The owner or occupant or both of all property and premises within the Village shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) General Maintenance.
(1) The owner or occupant or both shall keep the exterior of all premises and every structure thereon including, but not limited to, walls, roofs, cornices, chimneys, drains, towers, porches, landings, fire escapes, stairs, store fronts, signs, windows, doors, awnings, and marquees in good repair, and all surfaces thereof shall be kept painted or protected with other approved coating or material where necessary for the purpose of preservation and avoiding a blighting influence on adjoining properties. All obsolete signs shall be removed, all surfaces shall be maintained free of broken glass, loose shingles, crumbling stone or brick, peeling paint or other conditions reflective of the deterioration or inadequate maintenance, to the end that the property itself may be preserved safely and fire hazards eliminated and adjoining properties and neighborhoods protected from blighting influences.
(2) The owner or occupant or both shall keep all premises appropriately maintained and lawns, hedges, bushes, trees and other vegetation shall be kept trimmed and kept from becoming overgrown and unsightly where exposed to public view or where such vegetation may constitute a blighting influence on adjoining properties. This provision shall not preclude the maintenance of undeveloped land in its natural state upon which no improvements appear thereon or any person occupies the same.
(3) All canopies, marquees, signs, awnings, exterior stairways, fire escapes, standpipes, exhaust ducts, porches, balconies and similar overhanging extensions, where exposed to public view, shall be maintained in good condition, and shall not show evidence of discoloration, ripping, tearing or other holes or breaks.
(b) Maintenance of Accessory Structures.
(1) All dilapidated accessory structures on any property shall be removed or rehabilitated. For the purposes of this chapter, accessory structures shall be defined as and have the same meaning as set forth in the Village Zoning Ordinance. All such accessory structures which are to remain on any premises shall provide weatherproofing, usable space and shall not harbor rodents, termites or other vermin.
(2) Fences and retaining walls or similar structures shall be anchored firmly in the ground, shall be constructed in a workmanlike manner and maintained in the same manner so that such fences or retaining walls or similar structures shall always be in a state of good structural repair, or in the alternative, such fences, retaining walls, or similar structures shall be removed or replaced. All fences shall be treated periodically with chemicals or paint so as to retard deterioration, unless such deterioration is superficial deterioration designed to enhance appearance.
(c) Removal of Miscellaneous Debris. All yards, courts or lots shal1 be kept free of unsightly materials not appropriate to the area and debris which may cause a fire hazard or may act as a breeding place for vermin or insects or cause any other health hazard. (Ord. 1983-46. Passed 10-24-83. )
(d) Steps, Walks and Driveways. All steps, paths, walkways, porches, drives and parking lots and parking areas shall be so constructed and maintained as to assure safety and be kept free from deterioration and blighting effects; if any such area, by reason of its state of repair, constitutes a danger to health or safety, it shall be repaired or replaced. Hazards and unsanitary conditions shall be eliminated. All driveways and walks which exist within the public rights of way which are now paved or improved shall be maintained in good order by and at the expense of the owner of the fee simple title to the property.
(Ord. 1983-46. Passed 10-24-83; Ord. 1984-67. Passed 12-10-84.)
(e) Outdoor Storage or Parking of Motorized Vehicles Longer than 72 Hours in Front Yards Prohibited.
(1) The outdoor storage or parking of vehicles for more than 72 consecutive hours shall be prohibited in each single-family residence front yard area, including any driveways therein, between the front lot line and front yard setback line in all lots located in residential districts except as provided herein. In such districts, vehicles, up to a maximum of three (3) may be stored or parked outdoors for more than 72 consecutive hours only on permitted hard surface parking areas, provided such vehicle(s) comply with all other applicable provisions of the Codified Ordinances of the Village. For purposes of this Ordinance, the “front yard” means the yard extending between the front wall of a structure and front lot line, or right-of-way, the full width of the lot. A “yard” means that portion of the open area on a lot extending between a structure and the nearest lot line, open and unobstructed from the ground.
(2) Vehicles may be stored or parked outdoors in the front yard area for more than 72 consecutive hours, for a period not to exceed 30 days, when the occupant of the property can demonstrate either a bona fide emergency, a vacation, or some other necessary extended absence from the property by the occupant, and where no other reasonable alternative to park on such lot exists. Mechanical failure or problems with such motorized vehicle shall not be sufficient to justify an extension of time beyond the 48-hour time limit. The extension shall not unreasonably exceed the time necessary in light of the reason for the extension. Extensions of storage and parking of vehicles beyond 30 days may only be permitted after written request to the Zoning Inspector and upon good cause shown, such as medical considerations. The prohibitions set forth in this section shall not apply to motorized vehicles exhibiting valid handicapped parking certifications or display.
(3) Whenever in the opinion of the Building Inspector, an occupant of a lot in a residential district has regularly attempted to avoid compliance with these restrictions on outdoor storage or parking of vehicles by temporarily removing a vehicle(s) from the front yard area for a brief interval(s) and then promptly returning such vehicle(s) to the front yard, the Village may treat such vehicle(s) as if stored or parked outdoors in violation of this section. (Ord. 2008-18. Passed 5-12-08.)