(A) This Code is hereby declared to be remedial and shall be construed to secure the beneficial interests and purposes thereof which are public safety, health and general welfare through structural strength stability, sanitation, adequate light and ventilation, and safety to the life and property from fire and other hazards incident to the construction, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, use and occupancy of dwellings, apartment houses, rooming houses or building structures or premises used as such.
(B) The provision of this Code shall apply to all existing housing and to all housing hereafter constructed within the town and its extraterritorial jurisdiction. Portable, mobile or demountable buildings or structures, including trailers, when used or intended for use for housing within the town and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, shall be subject to the applicable provisions of this Code. This chapter establishes minimum requirements for the initial and continued occupancy of all buildings used for human habitation and does not replace or modify requirements otherwise established for the construction, repair, alteration or use of buildings, equipment or facilities except as provided in this chapter.
(Ord. passed 11-1-1988)