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ORDINANCE #03-25 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN AMENDME~NT TO CHAPTER 8 WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE BUILDING AND HOUSING CHAPTER OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8.60 "RESIDENTIAL HOUSING STANDARDS"OF CHAPTER 8 OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA. The City of Ramsey ordains: SECTION 1. REPEAL Section 8.61 Multiple Dwellings is herein repealed. SECTION 2. AM. ENDMENT Section 8.60 "Residential Housing Standards" is amended as follows: 8.60 Reaidential Housing Maintenance Standards 8.60.01 General Provisions Subd. 1. Title. This Section shall be known as the Ramsey Residential Housing Maintenance Standards Section and will be hereinafter referred to as "this Section." Subd. 2. Scope. All provisions of this Section shall apply to all residential properties and strUctures, occupied or unoccupied, within the City, and shall constitute the minimum standards for safe and sanitary occupancy and maintenance thereof. Subd. 3. Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to maintain the City's sanitation, public Ihealth, safety, morals, and general welfare and attractiveness, by legislation which shall be systematically enforced upon all residential property to avoid excessive or disproportionate eXPenditures of public funds for public health and safety, crime prevention, fire protection, and other public services._ The City Council finds that the following objectives are important in achieving the goal of maintaining a safe and healthy community: a. To protect the character and stability of residential areas within the City; To correct and prevent conditions that adversely affect or are likely to adversely affect the life, safety, general welfare, and health, including the physical, mental and social well being, of persons owning or renting residential facilities within the City;