§ 15A-1. Title, purpose, scope.

(a)

Title. That this article shall be known as the "Property Maintenance Code" of the City of Marshall, and shall be referred to herein as "this code".

(b)

Purpose. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards and regulations to help safeguard and preserve life or limb, property, and public welfare by regulating the use and maintenance of the exterior of all structures, buildings, and properties within the city.

(c)

Scope. This code shall apply to all zoning districts, land, properties, structures, and buildings within the city, including all vacant, occupied, residential, nonresidential, improved or unimproved land, properties, structures, and buildings.

(d)

Other ordinances. If other ordinances of the city conflict with this code and the standards and regulations established herein, the stricter standard or regulation shall prevail.

(e)

Intent. It is the intent of this code to regulate and control public nuisance and other conditions and circumstances, as herein set forth, that adversely affect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public, it is not intended that this code be interpreted or enforced to require the city to intervene in matters which are primarily personal or private in nature and which may appropriately be resolved between or among private interests without material danger to the public health, safety or welfare.

(Ord. No. O-18-01, § I, 1-25-2018)