The City Council may, by ordinance, adopt any standard code of technical regulations prepared by the State or any department, board or other agency of the State, or any standard or model ordinance or code prepared and promulgated by a public or private organization including, but not limited to, code and regulations pertaining to fire, fire hazards, fire prevention, plumbing regulations, electrical regulations, building regulations, housing regulations, environmental regulations and such other matters as the Council may determine to be appropriate for adoption and incorporation by reference. The ordinance adopting any such standard code shall state the date and source of such standard code and shall not be required to contain the entire code so adopted. The ordinance adopting any such standard code may also adopt and incorporate by reference any future amendments to such standard codes and upon the ordinance stating that such future amendments are adopted for incorporation by reference, no further action by the Council to adopt such future amendments shall be required.