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CITY OF CENTERVILLE ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 67 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1997 UNIFORM HOUSING CODE The City Council of the City of Centerville does ordain as follows: Chapter 1: Title and Scope. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the use and occupancy, location, and maintenance of all residential buildings and structures. Chapter 2: Enforcement. The building official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all of the provisions of this code. For such purposes, the building official shall have the powers of a law enforcement officer. Chapter 3: Permits and Inspections. Buildings or structures within the scope of this code and all construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the building official in accordance with and in the manner provided by this code and Sections 108 and 1701 of the Building Code. Chapter 4: Definitions. Chapter 5: Space and Occupancy Standards. All buildings shall be located with respect to property lines and to other buildings on the same property as required by Section 503 and Chapter 6 of the Building Code. Chapter 6: Structural Requirements. Buildings or structures may be of any type of construction permitted by the Building Code. Roofs, floors, walls, foundations and all other structural components of buildings shall be capable of resisting any and all forces and loads to which they may be subjected. Chapter 7: Mechanical Requirements. All heating devices shall be of an approved type. All electrical equipment shall be of an approved type. Ventilation for rooms and areas and for fuel- burning appliances shall be provided as required in the Mechanical Code and in this code Chapter 8: Exits. Dwelling units or guest rooms shall have access directly to the outside or to a public corridor. All buildings or portions thereof shall be provided with exits, exitways and appurtenances as required by Chapter 10 of the Building Code. Chapter 9: Fire Protection. All buildings or portions thereof shall be provided with the degree of fire - resistive construction as required by the Building Code for the appropriate occupancy, type of construction and location on property, and shall be provided with the appropriate fire - extinguishing systems or equipment required by Chapter 9 of the Building Code, Chapter 10: Substandard Buildings. Any building or portion thereof that is determined to be an unsafe building in accordance with Section 102 of the Building Code, or any building or portion thereof, including any dwelling unit, guest room or suite of rooms, or the premises on which there exists any of the conditions referenced in this