§ 150.048 PROHIBITED CONDITIONS

(A) Internal. (1) The interior of every dwelling and dwelling unit, within the city, including habitable and nonhabitable rooms, halls, basements, cellars, attics, closets, and storage spaces shall be kept clean and free from accumulations of dirt, filth, rubbish, garbage, or similar matter and shall be kept from vermin and rodent infestation. (2) The occupant or occupants shall have the responsibility for meeting the obligation created herein with respect to all interior areas within his or her or their exclusive control. (B) External. (1) The exterior of every dwelling and dwelling unit, within all courts, yards, and conterminous property, shall be kept clean and free from accumulations of dirt, filth, leaves, rubbish, garbage, uncontained trash, scrap or abandoned building materials or similar matter, dead and decaying trees, stumps of trees previously felled, and shall be kept free from vermin and rodent infestation. The occupant or occupants shall have the responsibility for meeting the obligation created in this subsection with respect to exterior areas within his or her or their exclusive control. (2) All dwellings, fences, gates and outbuildings or other structures in a dilapidated or unsafe condition shall be removed or repairs. All sheds and auxiliary structures attached to dwellings which create blind rooms or which overcrowd the land shall be removed. All year structures, fences, and rubbish which obstruct light and air, harbor rats and vermin, or create an undesirable environment shall be removed. All courts, yards, and conterminous property around every dwelling or dwelling unit shall be properly graded and drained to keep surface water from draining into or beneath the dwelling or dwelling unit. Water shall not be allowed to stand in drainless pools anywhere about the premises. (3) No owner, occupant or person having control or management of any land within the city shall permit or maintain on any premises or adjacent rights‑of‑way any excessive growths of grass or wild or noxious weeds to a greater height than ten inches on the average; nor any accumulations of dead weeds, grass, brush, or leaves. (4) Open or inadequately protected holes in the ground of sufficient size to risk injury to humans or pets are prohibited. (5) Satellite dishes are prohibited. (Ord. 90-09, passed 12-17-90; Am. Ord. 93-01, passed 04-19-93) Penalty, see § 150.999