§ 518.551. Maintenance of Exterior Property Areas.

Exterior property areas shall be maintained so that their appearance shall not constitute a blighting factor for adjoining property owners nor an element leading to the progressive deterioration and downgrading of the neighborhood. As a minimum:

(a)

Lawns, hedges and shrubbery shall be kept neatly trimmed;

(b)

All permanent signs and billboards permitted by reason of other regulations or as a lawful nonconforming use, and exposed to public view, shall be maintained in good repair. Any signs which have excessively weathered or faded or those upon which the paint has excessively peeled or cracked shall, with their supporting members, be removed or, if legally allowed, put into a good state of repair. All nonoperative or broken electrical signs shall be repaired or shall, with their supporting members, be removed;

(c)

All outdoor salvage yards shall be screened from surrounding property as required by the Zoning Code. Such screening shall be maintained in a good condition free from deterioration or other blighting conditions;

(d)

Approved garbage dumpsters or garbage disposal facilities, screened from public view with a site-tight fence, shall be provided and maintained for the disposal of garbage at every occupied structure. The owner and/or occupant shall provide for regular pickup and disposal. All owners and/or occupants shall provide, upon request by the City, proof of service for solid waste disposal.

(e)

For those structures or locations not required to utilize trash collection procedures as outlined in the Zoning Code, the owner or occupant shall place all garbage meant for disposal in a garbage can, which shall be purchased from the City. These garbage cans shall be kept inside the structure or premises at all times except during collection times, which shall be established by the City's Solid Waste and Resource Management Department. The owner or occupant shall not place the garbage can outside for more than one hour before each scheduled collection time and shall not leave the garbage can outside for longer than one hour after the can has been emptied. When the garbage can is placed outside the structure or premises for emptying, the owner or occupant of the structure or premises shall place the garbage can close to the street so as not to interfere with the pedestrian use of the sidewalk. Unless otherwise approved by the City's Solid Waste and Resource Management Department, the garbage can(s) shall be placed directly outside the structure or premises that generates the garbage. There shall be no bags or other "loose" garbage placed on the sidewalk or street for disposal, unless otherwise approved by the City's Solid Waste and Resource Management Department, which may approve other disposal options if a particular structure or premises is unable to comply with this requirement.

(f)

Off-street parking shall be governed by the provisions of the Zoning Code.

(g)

Walkways, steps of concrete or other suitable paving materials, and ramps, as required, shall be provided and maintained in good condition for access to entrance, parking areas, and other regular routes of pedestrian travel;

(h)

Sidewalks in the public right-of-way shall be structurally maintained in accordance with Chapter 740, Ordinance Code, however, it shall be the responsibility of the property owner or occupant to keep the sidewalk areas in front of their property clean, sanitary and free from litter, grime, grease or debris.

(i)

Vehicular entrances from the street shall be provided with suitable curb cuts;

(j)

No portion of a public sidewalk, alley or street shall be used for the storage or display of goods, material or equipment so as to constitute a Nuisance as defined in Section 518.111, Ordinance Code, above. Sidewalk cafés shall be governed by the provisions of Part Eight of Section 250, Ordinance Code;

(k)

For Sidewalk Special Events, as defined herein, no portion of a public sidewalk, alley or street shall be used for the storage or display of goods, material or equipment so as to constitute a Nuisance as defined in Section 518.111, Ordinance Code, above, and in no case without a permit issued by the appropriate City authority.

(Ord. 2003-614-E, § 1)