This subchapter does not affect the ability of the city to initiate a civil action in District or County Court, including a suit for injunctive relief, for the enforcement of an ordinance:
(A) For the preservation of public safety, relating to the materials or methods used to construct a building or other structure or improvement, including the foundation, structural elements, electrical wiring or apparatus, plumbing and fixtures, entrances or exits;
(B) Relating to the preservation of public health or to the fire safety of a building or other structure or improvement, including provisions relating to materials, types of construction or design, interior configuration, illumination, warning devices, sprinklers or other fire suppression devices, availability of water supply for extinguishing fires or location, design or width of entrances or exits;
(C) For zoning that provides for the use of land or classifies a parcel of land according to the municipality’s district classification scheme;
(D) Establishing criteria for land subdivision or construction of buildings, including provisions relating to street width and design, lot size, building width or elevation, setback requirements or utility service specifications or requirements;
(E) Implementing civil penalties under this subchapter for conduct classified by statute as a Class C misdemeanor;
(F) Relating to dangerously damaged or deteriorated structures or improvements;
(G) Relating to conditions caused by accumulations of refuse, vegetation or other matter that creates breeding and living places for insects and rodents;
(H) Relating to the interior configuration, design, illumination or visibility of business premises exhibiting for viewing by customers while on the premises live or mechanically or electronically displayed entertainment intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification; or
(I) Relating to point source effluent limitations or the discharge of a pollutant, other than from a non-point source, into a sewer system, including a sanitary or storm water sewer system, owned or controlled by the municipality.
(1998 Code, § 22-313) (Ord. 04-35, passed 9-1-2004)