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Ordinance No. 2004-80 <br />nuisances, unsanitary conditions and any hazard to the safety of occupants, pedestrians and other <br />persons utilizing the premises, and any of the foregoing shall be promptly removed and abated <br />by the owner or operator. It shall be the duty of the owner or operator to keep the premises free <br />of hazards which include, but are not limited to, the following: <br />(1) Refuse. An accumulation of brush, broken glass, stumps <br />and roots that present a safety hazard; also garbage, trash and debris that <br />present an unsanitary andlor a safety hazard. Compost piles, enclosed in a <br />fenced-in area not exceeding twenty four square feet and maintained not <br />closer than thirty feet from adj acent property lines, are exempt from this <br />paragraph. <br />(2) Natural gr, owth. Dead trees and limbs or other natural <br />growth which, by reason of rotting or deteriorating conditions or storm <br />damage, constitutes a hazard to persons in the vicinity thereof. <br />(3) Overhangings and awnings. Loose and overhanging objects <br />which, by reason of location above ground level, constitute a danger of <br />falling on persons in the vicinity thereof. <br />(4) Sources of infestation. Permitting premises to become <br />infested with vermin or rodents is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is <br />prohibited. No owner, occupant or person in charge or control of any <br />premises shall cause or knowingly permit such premises to become or to <br />remain infested with vermin or rodents. <br />(5) Foundation walls. Exterior foundation walls shall be kept <br />structurally sound, free from defects and damage and capable of bearing <br />imposed loads safely. <br />(6) Chimnevs and all flue and vent attachments thereto. <br />Chimneys and all flue vent attachments thereto shall be maintained <br />structurally sound, free from defects and so maintained as to capably <br />perform at all times the functions for which they were designed, and the <br />same shall be capable of withstanding the action of flue gases. <br />(7) Gutters and downspout. All gutters and downspout shall be <br />placed in compliance with the Building Code and maintained to collect <br />and transport surface water from roofs. Rusted, broken or damaged <br />gutters and downspout shall be promptly repaired or replaced. Gutters <br />shall not be nermitted to become clogged nor the flow of water therein <br />or <br />or <br />(8) Sidewalks. All sidewalks shall be kept in repair. Any grade <br />separation greater than one inch on the surface of a sidewalk caused by <br />cracks or settling sh.all be promptly replaced or repaired. Sidewalks, where <br />surfaces are eroded or pitted to such an extent as to cause a safety hazard <br />to pedestrians, shall be replaced or repaired. <br />(b) Appearance of Exterior of NenFesidentW Premises and Structures. The exterior <br />of premises and the condition of accessory structures shall be maintained so that the appearance <br />of the premises and all buildings thereon reflects a level of maintenance in keeping with the <br />standards of the immediate neighborhood so that such appearance does not constitute a blighting <br />factor for adjoining property owners nor an element leading to the progressive deterioration and <br />downgrading of the immediate neighborhood with the accompanying diminution of property <br />values, ' <br />