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• City of Saint Anthony Housing Maintenance Ordinance Draft Number 5 -- September 2, 1992 Page Number 13 1 owner, agent or tenant occupant on the premises of a dwelling shall be structurally sound, 2 and be maintained in good repair and appearance. The exterior of such structures shall be 3 made weather resistant through the use of decay-resistant materials such as paint br other 4 preservatives. All exterior wood surfaces, other than decay resistant woods,, shall be 5 protected from the elements and decay by paint or other protective covering or treatment. 6 If 25% or more of the exterior surface is unpainted or determined by the Compliance 7 Official to be paint blistered, the surface shall be painted. If 25% or.more of the exterior 8 surface of the pointing of any brick, block or stonewall is loose or has fallen out, the surface 9 shall be repaired. 10 11 SAFE BUILDING ELEMENTS. Every foundation, roof, floor, exterior and interior wall, 12 ceilings, inside and outside stair, every porch and balcony, and every appurtenance thereto, 13 shall be safe to use and capable of supporting loads that normal use may cause to be placed 14 thereon. 15 16 FACILITIES TO FUNCTION. Every supplied facility, piece of equipment or utility 17 required under City Ordinances and every chimney and flue shall be installed and 18 maintained and shall function effectively in a safe, sound and working condition. 9 0 GRADING AND DRAINAGE. Every yard, court, passageway, and other portions in the 21 premises on which a dwelling stands shall be graded and drained so as to be free of standing 22 water that constitutes a detriment to health and safety. 23 24 UNIT BELOW GRADE. No space located more than four feet below grade shall be used 25 as a habitable room of a dwelling unless approved by the Compliance Official. Approval 26 shall be based on compliance with the minimum standards of this Code for habitable rooms. 27 28 YARD COVER. Every yard of a premises on which a- dwelling stands shall be provided 29 with lawn or combined ground cover of vegetation, garden, hedges, shrubbery, and related 30 decorative materials and such yard shall be maintained consistent with prevailing community 31 standards. It shall be unlawful for any owner of any occupied or unoccupied lot or parcel 32 of land to permit or maintain on such any growth of weeds, grass, brush or other rank 33 vegetation to a greater height than six (6") inches on the average or any accumulation of 34 dead weeds, grass or brush. It shall also be unlawful for any such person or persons to 35 cause, suffer or allow noxious weeds or plants identified and defined by the Minnesota 36 Department of Agriculture to grow on any such lot or parcel of. land. Native grasses 37 indigenous to Minnesota, planted and maintained on any occupied lot or parcel of land, 38 setback a minimum of twenty (20') feet from the front property line as part of a garden or 39 landscape treatment are exempt from this ordinance. 40 01 COMPOSTING. Composting is permitted provided the following regulations are complied 42 with: (1) composting shall be conducted within an enclosed container(s) not to exceed a