CHAPTER 1376
Basic Standards for Business Occupancy
1376.01   Maintenance responsibilities.
1376.02   General maintenance requirements.
1376.03   Maintenance of foundations.
1376.04   Maintenance of roofs, gutters and downspouts.
1376.05   Maintenance of exteriors.
1376.06   Maintenance of interior walls, floors and ceilings.
1376.07   Exterior and interior property areas.
1376.08   Maintenance of plumbing.
1376.09   Electrical facilities required.
1376.10   Maintenance of heating, ventilating and air conditioning facilities.
1376.11   Maintenance of signs.
1376.12   Access and egress.
1376.13   Infestation by pests.
1376.14   Rubbish and garbage disposal.
1376.141   Dumpsters required.
1376.15   Street numbers.
CROSS REFERENCES
      Property Maintenance Code - see BLDG. Ch. 1309
      General provisions and definitions - see BLDG. Ch. 1370
      Administration, enforcement and penalty - see BLDG. Ch. 1372
      Certificates of business occupancy - see BLDG. Ch. 1376
      Abandoned or inoperative gasoline service stations - see BLDG. Ch. 1378
   1376.01 MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES.
   (a)    Compliance Required. No owner, operator or agent shall occupy, rent or lease, or offer for rental or lease, any business structure or any part thereof which does not comply with the provisions of this Business Maintenance Code.
   (b)    Owner. The owner of every building or structure, or his authorized agent, shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean, safe and sanitary condition the shared or common areas of the premises, including all yard areas, walks, driveways and parkway lots.
   (c)    Occupant. The occupant of any building or structure shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean, safe and sanitary condition that part of the premises which he occupies and controls.
(Ord. 78-79. Passed 9-11-79.)
   1376.02 GENERAL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.
   (a)    All structures and all parts thereof, both exterior and interior, shall be maintained in good repair and shall be capable of performing the function for which such structure or part of any feature thereof was designed or intended to be used.
   (b)    All equipment and facilities appurtenant to a structure shall be maintained in good and safe working order.
(Ord. 78-79. Passed 9-11-79.)
   1376.03 MAINTENANCE OF FOUNDATIONS.
   (a)    All foundations of every structure shall be maintained structurally sound and in good repair.
   (b)    All foundations of every structure shall be maintained in such condition as to prevent seepage or leakage of water into the space enclosed within such foundations.
   (c)    All openings into the foundations of every structure shall be protected against the entrance of rodents.
   (d)    Where parts of structures supported on masonry piers, foundations or footers require substantial repair or replacement due to sagging, settling or failure of such support, the same shall be replaced with a foundation conforming to the provisions of Part Thirteen - Building Code.
(Ord. 78-79. Passed 9-11-79.)
   1376.04 MAINTENANCE OF ROOFS, GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS.
   All roofs of every structure shall be maintained weathertight and shall be equipped with gutters and downspouts maintained in good repair and connected to a public storm sewer or to an approved retention system.
(Ord. 78-79. Passed 9-11-79.)
   1376.05 MAINTENANCE OF EXTERIORS.
   (a)    All exterior walls of every structure shall be maintained weathertight and shall be maintained so as to resist decay or deterioration from any cause.
   (b)    Any structure or secondary or appurtenant structure whose exterior surface is bare, deteriorated, ramshackle, tumble-down, decaying, disintegrating or in poor repair shall be repaired, replaced or razed as follows:
      (1)    All buckled, rotted or decayed walls, doors, windows, porches, floors, steps, railings, soffits, posts, sills, trim and their missing members shall be replaced and put in good condition.
      (2)    All replacements shall match and conform to original design or be replaced completely with a design acceptable to the Building Commissioner and drawings and plans for such replacements reviewed by the Architectural Board of Review as required by Chapter 154 of these Codified Ordinances.
      (3)    All exterior wood or exterior unfinished surfaces, except masonry, shall be sealed and painted, or the surface covered with other approved protective coating or treated to prevent rot and decay, and conform and match the existing paint or surface covering and original design or replacement thereof. All exterior walls and surfaces shall be properly protected against the weather, where such are defective or lack weather protection, including lack of paint or surface covering, or have weathered due to lack of proper protective covering.
   (c)    Any structure, including all secondary or appurtenant structures, awnings and signs, whose exterior is deteriorated, decaying, disintegrating or whose surface is weathered with dirt and grime or has been impaired through peeling or flaking of the paint or other protective coating, shall be repaired, repainted, resurfaced or replaced as follows:
      (1)    All exterior surfaces shall be replaced or repaired in good condition preparatory to repainting or coating.
      (2)    All bare exterior surfaces which are flaking or crumbling shall be replaced or sealed in a good and workmanlike manner.
      (3)    All new or repaired bare surfaces shall be painted or coated.
         (Ord. 78-79. Passed 9-11-79.)
   1376.06 MAINTENANCE OF INTERIOR WALLS, FLOORS AND CEILINGS.
   (a)    All interior walls, floors and ceilings of every structure used for business purposes shall be maintained free of holes, large cracks and any loose or deteriorated material, and shall have a sealing coating of paint, wallpaper or other substance located thereon, and maintained in a clean and proper condition.
   (b)    The floors of all toilet rooms shall have a cove base at all walls and partitions. Floor surfaces and cove base shall be of nonabsorbent materials with moisture-resistant joints, and shall be kept in a sanitary and clean condition.
(Ord. 78-79. Passed 9-11-79.)
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