What happens is there is a nightclub fire and many people die, some kid
drowns, someone gets electrocuted and dies needlessly...

Then there is public "outrage" that something should be done to prevent
these things from happening again...

Then they come up with new building codes. The inspectors enforce them.

The codes are there to protect YOU and YOUR family! You're barking up the
wrong tree getting mad at city inspectors. Might instead try the "outraged
public" who caused these rules to be created in the first place...