(A) To protect the citizen’s public health, safety and general welfare, while establishing and enforcing minimum standards throughout the city (herein after referred to as “the city”).
(B) These general objectives include, but are not limited to the following:
(1) To protect the character and stability of residential and commercial areas within the city;
(2) To correct and prevent conditions which adversely affect or are likely to adversely affect the life, safety, general welfare and health, including the physical, mental and social well-being of persons within the city;
(3) To provide minimum standards for maintaining existing and future properties, and to thus prevent deterioration and substandard property appearances; and
(4) To preserve the property values throughout the city.
(C) This chapter establishes and regulates minimum standards for all properties within the city.
(Ord. 113, passed 3-11-2014)