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or feeding an animal which, by occasioning noxious exhalations or noisome or offensive smells, <br />becomes injurious to the health, comfort, or property of individuals or of the public. No person <br />shall cause or allow offal, filth, or noisome substances to be collected or remain in any place to <br />the damage or prejudice of others or of the public. No person shall allow the accumulation on <br />any lot or in any such building, house, or structure, rubbish or other materials which shall or will, <br />if such condition is suffered to continue, attract and propagate vermin or insects. Regulations for <br />the disposal of garbage and rubbish are detailed in Chapter 941 of the North Olmsted Codified <br />Ordinances. <br />1363.302.2 Discarded materials <br />All exterior property and premises shall be maintained free of discarded materials. <br />1363.302.3 Building materials <br />Owners shall not permit the accumulation of building materials or construction equipment upon <br />property and shall remove said materials or equipment from the exterior of the property, except <br />when said building materials or equipment are permitted upon property where the owner is in <br />possession of a valid and existing building permit issued by the City or if the owner is otherwise <br />in the process of construction or improvements upon said property. <br />1363.302.4 Commercial and industrial materials <br />Equipment, vehicles, materials or waste relating to commercial or industrial uses shall not be <br />stored or used unless expressly permitted under the City's Zoning Code for the premises. <br />1363.302.5 Compost heap <br />A compost heap shall not be placed in any front yard as defined by the City's Zoning Code and <br />shall be set back a minimum of five feet from any side and rear yard lot line and a minimum of <br />25 feet from any adjacent residential dwelling unit. In no event shall a compost heap be located <br />in any riparian zone, drainage or utility easement. A compost heap shall be no more than four <br />feet in height, and shall not exceed a maximum ground or base area of 30 square feet. The <br />depositing of pet waste, meat scraps, or other materials that may attract animals or vermin to the <br />compost heap or which may provide an obnoxious odor is prohibited. Any compost heap shall be <br />confined in a fenced area, compost bin or similar enclosed structure. <br />1363.302.6 Vegetation <br />a. Safe flow of traffic <br />All hedges, bushes, trees and other vegetation, both within or without of the right-of-way, shall <br />be kept trimmed and from becoming overgrown so that such growth does not interfere with the <br />safe flow of traffic or is an obstruction to traffic sight lines or otherwise blocks, impedes or <br />interferes with appropriate traffic safety signs. Bushes, shrubs and/or vegetation in the front yard <br />areas shall be cut to a maximum height of three feet and for a distance of twenty feet from the <br />inside edge of the sidewalk. <br />b. Maintenance <br />All plant materials, especially trees and shrubs, which are dead, afflicted with decay, disease or <br />insect infestation, or otherwise considered dangerous to other plant material; or are in such a <br />condition that it shall or will, if such condition is suffered to continue, endanger the life, limb, or <br />2 <br />