§ 18-1. Adopted.

The 2012 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code with local amendments found in appendix A to the ordinance from which this section is derived, hereinafter referred to as the "Property Maintenance Code of the City of Galveston" (Property Maintenance Code), copies of which have this day been exhibited to, and approved by the city council and certified copies of which are on file in the respective offices of the city secretary and the building official of the city, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be the Property Maintenance Code of the city for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary, and fit for occupation and use, and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use, and the demolition of such existing structures as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, penalties, conditions, and terms of said Property Maintenance Code and any additions, insertions, deletions, and changes as are hereinafter made and set out in the ordinance from which this section is derived on file in the offices of the city secretary and the building official are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof.

(Ord. No. 07-015, § 3, 3-8-07; Ord. No. 10-061, § 2, 7-22-10; Ord. No. 15-044, § 2, 6-11-15 )