(a) In order to protect business buildings from what is commonly called the climbing or roof rat, it shall be unlawful to permit fishing poles, ladders, or any other object that a rat could climb on in order to reach the roof of any business building to lean against the side or walls of such business buildings.
(b) The owner of a business building shall protect elevator shafts, fire escapes, and guy wires in such a manner that rats will not be able to gain ingress into the business building.
(c) It shall be the duty of any person in charge of a business building to trim the branches of all trees extending over and against any business building, and same shall be cut and trimmed and kept trimmed and cut so that no part of any branch or any part of said tree shall be closer than 10 feet to any business building, and the tops of all trees shall be cut back 10 feet from a line extending perpendicularly from any exterior wall of a business building. (Ord. Nos. 7847; 27697)