Within the scope of this Code, as hereinafter defined, the purpose of this Code is to establish minimum standards necessary to make all rental dwellings safe, sanitary, free from fire and health hazards and fit for human habitation and beneficial to the public welfare; to establish minimum standards governing the maintenance and repair of rental dwellings and their exterior property areas in such condition so as not to constitute a blighting or deteriorating influence on the neighborhood and the community; to protect property values and maintain the character and appearance of neighborhoods and the community; to attach responsibilities for owners and occupants with respect to sanitation, repair and maintenance; to establish the inspection of rental dwellings; to establish the fee for housing license; to establish enforcement procedures; to fix penalties for failure and/or refusal to abate violations of the Codified Ordinances of the City. (Ord. 2017-92. Passed 11-28-17.)