Every building, occupancy or use shall comply with the provisions of this chapter, whether or not such building or use shall have been constructed, altered or repaired before or after the enactment of this chapter, and without regard to any permits or licenses which shall have been issued for the use or occupancy of the building or premises, for the construction or repair of the building or use, or for the installation or repair of equipment or facilities prior to the effective date of this chapter. This chapter established minimum standards for the initial and continued occupancy and use of all such structures and does not replace or modify standards otherwise established for the construction, repair, alteration or use of the building. Where there is mixed occupancy, residential, or nonresidential use therein shall be nevertheless regulated by and subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 04-06-01, passed 7-6-04; Am. Ord. 10-09-04, passed 10-5-10)