No building or structure shall hereafter be erected, constructed, altered, repaired, moved or demolished, nor shall equipment for the operation of a building or structure be erected, constructed, installed, altered or moved, except in conformity with the provisions of this Building Code. No person shall maintain, use or occupy a building or structure, or part thereof, that has been erected, constructed, altered or moved in violation of any of the provisions of this Building Code. However, buildings and structures or parts thereof lawfully existing, used or occupied on the effective date of this chapter (Ordinance 53-3-1, passed March 3, 1953) may be continued in such use or occupancy without alteration, except as may hereafter be deemed necessary in the interests of the public health, safety and welfare.
(Ord. 53-3-1. Passed 3-3-53.)