(a) The provisions of the residential code apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and demolition of detached one- and two (2) family dwellings and multiple attached single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three (3) stories in height with separate means of egress, and their accessory structures, within the city.
(b) The purpose of the residential code is to provide minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare.
(c) Wherever different sections of the residential code specify different requirements, the most restrictive governs. Wherever there is a conflict between a general requirement and a specific requirement, the specific requirement applies. Wherever there is a conflict between the residential code and a code or standard referenced therein, the provisions of the residential code apply. (Ord. No. G-05-18, § 12, 12-19-05)