The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all residential uses, buildings or portions thereof used, or designed or intended to be used, for human habitation. Such occupancies in existing buildings may be continued as legally permitted or as provided by the International Existing Building Code, except such structures as are found to be unsafe as defined in this chapter.

Where any building or portion thereof is used or intended to be used as a combination apartment house-hotel, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the separate portions as if they were separate buildings.

Congregate residences and lodging houses shall comply with all the requirements of this chapter for dwellings. (Ord. 6535 § 1, 2020.)