The purpose of the minimum housing code for the city is to establish uniform minimum
standards for the occupancy of dwelling, hotel and rooming structures and for uniform
minimum standards for the maintenance of the premises occupied or adjacent to such
structures, including vacant lots and the premises of business establishments located
in proximity thereto. This article is a means of protecting the health, welfare and
safety of the public by eliminating overcrowding, substandard living conditions, unsanitary
conditions and unsafe structures. Its objective is to remove the bad, improve the
poor and preserve the good.
