(A) This code shall be known and may be cited as the “City of St. Johns Property Maintenance Ordinance.”
(B) In the interest of improving the quality of life for the residents of the City of St. Johns; to promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare of the community.
(C) In light of these stated purposes, the City Commission directs that the property maintenance code be applied and enforced in a manner which emphasizes code compliance through remediation and rehabilitation of properties to the extent practicable. City officers charged with the responsibility of code enforcement shall make all reasonable efforts to work with property owner(s) to cure and remediate perceived violations of this code.
(D) The regulations apply to existing residential and non-residential structures and include:
(1) Minimum maintenance standards; recognizing if structures exist in a condition of disrepair and/or with an accumulation of refuse/rubbish for extended periods of time, such conditions would cause a public nuisance.
(2) Responsibilities of owners, operators, and occupants of all structures.
(3) Administration, enforcement and fines.
(Ord. 508, passed 5-28-2002; Am. Ord. 522, passed 6-9-2003)