Except as hereafter modified, Chapters 1 through 7, and Appendix A of the 2018 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code, published by the International Code Council (ICC), is hereby specifically incorporated by reference and shall be known as the Rental Housing Code of the City of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, except for such portions as are modified herein, to regulate and govern the conditions and maintenance of all residential rental property, buildings and structures; to provide the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that residential rental structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use; to authorize the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use, and the demolition of such existing residential rental structures; and to provide for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore. A copy of the International Maintenance Code is available for public reference in City Hall.