§ 8.32.180. Premises maintenance.

Maintenance of premises in such a condition so as to cause significant diminution in use, enjoyment, or value of adjacent premises; or in such a condition so as to be detrimental to the public health, safety, or general welfare; or in such a condition so out of harmony or conformity with the maintenance standard of adjacent premises as to cause substantial diminution of the enjoyment, use or property values of such adjacent premises is declared a public nuisance.

"Premises maintenance" shall mean and include, but is not limited to:

A.

The removal of graffiti.

B.

Maintaining the painted surfaces of buildings and structures in good condition. For purpose of this subsection, "good condition" means that the painted surface is devoid of unsightly cracking, fading, peeling or blistering.

C.

Repairing or replacing broken, rotted, or crumbling fences.

D.

Maintaining driveways, the approaches thereto and sidewalks, including public sidewalks adjacent to the premises, free of any holes or potholes, and cracks and other defects having a width or height of three-quarters of an inch or more.

E.

Repair or replacement of broken windows, or broken or damaged doors and gates that constitutes a safety hazard or invitation to trespassers or vagrants.

F.

The repair or replacement of exterior stairs, porches, balconies and hand railings.

G.

The repair or replacement of awnings, when substantially faded or when ripped.

H.

The maintenance of landscaping, including lawn areas, plants, shrubs and trees, and if dead or diseased, the removal thereof.

(Ord. No. 823, § 1, 3-5-02)