Within the scope, as hereinafter specified, of this Housing Code, the purpose of this Housing Code is to establish minimum standards necessary to make all dwelling structures safe, sanitary, free from fire and health hazards, fit for human habitation and beneficial to the public welfare; to establish minimum standards governing the maintenance of dwelling structures in such conditions as will not constitute a blighting or deteriorating influence on the neighborhood and the community; to protect property values and to maintain the character and appearance of the community and neighborhoods within the community; to fix responsibilities for owners and occupants of dwelling structures with respect to sanitation, repair and maintenance; to establish additional standards for multiple dwellings; to authorize the inspection of dwelling structures; to establish enforcement procedures; to authorize the vacation or condemnation of dwelling structures unsafe or unfit for human habitation; to ensure and enforce the prohibition of more than one single family (as "family" is defined in Section 1381.04(h)) unit taking up residence in a single-family dwelling; to ensure that all owners and occupants of all dwelling structures in the City comply with all health and safety codes and regulations and properly apply to the City for all permits which are necessary for all interior construction; and to fix the penalty for violations.
(Ord. 1968-72. Passed 12-23-68; Ord. 2004-2. Passed 1-26-04.)