§ 188-3. Compliance required; construal of provisions.

A. 

Every residential and nonresidential building and the premises on which it is situated in the Borough used or intended to be used for assembly, dwelling, institutional, educational, fraternal, religious or recreational uses, commercial, business or industrial occupancy or other uses, and related open lands, shall comply with the provisions of this code, whether or not such building shall have been constructed, altered or repaired before or after the enactment of this code and irrespective of any permits or licenses which shall have been issued for the use or occupancy of the building or for the installation or repair of equipment or facilities prior to the effective date of this code.

B. 

This code establishes minimum standards for the initial and continued occupancy and use of all such buildings and does not replace or modify standards otherwise established for the construction, repair, alteration or use of the building, equipment or facilities contained therein, nor shall this code operate to eliminate a property owner's right to continue a valid preexisting nonconforming use or structure under Chapter 250 of the Borough Code.