All premises shall be graded and maintained so as to prevent the accumulation of stagnant
water on said premises or within any building or structure located thereon, and every
premises shall be continuously maintained in a sanitary, erosion-free, and dust-free
condition by suitable landscaping with grass, trees, shrubs, or other planted ground
cover, or by paving with asphalt, concrete, or by such other suitable means as shall
be approved by the director of regulatory services. Where a premises is occupied or
shared by fewer than three (3) dwelling units, the continued maintenance of the premises
in the above conditions shall also be the responsibility of the occupants.
Whenever a premises is not in compliance with this section and presents an immediate
hazard to public health and welfare, the director of regulatory services shall give
fifteen (15) days' notice to the owner or owners or the agent of such owners and occupant
or tenant of premises in the city to correct the violation. In the event said violation
is not corrected, the director of regulatory services shall take the necessary actions
to secure compliance with this section. Premises shall be considered hazardous when
it becomes a potential source of filth and cause of sickness, when stagnant water
or dust is left to accumulate or stand on the premises, or when erosion of the soil
causes the same to spill over onto the sidewalk, street or the adjoining property.
(Code 1960, As Amend., § 81.030; Ord. of 6-28-74, § 1; Pet. No. 252271, § 34, 5-11-90; 2013-Or-161, § 38, 12-6-13)
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