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.w _..,. 1-11 1. ,ra ,- .1_'_, #� Ordinance No. 2005 -133 Building Commissioner, or ruling of the Planning Commission, whichever is applicable. All surfaces shall be maintained free of broken windows, crumbling stone or brick, peeling paint or other condition reflective of deterioration or inadequate maintenance to the end that the property itself may be preserved, safety and fire hazards eliminated and adjoining properties and the immediate neighborhood protected from blighting influence. (d) Reconstruction of Walls and Sidings. All reconstruction of walls and sidings shall be of standard quality permitted by the Building Code, and their appearance commensurate with the character of the properties in the same block and on both sides of the street on which the premises front, such that the materials used will not be of a kind that by their appearance under prevailing appraisal practices and standards will depreciate the value of neighboring and adjoining premises as aforesaid. (e) Freedom from Infestation. All exterior parts of premises shall be maintained so as to prevent infestation of insects and rodents." BE AMENDED, AND, AS AMENDED, SHALL READ IN ITS ENTIRETY AS FOLLOWS: °°1363.07 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS. (a) Maintenance of Exterior of Premises; Hazards and Unsanitary Conditions. The exterior of the premises and the exterior of all structures thereon shall be kept free of all nuisances, unsanitary conditions and any hazard to the safety of occupants, pedestrians and other persons utilizing the premises, and any of the foregoing shall be promptly removed and abated by the owner or operator. It shall be the duty of the owner or operator to keep the premises free of hazards, which include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Refuse. An accumulation of brush, broken glass, stumps and roots that present a safety hazard; also garbage, trash and debris that present an unsanitary and /or a safety hazard. Compost piles, enclosed in a fenced -in area not exceeding twenty -four square feet and maintained not closer than thirty feet from adjacent property lines, are exempt from this paragraph. (2) Natural rg owth. Dead trees and limbs or other natural growth which, by reason of rotting or deteriorating conditions or storm damage, constitutes a hazard to persons in the vicinity thereof. (3) Overhanging�s and awnings. Loose and overhanging objects which, by reason of location above ground level, constitute a danger of falling on persons in the vicinity thereof. (4) Sources of infestation. Permitting premises to become infested with vermin or rodents is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. No owner, occupant or person in charge or control of any premises shall cause or knowingly permit such premises to become or to remain infested with vermin or rodents. (5) Foundation walls. Exterior foundation walls shall be kept structurally sound, free from defects and damage and capable of bearing imposed loads safely. (6) Chimneys and all flue and vent attachments thereto. Chimneys and all flue vent attachments thereto shall be maintained structurally sound, free from defects and so maintained as to capably perform at all times the functions for which they were designed, and the same shall be capable of withstanding the action of flue gases.