(A) (1) The exterior of every dwelling and dwelling unit within the city, including all courts, yards, and conterminous property, shall be kept clean and free from accumulation of dirt, film, rubbish, garbage, or similar matter, and shall be kept free from vermin and rodent infestation.
(2) The occupant or occupants shall have the responsibility for meeting the obligation created in this division (A) with respect to all exterior areas within his, her, or their exclusive control.
(B) (1) All dwellings, fences, gates, and outbuildings or other structures in a dilapidated or unsafe condition shall be removed or repaired.
(2) All sheds and auxiliary structures attached to dwellings which create blind rooms or which overcrowd the land shall be removed.
(3) All yard structures, fences, and rubbish which obstruct light and air, harbor rats and vermin, or create an undesirable environment shall be removed.
(4) All courts, yards, and conterminous property around every dwelling or dwelling unit shall be properly graded and drained to keep surface water from draining into or beneath the dwelling or dwelling unit; water shall not be allowed to stand in darnels pools anywhere about the premises.
(1996 Code, § 15-5.03) Penalty, see § 150.999