It shall be a defense to a city code violation charged under the city's building or zoning codes which establish construction, plumbing, heating, electrical, fire prevention, sanitation or other health and safety standards that are applicable to structures in the city, if the respondent proves by a preponderance of the evidence that:
(A) The city code violation alleged does not, in fact, exist or at the time of the hearing the violation has been remedied or removed;
(B) The city code violation has been caused by the current property occupants and that, in spite of reasonable attempts by the respondent to maintain the dwelling free of such violations, the current occupants continue to cause the violations; or,
(C) An occupant or resident of the dwelling has refused entry to the respondent or his agents to all or part of the dwelling for the purpose of correcting the city code violation.
(Ord. 8088, passed 4-4-00; Am. Ord. 8525, passed 1-2-07)