(a) Every owner of, and every agent in charge of, a tenement house, lodging house, tourist home, tourist cabin or hotel, or part thereof, shall cause to be kept thoroughly clean all parts of the premises not within the occupied apartments. No person shall place filth, urine or fecal matter in any place other than provided for the same, or keep filth, urine or fecal matter in his apartments or upon his premises such length of time as to create a nuisance, and every tenant shall keep his apartment in clean and sanitary condition. The walls of courts and shafts, unless built in a light color brick or stone, shall be thoroughly whitewashed or painted a light color, and shall be so maintained.
(b) All property owners within the City shall cause the exterior of their property to:
(1) Be free from noxious and tall weeds, refuse, litter, broken concrete, rocks, vehicle tires, broken glass, wood pallets, crates, dead grass piles, chemicals, oils, solvents, gasoline, paints, pesticides, cleaners, batteries, stoves, sinks, bath tubs, toilets, storage containers and bins, coolers, old buckets and plant pots, rubbish or garbage, shopping carts, inoperative vehicles/equipment/machinery, lumber, building supplies and materials, any household items including furniture designed or intended for interior use, or vehicle parts or the like;
(2) Be free from overgrown uncontrolled vegetation, shrub tree and vine that are conducive to the accumulation of refuse, debris or vermin;
(3) Be free from tree debris, limbs, or other portions of any tree on the ground;
(4) Be free from decorative material that is weathered or in disrepair.
(c) Whoever violates subsection (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(d) Whoever violates subsection (b) is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2014-67. Passed 9-11-14.)