Exterior property and premises shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition. The occupant shall keep that part of the exterior property that such occupant occupies or controls in a clean
and sanitary condition free of any offensive odor(s).
Premises shall be graded and maintained to
prevent the erosion of soil and to prevent the accumulation of stagnant
water thereon, or within any structure located thereon.
Exception: Approved retention
areas and reservoirs.
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Sidewalks, walkways, stairs, driveways, parking spaces and similar
areas shall be kept in a proper state of repair and maintained free
from hazardous conditions. The exit discharge(s) as defined in the
International Building Code shall be kept in a proper state of repair
and maintained free from hazardous conditions.
Premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth in excess of
6 inches in height. Noxious weeds shall be prohibited. Weeds shall
be defined as all grasses, annual plants, and vegetation, other than
trees or shrubs provided; however, this term shall not include cultivated
flowers and gardens.
Upon failure of the owner or agent having charge
of a property to cut and destroy weeds after service of a notice of
violation, they shall be subject to prosecution in accordance with
Section 106.3 and as prescribed by the authority having jurisdiction.
Upon failure to comply with the notice of violation, any duly authorized
employee of the jurisdiction or contractor hired by the jurisdiction
shall be authorized to enter upon the property in violation and cut
and destroy the weeds growing thereon, and the costs of such removal
shall be paid by the owner or agent responsible for
the property.
Structures and exterior property shall be kept
free from rodent harborage and infestation. Where
rodents are found, they shall be promptly exterminated by approved processes that will not be injurious to human health.
After pest elimination, proper precautions shall be taken to eliminate
rodent harborage and prevent reinfestation.
Pipes, ducts, conductors, fans, or blowers shall not discharge
gases, steam, vapor, hot air, grease, smoke, odors or other gaseous
or particulate wastes directly upon abutting or adjacent public or
private property or that of another tenant.
Accessory structures, including, but not limited to detached garages, fences, and walls, shall be maintained
structurally sound and in good repair.
Except as provided for in other regulations, no inoperative
or unlicensed motor vehicle shall be parked, kept, or stored on any premises, and no vehicle shall at any time be in a state
of major disassembly, disrepair, or in the process of being stripped
or dismantled. Painting of vehicles is prohibited unless conducted
inside an approved spray booth.
Exception: A vehicle of any type is permitted to
undergo major overhaul, including body work, provided that such work
is performed inside a structure or similarly enclosed area designed
and approved for such purposes.
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No person shall willfully or wantonly damage, mutilate or deface
any exterior surface of any structure or building on any private or
public property by placing thereon any marking, carving or graffiti.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to restore said surface to an approved state of
maintenance and repair.
All trees, bushes and shrubs shall be maintained to prevent
the creation of a dangerous condition as determined by the code official.
Furniture that is manufactured and intended exclusively for
interior use including but not limited to sofas, couches, recliners,
chase lounges, upright padded chairs, mattresses, box springs, or
any furniture containing sufficient padding, and material whether
animal, natural, or manmade that it cannot resist the environmental
elements such as weather, insects, rodents, or which may be in the
opinion of the code official a fire hazard, shall
not be stored, or left on a patio, deck, covered porch, lawn, driveway,
parking area, or walkway.
Exception: That furniture that is properly placed
at the curbside for weekly refuse collection.
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