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(4) Regulate activities relative to the use of land, buildings and structures within thecity in order to promote the general welfare and for said purpose shall:i. Declare, prevent or abate any nuisance;ii. Establish sanitation standards. Require that buildings and the premisesthereof and any land within the city be kept and maintained in a sanitarycondition; impose penalties for any violation thereof; or, upon failure to complywith said requirement, have the work done at the expense of the owner,administrator or tenant concerned; or require the filling up of any land orpremises to a grade necessary for proper sanitation;iii. Regulate disposal of hospital wastes. Regulate the disposal of clinical andother wastes from hospitals, clinics and other similar establishments;iv. Regulate establishment of restaurants and lodging houses. Regulate theestablishment, operation and cafes, restaurants, beerhouses, hotels, motels,inns, pension houses, lodging houses, and other similar establishments,including tourist guides and transports;v. Regulate sale of liquor. Regulate the sale, giving away or dispensing of anyintoxicating malt, vino, mixed or fermented liquors at any retail outlet;vi. Regulate establishment of heating devices. Regulate the establishment andprovide for the inspection of steam boilers or any heating device in buildings andthe storage of inflammable and highly combustible materials within the city;vii. Regulate establishment of amusement facilities. Regulate the establishment,operation, and maintenance of any entertainment or amusement facilities,including theatrical performances, circuses, billiard pools, public dancing schools,public dance halls, sauna baths, massage parlors, and other places forentertainment or amusement; regulate such other events or activities foramusement or entertainment, particularly those which tend to disturb thecommunity or annoy the inhabitants, or require the suspension or suppression ofthe same; or, prohibit certain forms of amusement or entertainment in order toprotect the social and moral welfare of the community;viii. Provide for the impounding of stray animals; regulate the keeping of animalsin homes or as part of a business, and the slaughter, sale or disposition of thesame; and adopt measures to prevent and penalize cruelty to animals; and,38