(a) No person shall keep, store, place or allow to remain in or upon property owned or occupied by him or her, or under his or her control, unusable building materials, unlicensed motor vehicles, motor vehicles unfit for use, automobile or motor vehicle parts not actively being assembled, scrap metals, garbage or rubbish, unless these items are kept within a suitable private receptacle for periodic collection and removal, or enclosed within a building that obstructs the same from public view and access. Excepted herefrom are vehicles held, stored or impounded by the City or its authorized agents acting pursuant to law.
(b) Division (a) of this section shall have no application on duly declared and authorized clean-up days proclaimed by the Mayor, such exemption to continue for a reasonable time to allow for full collection and removal of the materials by authorized personnel.
(c) Any employee of the Departments of Public Safety and Public Service, and particularly the Fire Chief or his or her assistants and the Director of Building and Zoning or his or her assistants, may enforce this section, may send any appropriate notices and may execute any appropriate affidavits or complaints attendant hereto.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for subsequent offenses. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 1986-59. Passed 5-13-86.)