(A) Title. These regulations shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Goose Creek, South Carolina, herein referred to as “this Code.”
(B) Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to all existing residential and nonresidential structures and all existing premises and constitute minimum requirements and standards for premises, structures, equipment and facilities for sanitation, protection from the elements, safety from hazards, safe and sanitary maintenance, the responsibility of owners, parties of interest, operators and occupants, the occupancy of existing structures and premises, and for administration, enforcement and penalties.
(C) Purposes. This code shall be construed to secure its expressed purposes, which is to insure public health, safety and welfare in so far as they are affected by the continued maintenance of structures and premises. Existing structures and premises that do not comply with these provisions shall be altered or repaired to provide a minimum level of compliance as required herein.
(D) Severability. If a section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this code is, for any reason, declared invalid by a court of law, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this code.
(Ord. 17-016, passed
7-11-2017)