(a) The scope of this Maintenance Code is strictly limited to the establishment of minimum standards for the maintenance of exterior surfaces and exterior functioning units of all structures and buildings within the Village. No provisions of this Maintenance Code shall, in any way, directly or indirectly, be interpreted to interfere with, or limit the right of, any owner or resident to inhabit real property owned or leased by them in such manner and form as they may determine appropriate, consonant with other applicable provisions of law. This Code is directed to obvious visual problems which may occasion safety, health, welfare, or incipient blighting conditions within the Village.
(b) The provisions of the Maintenance Code shall apply to all premises and structures used for human habitation, commercial purposes, or industrial purposes which are now or may become in the future substandard with respect to structure, maintenance, proper drainage and sanitary conditions, or other similar conditions which otherwise constitute a public nuisance. The existence of such conditions, factors or characteristics adversely affect public health, safety, morals and general welfare and leads to the continuation, extension and aggravation of blight and its attendant negative effect on surrounding property values. Therefore, this Maintenance Code is hereby declared to be remedial and preemptive, and it is intended that this Maintenance Code be construed and interpreted to effectuate the purposes as stated herein.
(c) This Maintenance Code shall not be construed to prevent the enforcement of other provisions of Village codes or the Ohio Revised Code that prescribes standards other than is provided in this Maintenance Code. (Ord. 10-2016. Passed 12-20-16.)