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CROSS REFERENCES Dangerous or unsafe buildings -see BLDG. Ch. 1331 Board review of property value impairment -see BLDG. Ch. 1347 1359.01 DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (a) "Unoccupied commercial building" means any building, including the land on which it is situated, which is used or intended to be used for the retail, commercial, or business occupancy within which commercial transactions have ceased and been abandoned for a period in excess of thirty days. (b) "Refuse" means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste (except body waste), including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals and solid market and industrial wastes. (c) "Garbage" means putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food. (Ord. 74-48. Passed 5-21-74.) (d) "Natural growth" shall include dead trees and limbs and other natural growths which, by reason of rotting or deteriorating conditions or storm damage, constitute a hazard to persons in the vicinity thereof. "Natural growth" shall also refer to and include any and all planted materials, bushes, shrubbery, ground cover, grass areas, or lawns, and other landscaping materials, however described, and which, by reason of weed infestation, overgrowth or lack of trimming or pruning, constitute a nuisance or otherwise violate Section 1363.07(b)(1) or Section 949.03. (Ord. 2003-92. Passed 6-17-03.) (e) "Exterior of the premises" means those portions of a building which are exposed to public view and the open space of any premises outside of any building erected thereon. (f) "Owner" means an owner of premises, including a holder of title thereto subject to contract or purchase, a trustee, a vendee in possession, a mortgagee or receiver in possession, a lessee or joint lessees of the whole thereof, a tenant, an agent or any other person, firm, corporation or fiduciary directly in control of premises. (Ord. 74-48. Passed 5-21-74.) 1359.02 PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum standards for the maintenance of land and buildings used for commercial purposes which have ceased business for a period of thirty days or more. (Ord. 74-48. Passed 5-21-74.) 1359.03 GENERAL MAINTENANCE. The owner of any premises on which there is a building situated which is used for commercial or business purposes, when the commercial or business functions have ceased and the building and premises have become unoccupied for a period of thirty days or more, shall keep and maintain the premises and structures thereon free of all nuisances and any hazards to the safety of pedestrians and other persons. The premises shall be kept free of refuse, garbage and natural growth, all of which shall be promptly removed and abated by the owner. It shall also be the responsibility of the owner to keep the premises free of all hazards which include, but are not limited to, accumulations of refuse, garbage and natural growth. (Ord. 74-48. Passed 5-21-74.) 1359.04 BOARDING OF STRUCTURES. If the owner of any unoccupied commercial structure deems it necessary to cover the windows, doors and/or other means of ingress to the building, the material used to accomplish 2004 Replacement