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Ordinance No. 2005 -133 I. Every occupant of a dwelling containing a single dwelling unit shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, vermin, rodents or other pests therein or on the premises, and every occupant of a dwelling unit in a dwelling containing more than one dwelling unit shall be responsible for such extermination whenever his dwelling unit is the only one infested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the occupant fails to maintain a dwelling in a rat -proof or insect -proof condition, or whenever infestation exists in two or more of the dwellings in a dwelling unit, or is the shared or public parts of a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units, extermination thereof shall be the responsibility of the owner. (2) Nonresidential. To effect the purposes of this section, the owner or operator shall use, maintain or refrain from using the premises and all buildings thereon, as the case may be, as follows: (A) Landscaping, 1. Premises shall be maintained. Lawns, hedges and bushes shall be trimmed and kept from becoming overgrown and unsightly where exposed to public view and where the same constitute a blighting factor depreciating adjoining property. Grass, in lawns, permitted to grow in excess of eight inches in height, shall be presumed to be a nuisance. 2. All trees, shrubs, and other plantings, which are part of a landscaping plan, approved by the City pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1126 of the Zoning Code shall be maintained in a trimmed and healthy condition. Trees, shrubs and other plantings which have died shall be timely replaced with like and similar plantings. (B) Signs and billboards. All permanent signs and billboards exposed to public view permitted by reason of other regulations or as a lawful nonconforming use shall be maintained in good repair. Any signs, which have weathered or faded or those upon which the paint has peeled shall, with their supporting members, be removed forthwith or put into a good state of repair. All broken electrical signs shall be repaired or shall, with their supporting members, be removed forthwith. (C) Store fronts. All storefronts shall be kept in good repair, painted where required, and shall not constitute a safety hazard or nuisance. In the event that repairs to a store front become necessary, such repairs shall be made with the same or similar materials used in the construction of the store front in such a manner as to permanently repair the damaged area or areas. Any cornice visible above the storefront shall be kept painted, where required, and in good repair. (D) Awnings and marquees. Any awning or marquee and its accompanying structural member which extend over any street, sidewalk or other portion of premises shall be maintained in good repair and shall not constitute a nuisance or a safety hazard. In the event that such awnings or marquees are not properly maintained in accordance with the foregoing, they shall, together with their supporting members, be removed forthwith. In the event that such awnings or marquees are made of cloth, plastic or similar material, such cloth, plastic or similar material, where exposed to public view, shall be maintained in good condition and shall not show evidence of weathering, discoloration, ripping, tearing or other holes. Nothing herein shall be construed to