There is hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of buildings and structures, that certain housing code known as the Uniform Housing Code, copyrighted by the International Conference of Building Officials, being particularly the 1970 Edition, as amended thereof, of which not less than three (3) copies have been and now are filed in the office of the Clerk, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein and the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the construction of all buildings and other structures. (1971 Code)