6.12.401: MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS:
   A.   Accessory Structure: All accessory structures, detached garages, sheds, fences and walls shall be maintained structurally sound and in good repair. Interiors of the accessory structure must be kept in a sanitary condition and rodent free.
   B.   Clothes Dryer Exhaust: The venting system for clothes dryers must be separate from all other systems and vented per manufacturer's instructions or in a manner to capture fugitive dust for disposal.
   C.   Common Areas: Every owner of a dwelling containing two (2) or more dwelling units or rooming units shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean and sanitary condition the shared or public areas of the dwelling and premises.
   D.   Elevators: Dwelling owners or agents of the owner(s) that provide elevators to residents must properly inspect and maintain the elevators in good working condition.
   E.   Plumbing: Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall keep all installed plumbing fixtures in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be responsible exercising reasonable care in the use and operation thereof. Disconnection from the wastewater system is prohibited. The release of wastewater outside the wastewater system is prohibited.
   F.   Private Areas: Every occupant of a dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit shall keep that part of the premises, dwelling or dwelling unit the occupant occupies, inhabits and controls, in a clean and sanitary condition.
   G.   Smoke Detectors: Smoke detectors shall be required and installed in all residential occupancies in accord with the Fire Code as adopted by City.
   H.   Street Numbers: Buildings that have been assigned a street number must have the number visibly displayed in Arabic numerals at least five inches (5") in height and one-half inch (1/2") wide. Wherever possible, street numbers will be visibly displayed from alley access.
   I.   Vacant And/Or Abandoned Buildings:
      1.   Vacant and/or abandoned buildings shall be secured to prevent unauthorized entry.
      2.   Exterior building maintenance and site maintenance of abandoned and/or vacant buildings shall be the same as required for occupied buildings and shall be maintained so as to be free of any violations to current City codes. (Ord. 3875; 1968 Code §§16-15, 16-16, 16-17; Ord. 96-110; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 03-121)