§ 7.8.1. Application.

(A)

Except as inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, all building codes and building requirements adopted by this title as well as those codes adopted in Section 96.16, are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein and the provisions therein shall be controlling in the use, maintenance, and occupancy of all buildings and structures within the jurisdiction of the City. Amendments to any of the above codes or code sections which are adopted by the City shall be considered amendments hereto.

(B)

This chapter shall apply to all unsafe buildings and structures, as defined in Section 7.8.2 of this chapter and shall apply equally to new and existing conditions. To the extent that the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with any codes adopted herein and any ordinances pertaining to the elimination or repair of unsafe buildings, this chapter shall supersede those codes and ordinances.