Sec. 38-34Scope and application

(a) Every building, dwelling, or structure in the incorporated area of the city, whether occupied or vacant, shall conform to the requirements of this article, irrespective of when such building may have been constructed, altered, or repaired. Every such building, structure, and premises shall be subject to and conform with the requirements of this article. When a unit is vacant, the full application of the article may be held in abeyance for an indefinite period, provided the exterior complies with this article, the interior has been cleaned of trash, rubbish, and debris, and the unit has been secured in a manner approved by the city and is maintained in that closed and inaccessible manner until it is fully repaired. Where applicable, this article also governs the condition of unimproved property.

(b) Repairs and alterations in restoring a building to its condition previous to damage or deterioration, or altering such building in conformity with this article in such manner as will not extend or increase an existing nonconformity or hazard may be made with approved materials similar in kind to those of which such building is constructed.

(c) The provisions of this article shall apply to any building, equipment, appliance, or system installed, altered, repaired, maintained, or used in the city except as may be otherwise specifically provided for by statute or ordinance.

(d) Where repairs, alterations, construction, maintenance, and work required to meet the provisions of this article are regulated and/or required to be permitted by other ordinances, such repairs, alterations, construction, maintenance, and work shall be done only in accordance with those ordinances.

History: (Ord. No. 2004-13, § 1.4, 9-2-2004)