All properties shall comply with all ordinances regulating building, housing, garbage, trash, refuse, weeds, and zoning and with the following specific standards.
(A) Fences. All fences shall be maintained in good repair and shall be erected in compliance with all applicable village codes and ordinances. Broken or damaged fences shall be repaired with the same style and height of fencing.
(B) Painting. No dwelling shall be painted with unusual designs, including, but not limited to: designs advertising products; polka dots; stripes; pictures; or words. Paint shall be maintained in accordance with reasonable maintenance practices.
(C) Window covering; temporary exterior wall covering. Visquene, or other exterior window covering, shall be maintained in good condition, free from tears, and securely fastened to the building. Visquene may be used as a temporary exterior wall covering where required for protection due to construction, fire, accident or act of God, and shall be maintained in good condition, free from tears, and securely fastened to the building. For the purposes of this section, TEMPORARY shall be construed to mean not longer than 30 days.
(D) Storage on porches. Storage of trash, garbage, waste materials, and appliances shall be prohibited on unenclosed front porches. Any furniture or furnishings manufactured, or intended to be, for indoor use, and is not constructed to be used outdoors, shall not be placed within the yard or on any unenclosed porch or similar area that will allow access for vermin, weather, or arson.
(E) Siding. All siding on any one wall of a structure shall be complete and of the same type. Windows or other openings which are removed shall be covered with like-siding materials as those used on that wall, except that ornamental changes in texture and materials may be used.
(F) Broken windows or doors on occupied structures. Broken windows or doors shall be replaced. Broken windows or doors may be temporarily covered under the rules of divisions (C) and (E) above. If the windows or doors are to be permanently removed, a building permit shall be obtained to assure that the permanent closure does not create a building code violation for a required ingress/egress or for required ventilation.
(G) Roofing. Original roofing and roof repairs shall be made with materials which shall consist of a similar color or complementary colors. Repairs shall not be made with dissimilar materials or contrasting colors. This shall not prohibit the temporary repair of a roof with contrasting material until suitable materials is procured. For the purposes of this section, TEMPORARY shall be construed to mean not longer than 30 days.
(H) Garage and accessory buildings. Overhead and service doors on all garages and accessory buildings shall be maintained in good and working order. Doors shall be closed when the garage and accessory building is not in use and/or at night.
(I) Rubbish in yards. Yards shall be maintained in a clean, orderly fashion and shall not contain any hazardous or non-hazardous non-putrescible solid water, except ashes, consisting of, but not limited to: combustible and noncombustible waste, including: cardboard; metal containers; car parts; wood; glass; trash; rubber; brush; bedding; carpet; crockery; home furnishings; used or demolished building materials; litter of any kind; and discarded items of little, or no, apparent value.
(J) Unoccupied houses. Unoccupied houses shall comply with this chapter. All unoccupied houses, except for seasonal cottages, second homes, and the like, shall have no items stored in any yard.
(K) Garbage. All garbage, including, but not limited to: food wastes, including waste accumulation of animal, fruit, or vegetable matter used, or intended to be used, food; or that attends the preparation, uses, cooking, dealing in, or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit, or vegetable, shall be stored within watertight containers (garbage cans) having a capacity of not less than ten gallons, nor more than 100 gallons, with sides tapered to an enlarged opening and equipped with handles and a tightly-fitting cover, except that plastic garbage and rubbish bags shall not be stored outside awaiting collection by a refuse service for a period exceeding 12 hours. Garbage cans shall not be stored by the street, except for a 24-hour period preceding regularly scheduled collection. Putrescible wastes shall not be stored in any container for more than seven days.
(Ord. 95, passed 9-15-2015) Penalty, see § 92.99