68-97 Repeal 1303 Regional Building Code

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PLEASE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 68-97 PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED to HOUSING COMMITTEE 12/15/97 2ND READING ON 2/17/98. Amended on floor 4/20/98. ORDINANCE NO. 68-97 BY: Corrigan, Flannery, George, Roth, Seelie, Skindei1, Smith AN ORDINANCE repealing Chapter 1303, The Regional Building Code, and Chapter 1305, The Lakewood Housing Code, and enacting new Chapter 1306, The l. akewood Propedy Maintenance and Safety Code of the Building Code of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances. WHEREAS. ChapTer 1303, The Regional Building Code, is obsolete, having been superseded by the State of Ohio Basic Building Code (O.B.B.C.); and WHEREAS Chapter 1305, The Lakewood Housing Code, has served the City well for many years, with minor amendments in 1980 and 1992. a new building code is needed to meet existing conditions; and WHEREAS, proposed Chapter 1306, The Lakewood Property Maintenance and Safety Code, will serve the current and future needs of the City by establishing a standard to make all homes and buildings safe, sanitary, free from fire and health hazards, and beneficial to the public welfare; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED E~Y THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That Chapter 1303 of the Building Code of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances shall be and the same is hereby repealed. Section 2. That Chapter 1305 of the Building Code of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances shall be and the same is hereby repealed. Section 3. That the Building Code of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances is hereby supplemented by enacting new Chapter 1306 The LakeWood Property Maintenance and Safety Code, to read as follows: 1306.01 TITLE. The prowsions of this chapter hereinafter referred to as "this Code," shall be known as the ~'he Lakewood Property Maintenance and Safety Code". 1306.02 PURPOSE. Within the scope of this Code as hereinafter defined, the purpose of this Code is to establish minimum standards necessary to make all dwelling and occupiable structures safe, sanitary, free from fire and health hazards and fit for human habitation and beneficial to the public welfare; to establish minimum standards governing the maintenance of dwellings, occupiable structures and exterior property areas in such condition as will not constitute a ~blighting or deteriorating influence on the neighborhood and the community; to ~3rotect property values and to maintain the character and appearance of the community ancl neighborhoods within the community; to fix responsibilities for owners and occupants of structures with respect to sanitation, repair and maintenance; to establish additional standards for rental dwellings; to authorize the inspection of structures; to establish enforcement procedures; to authorize the vacation or condemnation of structures unsafe or unfit for human habitation and to fix penalties for violations. 1306.03 GENERAL SCOPE. The provisions of this Code shall supplement any and all laws of the State of Ohio and City ordinances, and specifically shall include all rules and regulations promulgated by authority of such laws or ordinances applicable to buildings and other structures. 1306.04 APPLICATION. (a) This Code shall apply to all buildings and other structures or portions thereof whi~ch are used, designed or intended to be used for dwellings, dwelling units, structures or occupiable structures. (b) Existing buildings may continue to be occupied for dwellings, dwelling units or occupiable structures if: