A. Statement of Need. The City Council finds and determines as follows:
1. The property values and the general welfare of the City of La Puente are founded, in part, upon the appearance and maintenance of private property within the City.
2. The lack of landscaping and/or landscape maintenance on private property, including overgrown, dead, or decayed vegetation and weeds and the accumulation of rubbish and debris, is a condition that is injurious to the public health, safety, and welfare of property owners, business owners, and residents of the City of La Puente.
3. The lack of exterior structure maintenance, including but not limited to partially destroyed or partially constructed structures; unpainted structures or portions of structures; broken windows; damaged or defective structure exteriors; and poorly maintained roofs, walls, fences, driveways, sidewalks, or walkways is injurious to the public health, safety, and welfare of property owners, business owners, and residents of the City of La Puente.
B. Purpose. This Chapter, based on the above statement of need, sets forth comprehensive minimum maintenance standards for structures, yards, land, landscaping, facilities, and equipment for the purpose of protecting the public’s health, safety, and welfare, and helping to preserve property values. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)