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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING THE USE, OCCUPANCY AND MAINTENANCE OF DWELLINGS, DWELLING UNITS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES; ESTABLIHSING MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING SUPPLIED UTILITIES AND FACILITIES, AND OTHER PHYSICAL THINGS AND CONDITIONS ESSENTIAL TO MAKE DWELLINGS SAFE, SANITARY, AND FIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION; ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING THE CONDITION AND MAINTENANCE OF DWELLINGS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES; FIXING CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF DWELLINGS; CREATING A BOARD OF HOUSING CODE APPEALS AND FIXING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE INSPECTION OF DWELLINGS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONDEMNATION OF ALL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES DEEMED UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION AND USE; AND, FIXING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-71:2483 ON OCTOBER 18, 1971; ORD-74:2400 ON FEBRUARY 18, 1974)
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WHEREAS, within the area of jurisdiction of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, there are or may be dwellings, dwelling units and accessory structures which are unfit for human habitation and use due to inadequate maintenance, obsolescence or abandonment; containing defects increasing the hazards of fire, accident, or other calamities, and which by reason of the lack of maintenance, inadequate ventilation, light and sanitary facilities or other conditions rendering such dwellings and accessory structures unsafe, unsanitary and dangerous or detrimental to the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, experience and accepted national housing surveys have clearly demonstrated that such conditions result in a large measure from improper maintenance, inadequate sanitary facilities, over-crowded conditions in residential occupancies, buildings and premises and from general neighborhood neglect; and,
WHEREAS, it has now become common knowledge that these conditions can be relieved, in a measure prevented and o...
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