No owner, operator or resident agent of any premises shall maintain or permit to be maintained at or on the exterior property areas of such premises conditions which create a fire, safety or health hazard or which is a public nuisance. Such conditions include but are not limited to the following:
(a) Broken or dilapidated fences.
(b) Out of use or non-usable appliances or machinery.
(c) Rugs, rags or other materials hung on lines or in other places on the premises, which materials are not being used for general household or housekeeping purposes.
(d) Broken, dilapidated or unusable furniture, mattresses or other household furniture, broken glass, plastic material, paints, miscellaneous coverings and/or any other materials, including those described in this section, placed at or on the premises in such a manner as to be a public nuisance.
(e) Lots with structures shall maintain grass, brush, briars, burrs, thistles or weeds at a height not to exceed six inches.
(f) No building material or other materials intended for use in landscaping or construction shall be left standing open or covered upon any premises for a period of time not to exceed one month subsequent to completion of the intended project, without specific written authorization from the Zoning Administrator.
(g) Drainage swales are to be maintained by the owners of the parcels on which they are located, and at no time will anyone plant shrubs and/or trees, or discharge or impede drainage flow. Small swales can be mowed as part of the yard. Larger swales in meadow situations should be mowed less frequently in order to allow grasses to grow taller to retard runoff and prevent erosion. Swales in woodland areas should be left in their natural condition, leaving the understory to retard runoff and prevent erosion.
(Ord. 1233-04. Passed 5-4-04.)