CHAPTER 5-05
MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS SECTIONS:
5-0501. Adoption of Housing Code.
5-0502. Exceptions to Housing Code.
5-0503. Penalty.
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5-0501. ADOPTION OF HOUSING CODE. There is hereby adopted by reference by the City Council, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing standards, relative to housing in the City of Harwood, that certain code known as the Uniform Housing Code, recommended and compiled by the International Conference of Building Officials, being particularly the 1988 edition thereof, as
the same are now established in said code, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Auditor for the City of Harwood, with the exception of the sections hereinafter set forth affecting local conditions of the City of Harwood, which sections shall be substituted for and in lieu of like sections or paragraphs in said Uniform Housing Code; the City Council of said City of Harwood, by
this section hereby approves and adopts such rules and regulations, so modified, for the use and application within the city limits of Harwood, North Dakota. Provided, that any amendments of the 1988 edition of the Code may be adopted by the City by resolution.
5-0502. EXCEPTIONS TO HOUSING CODE. When any provisions of the Uniform Housing Code are in conflict with the Building Code, Mechanical Code, zoning provisions or other ordinances of the City of Harwood, those other ordinances shall prevail and supersede the provisions of the Uniform Housing Code.
5-0503. PENALTY. A violation of the regulations contained in this chapter shall be deemed an offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500). Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. The provisions of Section 1-0211 shall also apply.