Ordinances-1999-227

located within a dwelling and forming a single unit with facilities which are used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating of meals but does not have a toilet or bath available for the exclusive use of the occupants thereof. SECTION 4: SCOPE OF PROVISIONS: The provisions of this Article shall apply to all dwellings within the jurisdiction of the City used or intended to be used for human occupancy, except said provisions shall not be applicable to temporary housing, as defined herein. SECTION 5: COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW: The City, in compliance with the requirements of the Code of Iowa, as amended, hereby adopts the December 17, 1979 version of the Housing Quality Standards promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (24 C.F.R. Section 882.109[a] through [1]) as the adopted model Housing Code for the City, as amended. The City has integrated the Housing Quality Standard in Sections 1 through 20 of this Article, which provisions, to be enforced by the City, are as stringent as, or more stringent than, those in the model Housing Code as adopted. SECTION 6: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL: The inspector is hereby authorized to administer and enforce the provisions of the Housing Code and to make inspections to determine the condition of all dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units, structures and premises located within the City, in order that the inspector may perform the duty of safeguarding the health, safety and welfare of the occupants of dwellings and of the general public under the provisions of the Housing Code. (1978 Code §17-3) SECTION 7: INSPECTIONS: A. Inspection of Owner-Occupied, Single-Family Dwellings: Inspections of owner-occupied, single-family dwellings shall occur only upon request or complaint to the inspector, and only the standards of Sections 17, 19 and 20 of this Article shall be applicable. B. Inspections of Structure Items: The provisions of Sections 17 and 18 of this Article in effect at the time of issuance of a certificate of structure compliance shall be the only structure standards applicable to a dwelling. Upon the issuance of a certificate of structure compliance, there shall be no further inspection and enforcement of the structure items under Sections 17 and 18 of this Article. C. Maintenance inspections: Inspections of the provisions of Section 19 of this Article shall be conducted upon request, on a complaint basis and/or through a program of regular rental inspections. Regular inspections shall be conducted as determined by resolution of the City Council. D. Right to Access by Inspector: 1 - The inspector is hereby authorized to conduct consensual inspections of any dwelling within Tiffin in order to perform the duty of safeguarding the health, safety and general welfare