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wood material, other than decay resistant varieties with paint or other <br /> preservatives. Painting is required if 25% or more of the exterior surface is <br /> unpainted or determined by the Compliance Official to be paint blistered, and <br /> repair is required if 25% or more of the exterior surface of the pointing of any <br /> brick, block or stone wall is loose or has fallen out. Posts and framework <br /> must face the owner's property, with the finished material facing the street or <br /> adjacent property. <br /> Subd. 6. Accessory Structure Maintenance. Accessory strictures supplied by <br /> the owner, agent or occupant must be structurally sound, and maintained in <br /> good repair and appearance, weather resistant exterior using decay-resistant <br /> materials such as paint or other preservatives. Painting is required if 25% or <br /> more of the exterior surface is unpainted or determined by the Compliance <br /> Official to be paint blistered, the surface must be painted and repair is <br /> required. If 25% or more of the exterior surface of the pointing of any brick, <br /> block or stone wall is loose or has fallen out. <br /> Subd. 7. Safe Building Elements. Every foundation, roof, floor, exterior and <br /> interior wall, ceilings, inside and outside stair, every porch and balcony, and <br /> every appurtenance thereto, must be safe to use and capable of supporting <br /> loads that normal use may cause to be placed thereon. <br /> Subd. 8. Facilities to Function. Every supplied facility, piece of equipment or <br /> utility required under the City Code and every chimney and flue must be <br /> installed and maintained and must function effectively in a safe, sound and <br /> working condition. <br /> Subd. 9. Grading and Drainage. Every yard, court, passageway and other <br /> portions of the premises must be graded and drained so as to be free of <br /> standing water. <br /> Subd. 10. Unit Below Grade. No space located more than four feet below <br /> grade may be used as a habitable room of a dwelling unless approved by the <br /> Compliance Official. <br /> Subd. 11. Yard Cover. Every yard of a premises on which a dwelling stands <br /> must be covered by lawns and/or ground cover of vegetation, gardens, <br /> hedges, shrubbery or related decorative materials and must be maintained. <br /> No land owner may permit or maintain on the land any growth of weeds, <br /> grass, brush or other rank vegetation to an average height greater than six <br /> inches, any accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush, or any noxious weeds <br /> or plants as defined by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. <br /> -12- <br />