(A) Sanitation. All exterior property and premises shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition. The occupants shall keep that part of the exterior property which such occupant occupies or controls in a clean and sanitary condition.
(B) Grading and drainage. All premises shall be graded and maintained to prevent the erosion of soil and to prevent the accumulation of stagnant water thereon, or with any structure located thereon. Exception: approved retention areas and reservoirs.
(C) Sidewalks and driveways. All sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking spaces, and similar areas shall be kept in a proper state of repair and maintained free from hazardous conditions.
(D) Overgrown vegetation and noxious weeds.
(1) No grasses or weeds higher than eight inches shall be permitted to grow or allowed to remain on any premises within the township unless:
(a) The grasses and weeds are permitted to grow or allowed to remain for an agricultural purpose; or
(b) There are no buildings within 200 feet of where the grasses or weeds are permitted to grow or allowed to remain.
(2) No noxious weeds shall be permitted to grow or allowed to remain on any premises within the township.
(3) Any property owner or agent having charge of a property shall be subject to prosecution in accordance with § 151.999 for any violation of this section. Further, if any property owner or agent having charge of a property fails to comply with a notice of violation, the township, or its duly authorized employee or agent, shall be authorized to enter the property in violation and cut or otherwise destroy the grasses, weeds, or noxious weeds causing such violation, and the costs thereof shall be paid by the property owner or agent having charge of the property. In addition to any other remedies available to the township, such costs may be collected by the township in the manner provided by law for the collection of municipal claims.
(E) Rodent harborage. All structures and exterior property shall be kept free from rodent and vermin harborage and infestation. Where rodents and vermin are found, they shall be promptly exterminated by approved processes which will not be injurious to human health. After extermination, proper precautions shall be taken to eliminate the harborage and prevent reinfestation.
(F) Exhaust vents. Pipes, ducts, conductors, fans, or blowers shall not discharge gases, steam, vapor, hot air, grease, smoke, odors, or other gaseous or particulate wastes directly upon abutting or adjacent public or private property or that of another tenant.
(G) Accessory structures. All accessory structures, including detached garages, fences, and walls, shall be maintained structurally sound and in good repair.
(H) Motor vehicles. Except as provided for in other regulations, no inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicle shall be parked, kept, or stored out in the open on any premises, and no vehicle, unless it is within an enclosed structure, shall at any time be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair, or in the process of being stripped or dismantled. Exception: a vehicle of any type is permitted to undergo major overhaul, including body work, provided that such work is performed inside a structure or similarly enclosed area designed and approved for such purposes.
(I) Defacement of property. No person shall willfully or wantonly damage, mutilate, or deface any exterior surface of any structure or building on any private or public property by placing thereon any marking, carving, or graffiti. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to restore said surface to an approved state of maintenance and repair.
(Ord. 2010-3, passed 8-31-2010; Ord. 2014-02, passed 7-29-2014) Penalty, see § 151.999