(A) It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of real property within the City to allow or maintain on any portion of such real property the following:
(1) Building materials unless such materials are stored in a completely enclosed building or there is a valid building permit issued for construction on that property and the stored materials are to be used in that construction.
BUILDING MATERIALS shall include, but not be limited to, lumber, bricks, concrete or cinder blocks, plumbing materials, electrical wiring or equipment, heating ducts or equipment, shingles, mortar, concrete or cement, nails, screws and tools.
(2) Litter, junk, trash, rubbish or garbage or other unwholesome, hazardous or injurious substances. For the purpose of this section, the term
JUNK includes, but is not necessarily limited to, equipment and machines or parts therefrom, motor vehicle parts, appliances, furniture, remnants of lumber, metal, plastic or other material of a cast-off nature, whether or not such material could be put to any reasonable use, unless such items are stored completely in an enclosed building.
(3) Any vacant dwelling, garage or other outbuilding that is not kept securely closed, with windows glazed or neatly boarded up or otherwise secured to prevent entrance by vandals.
(4) Any structure or portion thereof that is no longer habitable or useful for any discernible legal purpose.
(5) Any partially completed structure, unless such structure is in the course of construction pursuant to a valid building permit.
(B) This section shall not be enforced when the structures, activities or uses identified in division (A) are incidental to and necessary for the operation of any business or occupation lawfully operating on the property.
(C) A person who violates any provision of this section shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction and shall be penalized as provided in § 10.97.
(Ord. 304-4-91, passed 6-17-91; Am. Ord. 442-2-99, passed 2-4-99; Am. Ord. 459-1-00, passed 1-3-00) Penalty, see § 90.99