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9 <br /> destructive of real or personal property or injurious to <br /> health. <br /> (38) "Window area" means the area of the glazing of a window <br /> through which light passes, including the area taken up by <br /> the window pane dividers . <br /> ARTICLE III - MINIMUM STANDARDS <br /> 3 . 1 COMPLIANCE REQUIRED. <br /> All dwellings shall meet the standards set forth in this Housing <br /> Code. No person shall lease any dwelling or dwelling unit which <br /> does not comply with all of the minimum housing standards <br /> established by this ordinance. <br /> 3 .2 BASIC STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS. <br /> Basic structural elements shall be in good repair and shall be <br /> adequate to support the imposed load as required by the Minimum <br /> Housing Code. <br /> 3 .3 FOUNDATION AND SUPPORTS . <br /> Foundations, foundation walls and supporting piers and columns <br /> shall be in good repair and shall be adequate to support the <br /> imposed load as required by this Minimum Housing Code. <br /> 3 .4 BASEMENT WAILS AND FLOORS . <br /> Walls and floors of basements shall be in good repair. <br /> 3 .5 DWELLING FLOORS <br /> The ground shall not be used as a floor. Flooring cannot be put <br /> in direct contact with the ground. <br /> 3 .6 EXTERIOR ATTACHMENTS. <br /> Exterior attachments to basic structural elements, including but <br /> not limited to gutters, downspouts, screening, vents, awnings, <br /> utility connections, shall be in good repair. <br /> 3 .7 PORCH, DECK, AND SPLIT-LEVEL RAILINGS <br /> Any side of floor, porch, deck, stoop or patio which is more <br /> than thirty (30) inches above the immediately adjacent ground or <br /> floor shall be bounded by a guardrail. <br /> 3 . 8 STAIRWAY HANDRAILS AND GUARDRAILS. <br />