention and correction of conditions that adversely affect the life, safety, health and general well-being of owners, managers, and occupants of structures in the City.
3. The establishment of minimum standards for light, space, ventilation, cooling, heating, sanitation, protection from the elements, life safety, safety from fire and other hazards, and for the safe and sanitary maintenance necessary to ensure the health and safety of owners, managers, and occupants of structures in the City.
4. The establishment of minimum standards for the maintenance of rented single and multi-family dwellings, both owner-occupied and non-owner occupied dwellings.
5. The prevention of all blighted and deteriorating structures in the City.
6. The preservation of the value of land and all structures in the City.