Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Fencing and accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures must be maintained
All fencing and accessory structures shall be constructed and maintained using standard construction techniques and standard building materials. Materials shall be durable, weather resistant, and compatible with the main structures on the property. All fences, buildings and accessory structures shall be maintained in good condition.
Other
- Attractive nuisances prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Attractive nuisances dangerous to children, including but not limited to abandoned and broken equipment, iceboxes, refrigerators, and unprotected and/or hazardous pools, ponds and excavations are prohibited.
- Driveways and parking areas must be paved
All driveways and parking areas shall be graded and improved with concrete or asphalt paving, or with other permanent paving materials subject to the approval of the planning department, with the exception of an approved recreational vehicle parking area for a single-family residence which may substitute gravel, crushed rock or other non-permanent paving material when contained within the boundary of the recreational vehicle parking area and properly maintained and kept free of weeds, mud, and other debris.
- Firewood storage requirements4 ft
All firewood shall be cut not to exceed four foot lengths and one foot widths, and neatly stacked eighteen inches above ground and away from walls or fences.
- Inoperative vehicles must be stored in enclosed building
Inoperative, abandoned, or dismantled motor vehicles and recreational vehicles shall be stored within an entirely enclosed building. No repair of vehicles, motorcycles, boats, campers and trailers shall be conducted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the making of minor repairs, such as tire changing or repair, replacement of spark plugs and minor engine adjustments or repair, lubrication, battery and brake adjustments or repair by an owner of the vehicle on said owner's lot, where said vehicle may be legally parked as determined by other sections of this title. No vehicle in a state of disrepair or in an inoperable condition, or parts of a vehicle, boat or trailer may be located outside of a garage for a period of more than seventy-two hours.
- Landscaping must be maintained
All landscaped areas shall be regularly watered, fertilized, weeded and otherwise kept in good condition. Dead, decayed, or hazardous trees or other vegetation which is likely to harbor rats or vermin, or is dangerous to public health and welfare is prohibited. All trees, shrubs, lawns and other planting shall be maintained, including regular irrigation, pruning of trees, trimming of shrubs and cutting of lawns. Landscaped areas shall be covered with natural materials or other materials whose general use is intended for use as outdoor landscaped material. Unnatural or synthetic materials, such as but not limited to carpet, plastic sheeting, or paper products are prohibited.
- Swimming pools must be maintained
It is unlawful for a swimming pool to be abandoned, unattended, unfiltered, or not otherwise maintained, resulting in the water becoming polluted. Polluted water means that the water in a swimming pool contains bacterial growth, algae, remains of insects, rubbish, or any other foreign matter or material that constitutes an unhealthy, unsafe or unsightly condition.
- Sight distance must be kept clear
All areas required for maintenance of sight distance shall be kept free of visibility obstructions, including untrimmed landscaping.
- Yards must be free of junk
All yards and other open spaces around buildings shall be kept free of junk including but not limited to trash; refuse; paper; glass; cans; rags; fabrics; bedding; ashes; trimmings from lawns, shrubbery or trees, except when used for mulch; household refuse other than garbage; lumber; metal, plumbing fixtures, bricks, building stones, plaster, wire or like materials from the demolition, alteration or construction of buildings or structures; tires or inner tubes; auto aircraft or boat parts; plastic or metal parts or scraps; damaged or defective machinery, whether or not repairable; and damaged or defective toys, recreational equipment or household appliances or furnishings, whether or not repairable; and abandoned, discarded or unused appliances.
From the ordinance
All yards and other open spaces around buildings shall be kept free of junk including but not limited to trash; refuse; paper; glass; cans; rags; fabrics; bedding; ashes; trimmings from lawns, shrubbery or trees, except when used for mulch; household refuse other than garbage; lumber; metal, plumbing fixtures, bricks, building stones, plaster, wire or like materials from the demolition, alteration or construction of buildings or structures; tires or inner tubes; auto aircraft or boat parts; plastic or metal parts or scraps; damaged or defective machinery, whether or not repairable; and damaged or defective toys, recreational equipment or household appliances or furnishings, whether or not repairable; and abandoned, discarded or unused appliances.