Sec. 518.301. - Legislative intent and findings.

The City declares every unsafe building or structure, as defined under Section 518.111 , to be a public nuisance and subject to regulation. The City pursuant to authority granted by law is empowered to make regulations and take actions to promote the general health, welfare and safety of the inhabitants and to present, abate and remove nuisances, to regulate the erection of buildings and all other structures, to compel the owner to provide and maintain fire escapes and other safety features, and to provide fire districts or zones and building zones; and to prohibit, regulate or suppress, or provide for the destruction and removal of any building or other structure which may be or become dangerous or detrimental to the public. (Ord. 96-458-297, § 1)