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City of Poughkeepsie, NY
Dutchess County
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[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 200.1]
(a) 
Exterior property areas shall be free from conditions which might create a health, accident or fire hazard.[1]
[1]
State law references: Authority to adopt regulations more restrictive than those of Multiple Dwelling Law, § 3, Subdivision 4, of the Multiple Dwelling Law.
(b) 
Exterior property areas shall be reasonably free from holes and excavations, sharp protrusions and other objects or conditions which might be a potential cause of personal injury. Walks, steps and driveways that contain holes or tripping hazards shall be filled, repaired or replaced as the need indicates. Open wells, cesspools or cisterns shall be securely closed. Trees or limbs of trees that constitute a hazard shall be removed.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 200.2; Ord. of 5-28-2002, § 1]
(a) 
Exterior property areas shall be kept free from organic and inorganic material that might become a health, accident or fire hazard.
(b) 
Exterior property areas, whether or not used for human habitation, shall be kept clean at all times. Metal or plastic containers with covers shall be provided for the temporary storage of garbage and rubbish. Disposal of rubbish and other refuse by means of incineration is prohibited. Materials of an inflammable nature shall be safely stored or removed from the premises.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 200.3]
Sewage must be discharged into a public sewer system except as provided in Section 12-119. Discharge of inadequately treated sewage shall not be permitted upon the surface of the ground or into natural or artificial surface drainageways.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 200.4]
(a) 
Stormwater shall be properly drained to prevent recurrent or excessive ponding or the entrance of water into any basement or cellar.
(b) 
The ground surrounding the structure shall, when practical, be graded away from the building and foundation. Conductors or drain pipes, where utilized, shall function properly. Stormwater sewers, approved combined storm and sanitary sewers, dry wells or other satisfactory drainage systems shall be used when necessary.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 200.5]
(a) 
Exterior property areas shall be free from any species of weeds or plant growth which are noxious or detrimental to the public health.
(b) 
Ragweed and other noxious weeds, such as poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac shall be eliminated on exterior property areas.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 200.6]
(a) 
Exterior property areas shall be kept free from sources of insect, vermin and rodent breeding, harborage and infestation.
(b) 
Where insect, rodent or vermin breeding areas, harborage or infestation exists, such areas, harborage or infestation shall be eliminated.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 200.7]
(a) 
Domestic animals and pets shall not be kept on any premises in such a manner as to create unsanitary conditions or constitute a nuisance.
(b) 
Domestic animals and pets shall be maintained in accordance with applicable regulations of the city. Unsanitary conditions, inappropriate types of pets or animals and excessive numbers of the same constitute conditions which may be considered a nuisance under this section.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 200.8]
(a) 
Accessory structures, located on exterior property areas, shall be kept in good repair, free from health, fire and accident hazards and vermin, insect and rodent harborage.
(b) 
Accessory structures shall be kept structurally sound and in good repair or shall be removed from the premises. Effective rodentproofing or extermination must be done, where necessary, in these structures. The exterior of such structures shall be made weather-resistant through the use of decay-resistant materials or the application of paint or other preservatives. Privies, except as provided in Section 12-120, shall be removed.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 200.9]
(a) 
Exterior property areas shall be so maintained as not to cause a substantial depreciation in property values in the immediate neighborhood.
(b) 
Exterior property areas shall be kept free from objects, materials and conditions which will have an adverse effect on adjacent premises by reducing the desirability of living conditions in the immediate neighborhood and causing a substantial depreciation in property values.
[Ord. of 12-5-1978, § 1]
No clotheslines, drying racks, poles or other similar devices for hanging clothes, rags or other fabrics shall be erected or maintained in a front yard, a side yard or a front porch abutting a street. If there is a practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship in drying clothes elsewhere on the premises, a permit shall be issued by the Chief Code Enforcement Officer permitting the use of said front or side yard for such purpose upon approval of and finding by the Chief Code Enforcement Officer that drying of clothes elsewhere on the premises would create a practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship. If a permit is denied, the applicant may appeal to a hearing officer as defined in Division 3 of Article II. The provisions of this section shall be applicable to existing conditions.