(a) The owner or other person legally responsible shall have the duty to maintain any commercial or industrial building in a neat, clean and structurally sound manner and to prevent the premises, including the adjacent public right of way, from becoming littered or a nuisance, as defined by State law. The owner or other person in charge shall keep the building free from all signs or posters not specifically authorized by such owner or person in charge and permitted by applicable sign provisions of these Codified Ordinances.
(b) This section shall be equally applicable to empty or unrented buildings, and in the case of vacant buildings, such buildings shall be kept securely locked at all times.
(c) The owner of a vacant building shall, within thirty days of such building becoming vacant, board up the windows with wood or some other suitable material and paint such portion of material visible from the outside white or a color compatible with the outside wall surface, or shall cover the windows with a white substance or material so as to effectively prevent viewing into the vacant property from the outside.
(1974 Code Sec. 9.18; Ord. 278. Passed 10-25-78.)