§ 13-118. General Requirements; Section 302, Exterior Property Areas.

(a)

Section 302.1 is amended to read as follows:
" 302.1 Sanitation. All exterior property and premises shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition. The occupant shall keep that part of the exterior property which such occupancy occupies or controls in a clean and sanitary condition. Except as otherwise specifically authorized by law, the open storage on residential property of any household appliance, motor vehicle parts, building materials, furniture, weeds, dead trees, garbage, rubbish, or similar items or materials, or residue therefrom, is prohibited, regardless of age or condition."

(b)

Section 302.3 is amended to read as follows:
" 302.3 Sidewalks, parking areas, and driveways. All sidewalks, walkways, stairs, driveways, parking spaces, and similar areas shall be maintained free of unsafe obstructions or hazardous conditions."

(c)

A new Section 302.3.1 is added to read as follows:
" 302.3.1 Lighting and parking lots and exterior passageways. All exterior walkways between buildings, between parking lots, and between buildings and parking lots shall be illuminated with no less than one and one-fourth (1 1/4) lumens per square foot."

(d)

Section 302.4 is amended to read as follows:
" 302.4 Weeds. All premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth in excess of twelve (12) inches. All noxious weeds shall be prohibited. Weeds shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants, and vegetation, other than trees or shrubs; provided, however, that this term shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens. No plant growth shall be allowed to impede or obstruct walkways, sidewalks, streets, or adjoining driveways, or the required letters and/or numbers which identify the address of the property."

(e)

Section 302.7 is amended to read as follows:
" 302.7 Accessory structures. All accessory structures on dwelling premises (including, but not limited to, detached garages, storage sheds or buildings, steps, fences, and other constructed appurtenances and facilities) shall be maintained structurally safe and sound and in good repair. Exterior steps shall be maintained free of unsafe obstructions or hazardous conditions."

(f)

Section 302.8 is amended to read as follows:
" 302.8 Motor vehicles. It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of a structure used for human habitation to utilize, or allow to be utilized, the premises for the storage of any motor vehicle which is wrecked, dismantled, inoperable, or not currently licensed. This Section shall not apply to any one (1) vehicle which is wrecked, dismantled, inoperable, or not currently licensed, that is kept in a wholly enclosed garage. To be considered operable, it must be demonstrated that the vehicle is capable of being driven under its own power for a minimum distance of one hundred (100) feet."

(g)

A new Section 302.10 is added to read as follows:
" 302.10 Firewood. All firewood or other wood material intended for use in a stove or fireplace shall be cut to lengths for final use and neatly stacked at least eighteen (18) inches above the ground in open racks so that these materials will not afford a shelter or harborage for rodents, or not less than six (6) inches from a weed-free surface on property improved by a single-family dwelling."

(CB-39-2001)