In addition to any of the preceding provisions which may be of application to nonresidential, industrial and institutional uses, the following sections apply to all such uses. If one of the sections or provisions which follow conflict with any of the preceding provisions, the provision most favorable to the expressed intent of this chapter shall apply.
(A) Sanitation. All exterior property areas shall be maintained free from any accumulation of refuse, municipal solid waste, solid waste, rubbish, garbage, litter, animal feces or refuse.
(B) Insect and rodent infestations. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to exterminate any infestation of rodents, insects, vermin or other pests in all exterior areas and accessory structures on the premises.
(C) Accessory structures. All accessory structures, including but not limited to detached garages, sheds and fences, shall be maintained structurally sound and in good repair. All exterior surfaces shall be maintained in a state of good repair.
(D) Stored materials. It shall be unlawful to accumulate and store building material, lumber, boxes, cartons or other containers, machinery, scrap metal, junk, raw material, fabricated goods and other items in such manner as to constitute a nuisance or rodent harborage.
(E) Obscuring fences.
(1) It shall be unlawful to maintain outdoor storage abutting a residential district or a property occupied by a one-, two-, three- or four-dwelling unit, townhouse or multiple-family dwelling which constitutes a nuisance. Upon a determination that a violation of this section exists, the enforcement officer may cause the nuisance to be abated by requiring the installation of a six-foot high obscuring fence or landscape screening at an equal or lesser cost than a fence.
(2) Upon receipt of a notarized petition alleging the existence of a public nuisance and signed by 2/3 of the property owners located in an area one block in any direction of the subject property, the enforcement officer shall inspect the property. In the event the enforcement officer determines that the outdoor storage constitutes a violation, the enforcement officer may cause the nuisance to be abated by requiring the installation of a six-foot high obscuring fence or appropriate landscape screening.
(F) Refrigerators and accessible containers. It shall be unlawful to permit a refrigerator or other container, sufficiently large to retain a child and with doors which fasten automatically when closed, to be exposed and accessible to children without removing the doors, lids, hinges or latches.
(G) Foundations, walls, roofs and other exterior surfaces. Every foundation, exterior wall, roof and all other exterior surfaces shall be maintained in a professional state of maintenance and repair.
(1) The foundation elements shall adequately support the building at all points.
(2) Every exterior wall shall be free of holes, breaks, loose or rotting boards or timbers and any other conditions which admit dampness to the interior portions of the walls or to the interior spaces.
(3) All exterior wood surfaces, other than decay-resistant woods and previously painted non-wood surfaces, shall be protected from the elements and decay by paint which is not lead-based paint or by other protective covering or treatment.
(4) The roof shall be tight and have no defects which admit rain and roof drainage shall be adequate to prevent rainwater from causing dampness in the walls.
(H) Stairs, porches, decks and railings.
(1) Every outside stair and every porch and deck shall be constructed safely and be capable of supporting a load as determined in the State Building Code and shall be kept in sound condition and good repair. Every stairway, porch, deck or step which is more than 30 inches above grade shall have guardrails constructed in accordance with the Building Code and maintained in accordance with the State Building Code under which it was constructed.
(2) Stairs, steps, porches, decks, handrails, balustrades and guardrails deemed hazardous by the enforcement officer shall be corrected in accordance with the Building Code or be maintained in accordance with the Building Code specifications under which it was originally constructed.
(I) Windows, doors and hatchways. Every window, exterior door and basement hatchway shall be substantially tight and shall be kept in sound condition and repair.
(1) Windows shall be fully supplied with windowpanes which are without open cracks or holes, sashes shall be in sound condition and fit reasonably tight within the frame and windows and windows other than a fixed window shall be capable of being easily opened and have hardware to hold it in the open position. Locking hardware shall be required on all windows up to and including the second story and on every other window which is accessible by an adjacent fire escape, stairway or other means of access integral to the structure.
(2) Every exterior door and its hardware shall be in sound condition and fit reasonably well within its frame.
(3) Every basement hatchway shall be so constructed and maintained as to prevent the entrance of rodents, rain and surface drainage water into the structure.
(4) Every exit door shall be capable of being opened from the inside, easily and without the use of a key, in accordance with the Building Code.
(Ord. 962, passed 4-12-04) Penalty, see § 10.99