(A) Housing Code adopted. Pursuant to authority granted by Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 6-54-501 through 6-54-506, and for the purpose of securing the public safety, health and general welfare through structural strength, stability, sanitation, adequate light, HVAC and ventilation in residential dwellings, apartment houses, rooming houses and buildings, structures or premises used as such; and for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use; and for the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use, and the demolition of such existing structures as provided herein and in Title 15, Chapter 154 of the Etowah Municipal Code, the International Properly Maintenance Code (2012 Edition), except for §§ 111.1 through 111.8 (Means of Appeal) as prepared by the International Codes Council, is hereby adopted and adopted by reference as a part of the Etowah Municipal Code and is hereinafter referred to as the Housing Code.
(1994 Code, § 12-501)
(B) Modifications.
(1) Where the Housing Code refers to the Building Official, it shall mean the person appointed or designated by the City Manager to administer and enforce the provisions of the Housing Code. Where the Department of Law is referred to, it shall mean the City Attorney.
(2) Where the Chief Appointing Authority is referred to, it shall mean the City Manager.
(1994 Code, § 12-502)
(C) Available in Recorder’s office. Pursuant to the requirements of Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-54-502, one copy of the Housing Code with the above modifications has been placed on file in the Recorder’s (Finance Director’s) office and shall be kept there for the use and inspection of the public.
(1994 Code, § 12-503)
(D) Violations. It shall be a civil offense for any person to violate or fail to comply with any provision of the Housing Code as herein adopted by reference and modified.
9-2-1993; Ord. 497, passed 11-4-1993; Ord. 713, passed 5-23-2011; Ord. 748, passed 12-16-2013)