A. Purpose: The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the city by establishing basic and uniform standards governing the occupancy, condition and maintenance of residential premises. These regulations are required to ensure that buildings where people are housed shall be safe, sanitary, and of adequate size and suitability for human habitation. The minimum standards herein set forth are provided to arrest the spread of, and eliminate, residential blight that is caused by dwellings which are so dilapidated, unsafe, dangerous, unhygienic or unsanitary as to constitute a menace to public health and safety.
B. Scope: Administrative provisions have been established to ensure compliance with the requirements herein set forth. These include the authorization for the inspections of dwellings, the rehabilitation of dwellings and the vacation and removal of dwellings which are not suitable for human habitation. (1985 Code ch. 4 § 7-1)