§ 14-181. Authority of city and county.


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  • (a)

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the health department of the county is hereby granted the authority to inspect for purposes of health, cleanliness and sanitation in the city for the full enforcement of the county health code in the city in dwellings containing four or more lawful dwelling units and is hereby granted concurrent jurisdiction with the city in such cases.

    (b)

    Subsection (a) above shall not apply to dwellings in which accommodations are customarily rented or let for a continuous period of more than 30 days to the same tenant or tenants simultaneously.

    (c)

    Subsection (a) above shall not apply to hospitals or nursing homes.

    (d)

    Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or reduce the authority of the city to enforce this Code in all dwellings in which the county lacks authority under subsection (a) or (c) above.

    (e)

    Nothing in this section shall limit or reduce the authority of the city to enforce its building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical codes or those parts of this Code governing safety and structural soundness and integrity in any building in the city.

(Ord. No. 207, Art. VI, 12-19-16)