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CHAPTER 3
<br />GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
<br />SECTION 301
<br />GENERAL
<br />301.1 Scope. The provisions of this chapter shall govern the
<br />minimum conditions and the responsibilities of persons for
<br />maintenance of structures, equipment and exterior property.
<br />301.2 Responsibility. The owner of the premises shall main-
<br />tain the structures and exterior property in compliance with
<br />these requirements, except as otherwise provided for in this
<br />code. A person shall not occupy as owner - occupant or permit
<br />another person to occupy premises which are not in a sanitary
<br />and safe condition and which do not comply with the require-
<br />ments of this chapter. Occupants of a dwelling unit, rooming
<br />unit or housekeeping unit are responsible for keeping in a
<br />clean, sanitary and safe condition that part of the dwelling unit,
<br />rooming unit, housekeeping unit or premises which they
<br />occupy and control.
<br />301.3 Vacant structures and land. All vacant structures and
<br />premises thereof or vacant land shall be maintained in a clean,
<br />safe, secure and sanitary condition as provided herein so as not
<br />to cause a blighting problem or adversely affect the public
<br />health or safety.
<br />SECTION 302
<br />EXTERIOR PROPERTY AREAS
<br />302.1 Sanitation. All exterior property and premises shall be
<br />maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary condition. The occu-
<br />pant shall keep that part of the exterior property which such
<br />occupant occupies or controls in a clean and sanitary condition.
<br />302.2 Grading and drainage. All premises shall be graded
<br />and maintained to prevent the erosion of soil and to prevent the
<br />accumulation of stagnant water thereon, or within any structure
<br />located thereon.
<br />Exception: Approved retention areas and reservoirs.
<br />302.3 Sidewalks and driveways. All sidewalks, walkways,
<br />stairs, driveways, parking spaces and similar areas shall be kept
<br />in a proper state of repair, and maintained free from hazardous
<br />conditions.
<br />302.4 Weeds. All premises and exterior property shall be main-
<br />tained free from weeds or plant growth in excess of (jurisdic-
<br />tion to insert height in inches). All noxious weeds shall be
<br />prohibited. Weeds shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants
<br />and vegetation, other than trees or shrubs provided; however,
<br />this term shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens.
<br />Upon failure of the owner or agent having charge of a prop-
<br />erty to cut and destroy weeds after service of a notice of viola-
<br />tion, they shall be subject to prosecution in accordance with
<br />Section 106.3 and as prescribed by the authority having juris-
<br />diction. Upon failure to comply with the notice of violation,
<br />any duly authorized employee of the jurisdiction or contractor
<br />hired by the jurisdiction shall be authorized to enter upon the
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<br />property in violation and cut and destroy the weeds growing
<br />thereon, and the costs of such removal shall be paid by the
<br />owner or agent responsible for the property.
<br />302.5 Rodent harborage. All structures and exterior property
<br />shall be keptfree from rodent harborage and infestation. Where
<br />rodents are found, they shall be promptly exterminated by
<br />approved processes which will not be injurious to human
<br />health. After extermination, proper precautions shall be taken
<br />to eliminate rodent harborage and prevent reinfestation.
<br />302.6 Exhaust vents. Pipes, ducts, conductors, fans or blowers
<br />shall not discharge gases, steam, vapor, hot air, grease, smoke,
<br />odors or other gaseous or particulate wastes directly upon abut-
<br />ting or adjacent public or private property or that of another
<br />tenant.
<br />302.7 Accessory structures. All accessory structures, includ-
<br />ing detached garages, fences and walls, shall be maintained
<br />structurally sound and in good repair.
<br />302.8 Motor vehicles. Except as provided for in other regula-
<br />tions, no inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicle shall be
<br />parked, kept or stored on any premises, and no vehicle shall at
<br />any time be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair, or iii-the,
<br />process of being stripped or dismantled. Painting of vehicles rs:;:
<br />prohibited unless conducted inside an approved spray bogt I.I.: .
<br />Exception: A vehicle of any type is permitted to underi'
<br />major overhaul, including body work, provided that such
<br />work is performed inside a structure or similarly enclosed
<br />area designed and approved for such purposes.
<br />302.9 Defacement of property. No person shall willfully or
<br />wantonly damage, mutilate or deface any exterior surface of
<br />any structure or building on any private or public property by
<br />placing thereon any marking, carving or graffiti.
<br />It shall be the responsibility of the owner to restore said sur-
<br />face to an approved state of maintenance and repair.
<br />SECTION 303
<br />SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS AND HOT TUBS
<br />303.1 Swimming pools. Swimming pools shall be maintained
<br />in a clean and sanitary condition, and in good repair.
<br />303.2 Enclosures. Private swimming pools, hot tubs and spas,
<br />containing water more than 24 inches (610 mm) in depth shall
<br />be completely surrounded by a fence or barrier at least 48
<br />inches (1219 mm) in height above the finished ground level
<br />measured on the side of the barrier away from the pool. Gates
<br />and doors in such barriers shall be self - closing and self- latch-
<br />ing. Where the self - latching device is less than 54 inches (1372
<br />mm) above the bottom of the gate, the release mechanism shall
<br />be located on the pool side of the gate. Self - closing and self -
<br />latching gates shall be maintained such that the gate will posi-
<br />tively close and latch when released from an open position of 6
<br />inches (152 mm) from the gatepost. No existing pool enclosure
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