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C <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 WALLS 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 30 inches above the immediately adjacent ground or floor <br />shall be bounded by a guardrail. <br />3.8 STAIRWAY HANDRAILS AND GUARDRAILS. <br />(a) Stairways with more than 4 steps shall be bounded by <br />railings which are properly installed and good repair. <br />(b) Open sides of stairway having a vertical rise of more that <br />30 inches shall have guardrails to meet the state building <br />codes. <br />3.9 INTERIOR SURFACES. <br />All interior surfaces shall have a finished surface free dirt, <br />grease, oil, peeling and flaking paint, and maintained in a <br />sanitary condition. <br />3.10 PAINT CHIPS. <br />All interior /exterior surfaces which are accessible to children <br />