An owner of a vacant building that has been abandoned must adequately
protect it from intrusion by trespassers and from deterioration by
the weather. A vacant building shall be deemed adequately protected
from intrusion by trespassers and from deterioration by the weather
if it satisfies the following vacant building maintenance standards:
A. Building
openings. Doors, windows, areaways and other openings must be weathertight
and secured against entry by birds, vermin and trespassers. Missing
or broken doors, windows and other such openings must be covered by
glass or other rigid, transparent materials which are weather-protected
and tightly fitted and secured to the opening.
B. The owner
of a vacant building must comply with all building, fire, life safety,
zoning, and other applicable codes or ordinances and must apply for
any building, fire prevention, and zoning permits necessary to perform
work required by this chapter.
Any person who is found to be in violation of any provision
or requirement of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty,
including the City's attorney's fees and other remedies as set forth
in 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452. Each violation of a separate provision
or requirement, and each day of violation, shall constitute a separate
offense.