1490.13 EXTERIOR PROPERTY AREAS.
   No owner or occupant of any premises shall maintain or permit to be maintained the exterior property areas of such premises in a condition that deteriorates or debases the appearance of the neighborhood, reduces property values in the neighborhood, adversely alters the appearance and general character of the neighborhood, creates a fire, safety or health hazard or is a public nuisance. Such violations include, but are not limited to the following:
   (a)    Broken or dilapidated fences, walls or other structures;
   (b)    Broken, uneven or improperly maintained walks or driveways;
   (c)    Driveways or driveway aprons having loose stones, gravel or other material spilling onto any public right-of-way;
      (Ord. 54-97. Passed 12-9-97.)
   (d)    Motor vehicles, trailers, boats and/or other motorized vehicles parked in grass or upon any premises except upon driveways, parking lots, in garages or on areas improved for vehicular use and in accordance with zoning regulations. No inoperable, unlicensed or junk motor vehicle (as defined in Section 660.07(a)) shall be parked, kept or stored on any premises except in a completely enclosed structure, and no vehicle shall be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair for more than 72 hours, or in the process of being stripped or dismantled. Painting of vehicles is prohibited unless conducted inside an approved spray booth.
      (Ord. 11-08. Passed 3-11-08.)
   (e)    The storage of building materials or materials such as earth, sand or dirt upon any premises when such materials are not intended for current use on the property on which they are located.
   (f)   Out of use or nonusable appliances or automobile parts.
    (g)   Rugs, rags or other materials hung on lines or in other places on such premises in such a manner or for such period of time as to be unsightly or offensive; broken, dilapidated or unusable furniture or the outdoor use of furniture intended for indoor use, mattresses or other household furnishings; plastic materials, paints, miscellaneous coverings and/or any other materials, including those described in this section, placed at or on the premises in such a manner as to be unsightly, grotesque or offensive.
   (h)   Improperly disposed of materials, materials collected for salvage, unkempt garbage, trash, litter, and yard waste including brush, tree limbs, leaves and weeds. Improperly disposed of materials include those materials set out for collection by the City's waste hauler that do not meet the waste hauler's guidelines for collection or in accordance with the regulations set forth in Chapter 1060.
(Ord. 54-97. Passed 12-9-97.)