§ 36-1. Purposes.

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A.
It is hereby determined to be desirable and necessary for the public health, safety and general welfare of the city, and it is, therefore, the purpose of this chapter, to prevent, reduce or eliminate blight or potential blight in the City by the prevention or elimination of certain environmental causes of blight or blighting factors which exist or might later exist in the city.

B.
It is further determined that the uses and activities described in § 36-2 hereof, if allowed to exist, will tend to result in blight and in undesirable neighborhoods.

C.
On or after the effective date of this chapter (Ordinance 280, passed August 19, 1987), no person, firm, corporation or other entity shall maintain or permit to be maintained any of the causes of blight or blighting factors upon any property in the city.

                    
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