Purpose and General Provisions. (1) This Section is adopted for the purpose of preserving and promoting the public health of residents and preventing the continuance of Human Health Hazards. (2) No Person shall erect, construe, cause, continue, maintain or permit any Human Health Hazards. Any Person who shall cause, create or maintain a Human Health Hazard or who shall in any way aid or contribute to the creation or maintenance thereof shall be guilty of a violation of this Section, and shall be liable for all costs and expenses attendant upon the abatement or removal of such hazards and subject to penalties provided in this Section. (3) It shall be the joint responsibility of the Owner and Occupant of a Dwelling or Dwelling Unit to maintain their property in a manner which complies with this Code and any applicable state and federal laws. (4) This Section does not prohibit the following activities so long as they are conducted in accordance with the applicable ordinance or State Statute: the sanitary operation of licensed junkyards; or the storage and accumulation of ashes and effuse by industrial establishments which maintain adequate and sanitary facilities and the space for the accumulation and storage of such materials.
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Samples: Intermunicipal Agreement, Intermunicipal Agreement, Intermunicipal Agreement
