302.9 Defacement of property.
A person shall not willfully or wantonly damage, mutilate or deface any exterior surface of any structure or building on any private or public property by placing thereon any marking, carving or graffiti.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to restore said surface to an approved state of maintenance and repair.
302.10 General maintenance standards for exterior property areas.
All exterior property and premises shall be maintained so as not to cause a blighting problem, not to adversely affect the public health or safety, not to adversely affect premises because that decreases property values and in turn lowers the quality of life in this city, but instead shall be maintained so as to have a positive impact on the premises. Further, such work shall be performed in a manner which is in keeping with the standards of maintenance generally used by owners and occupants throughout this city. Leaves must be raked and disposed of so as to avoid unreasonable accumulations. All poisonous weeds or plants shall be destroyed and removed. All land or dirt shall be maintained so as to be covered with vegetation ground cover, except areas covered by or used for:
- A.buildings or structures;
- B.other substances allowed under the Zoning Code;
- C.gardens or flowerbeds;
- D.construction of improvements;
- E.recreation or outdoor storage uses; or
- F.public area nature parks or private lot nature areas designated by the city under Section 551.02 of the General Offenses Code.
302.11 Obsolete signs.
(DELETED - Regulated under Oakwood Zoning Code)
302.12 Owner responsible for unpaved right-of-way.
For the purposes of this Code, the words "exterior property" and "premises" shall include the strip of land sometimes referred to as the tree lawn (i.e. the portion of right-of-way between the curb, or the paved street if there is no curb, and the sidewalk) and any other unpaved portion of right-of-way which abuts property of an owner. Accordingly, the owner shall be responsible for causing such unpaved right-of-way to comply with the maintenance requirements of this Code.
302.13 Screening or removal of outdoor storage.
In the Neighborhood and Community business zoning districts, all storage of materials, goods or products shall be within enclosed buildings or shall be effectively screened from view in a manner subject to the approval of the Planning Commission of this city. Off-street parking of operative vehicles shall be an exception to this requirement.
In residential zoning districts, all outdoor storage for a period exceeding 15 continuous days (with any part of such a day being counted as an entire day) shall be enclosed or effectively screened from view in a manner subject to the approval of the Planning Commission. The storage of such functional items as children's play structures, firewood and operable automobiles and vehicles shall be exempt from this requirement.
If the principal building on any premises has become vacant, portable objects shall not be stored outside on that lot but instead shall be placed within an enclosed structure.