§ 8-2081. Minimum standards for commercial, institutional, and industrial services.

Every structure and the premises on which it is situated in the city used or intended to be used for commercial, business, institutional, or industrial purposes shall comply with the provisions of this code, whether or not the structure shall have been constructed, altered, or repaired before or after the enactment of this code, irrespective of any permits or licenses which shall have been issued for the use or occupancy of the structure or premises, and notwithstanding any permit which shall have been issued for the construction or repair of the structure, or for the installation or repair of equipment or facilities prior to the effective date of this code. This code establishes certain minimum standards for the initial and continued occupancy and use of all such structures and does not replace or modify standards otherwise established for the construction, repair, alteration, or use of the structure, the premises, or the equipment or facilities contained in the structure or on the premises. The execution and enforcement of this article shall not begin until a period which is 90 days from the date of the time that this article becomes law; however, nothing herein shall prevent the appropriate enforcement officer from taking such action pursuant to the provisions of this article or any other ordinance of the City of Atlanta that he might find necessary in the event a condition exists which causes an imminent, immediate and clear threat to the health, safety or morals of either the occupants of such premises and structure or the general public.

(Code 1977, § 8-2081)