CHAPTER VIII. HEALTH AND WELFARE

 


ARTICLE 1. HEALTH NUISANCES. 1

8-101. Nuisances unlawful; defined. 1

8-102. City health officer and/or assistant health officer. 1

8-103. Complaints; inquiry and inspection. 1

8-104. Right of entry. 2

8-105. Notice. 2

8-106. Same; contents. 2

8-107. Failure to comply; penalty. 2

8-108. Abatement. 3

8-109. Hearing. 3

8-110. Costs assessed. 3

ARTICLE 2. ENVIRONMENTAL CODE. 5

8-201. Title. 5

8-202. Legislative finding of fact. 5

8-203. Purpose. 5

8-204. Rules of construction. 5

8-205. Definitions. 5

8-206. Public officer. 6

8-207. Enforcement standards. 7

8-208. Unlawful acts. 7

8-209. Order of violation. 7

8-210. Penalty. 8

8-211. Abatement. 8

8-212. Hearing. 9

8-213. Appeals. 9

8-214. Costs assessed. 9

8-215. Construction. 10

ARTICLE 3. JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY   11

8-301. Findings of governing body. 11

8-302. Definitions. 11

8-303. Nuisances unlawful; defined; exceptions. 11

8-304. Public officer. 12

8-305. Complaints; inquiry and inspection. 12

8-306. Right of entry. 12

8-307. Order of violation. 12

8-308. Same; contents. 13

8-309. Failure to comply; penalty. 13

8-310. Abatement. 13

8-311. Disposition of vehicle; recovery of vehicle. 14

8-312. Hearing. 14

8-313. Costs assessed. 14

ARTICLE 4.  WEEDS. 16

8-401. Weeds to be removed. 16

8-402. Definitions. 16

8-403. City health officer and/or assistant health officer; notice to remove. 16

8-404. Abatement; assessment of costs. 17

8-405. Right of entry. 17

8-406. Unlawful interference. 17

8-407. Noxious weeds. 18

8-408. Weed control; penalty. 18

ARTICLE 5. MINIMUM HOUSING CODE. 19

8-501. Title. 19

8-502. General. 19

8-503. Declaration of policy. 19

8-504. Definitions. 19

8-505. Duty of occupant or owner of occupied or unoccupied building and its premises or vacant premises. 21

8-506. Regulations for the use and occupancy of dwellings. 22

8-507. Maintenance and repair; dwellings. 24

8-508. Designation of unfit dwellings. 24

8-509. Designation of blighted premises (residential and non-residential. 25

8-510. Designation of blighted buildings and premises (non-residential). 25

8-511. Inspection of buildings and structures, and premises. 26

8-512. Notice of violations; procedures. 26

8-513. City health officer and/or assistant health officer; authority. 27

8-514. Governing body; authority. 27

8-515. Order to correct and/or repair, remove or demolish. 27

8-516. Demolition by city health officer and/or assistant health officer; procedure and costs. 28

8-517. Conflict of laws; effect or partial invalidity. 28

8-518. Governing body; appeals. 28

8-519. Right of petition. 29

ARTICLE 6. RODENT CONTROL. 30

8-601. Definitions. 30

8-602. Building maintenance. 30

8-603. Notice to rat-stop; when city to do work. 30

8-604. Failure to comply. 30

8-605. Replace rat-stoppage. 31

8-606. Notice to eradicate rats. 31

8-607. Conditions conducive to harborage of rats. 31

8-608. Inspections. 31

ARTICLE 7. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. 32

8-701. Definition. 32

8-702. Director. 32

8-703. Same; duties. 32

8-704. Emergency preparedness corps. 32

8-705. Same; duties. 32

8-706. Volunteers. 33

8-707. Prohibited acts. 33

ARTICLE 8. PARKING MOTOR VEHICLES IN YARDS  34

8-801. Unlawful to park a motor vehicle in the yard. 34

8-802. Exceptions. 34

8-803. Presumption the vehicle was parked by a registered owner. 34

8-804. Securing identification information. 34

8-805. Appearance in court. 34

8-806. Punishment. 34

ARTICLE 9. FAIR HOUSING.. 35

8-901. Statement of policy. 35

8-902. Definitions. 35

8-903. Discriminatory practices. 35

8-904. Same; services, inspection, resale. 36

8-905. Same; threats, abetting, influence. 36

8-906. Same; misrepresentation, advertising. 36

8-907. Exemptions. 37

8-908. Human relations commission. 37

8-909. Rules of business. 37

8-910. Human resources director. 38

8-911. Administration; complaint procedure. 38

8-912. Same; investigation. 38

8-913. Same; disposition. 38

8-914. Enforcement. 39

8-915. Construction. 39