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1101.01 SCOPE.
   This article is enacted pursuant to authority contained in West Virginia Code 8-12-16, and nothing herein contained shall be construed to abrogate or impair the power of any department of the City to enforce any provision of this Code or other ordinance or regulation, nor to prevent or punish violations; and the powers conferred by this article shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law of the State or ordinance of the City.
1101.02 BUILDING CODES ADOPTED.
   EDITOR’S NOTE: See Article 1705
1101.03 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES FOR BUILDING CODE.
   (a)   No person, firm or corporation whether as owner, lessee, sub-lessee or occupant shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or residence in violation of the provisions of the City Building Codes.
   (b)   It is hereby declared that any violation of this code constitutes a public nuisance, and in addition to any other remedies provided by this code for enforcement, the City may bring civil suit to enjoin the violation of any provisions of this code.
   (c)   Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or 30 days in jail or both.
(Passed 1-15-89.)
1101.04 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
   (a)   “Building Commission" means the Building Commission of the City of Lewisburg, West Virginia.
   (b)   "Circuit Court" means the circuit court of Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
   (c)   "Municipality" means the City of Lewisburg, West Virginia.
   (d)   “Unsafe building or structure" means any dwelling or other building unfit for human habitation due to dilapidation, defects increasing and hazard of fire, accidents or other calamities, lack of ventilation, light or sanitary facilities or any other conditions prevailing in any dwelling or building, whether used for human habitation or not, which would cause such building to be unsafe, unsanitary, dangerous or detrimental to the public welfare.
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