Section 10226

Other

• Broken windows

  Buildings which contain or house broken windows;

• Clotheslines

  Clotheslines in front yards or unscreened side yards which are visible from any public right-of-way;

• Depreciate values

  Real property or premises in such a condition as to depreciate values of neighboring properties to such an extent that the capacity to pay taxes is reduced and tax receipts for such neighboring properties are inadequate for the cost of public services rendered therein.

• Dry rot

  Buildings which are susceptible to dry rot, warping or termite infestation as a result of unpainted, chipped or peeling exteriors;

• Hazardous pools

  Hazardous pools, ponds or excavations;

• Out of harmony

  Real property or premises so out of harmony or conformity with the maintenance standards of adjacent properties as to cause substantial diminution of the enjoyment, use or property values of such adjacent properties;

• Overgrown vegetation

  Overgrown vegetation, dead trees, weeds or debris;

• Partial construction

  Buildings that are left in a state of partial construction after expiration of a building permit or buildings which are abandoned, boarded up, or partially destroyed;

• Public nuisance

  Conditions which constitute a public nuisance as defined by Section 3480 of the California Civil Code;

• Storage of debris

  Storage of packing boxes, broken or discarded furniture, vehicle parts, household items, appliances, yard or building debris, garbage cans or any other similar item on a driveway or in front yards, unscreened side yards or any other yard areas not otherwise required by this Article which are visible from any public right-of-way; provided, however, that refuse awaiting collection by the City in compliance with this Article shall be exempt from this standard;

• Storage of equipment

  Storage or parking of equipment, machinery, or vehicles, either operative or inoperative, in front yards, unscreened side yards or any other yard areas not otherwise required by this Article which are visible from any public right-of-way; provided, however, operable campers, boats, automobile trailers, trucks of less than six thousand (6,000) pounds gross vehicle weight, and automobiles may be parked on a monolithic asphalt-concrete or portland cement slab or driveway which covers less than fifty (50) percent of the required front yard area and is connected to a public right-of-way by a curb cut;

• Unsightly exteriors

  Building exteriors which are maintained in such an unsightly, defective, deteriorated, or disrepaired fashion that the same causes significant diminution of the property values of surrounding property. This condition includes, but is not limited to, unsightly and unnecessary markings, drawings, decorations, or graffiti on exterior surfaces which are visible from any public right-of-way; or any device, design, fence, accessory structure, clothesline, or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its condition or location.

• Vehicle repair

  Disassemble, repair, or otherwise perform any work upon any vehicle, machine, motor, appliance or other similar device on any property within the City unless such activity is incidental to a permitted or conditionally permitted use applicable to the underlying zone classification and is conducted within a building or within an area wholly enclosed from public view by a wall or fence conforming to the requirements of this Article.