It is unlawful and a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, renting, occupying or having charge or possession of any real property in the city:
(1)
Unsafe or Dangerous Structure. To maintain property containing an unsafe or dangerous building or structure as defined in Sections 3401.2 and A115 of the California Building Code and Section 17920 of the California Health and Safety Code as adopted in Title 19 or subsequent adopted editions;
(2)
Maintenance of Buildings, Structures or Property. To maintain such property in such a manner that any of the following conditions are found to exist thereon:
(a)
Openings into vacant buildings or structures, such as doors, vents and windows, which are unreasonably secured against entry by trespassers,
(b)
Painted buildings and walls, retaining walls, fences or structures that require repainting, or buildings, walls, fences, or structures upon which the condition of the paint has become so deteriorated as to permit decay, excessive checking, cracking, peeling, chalking, dry rot, warping or termite infestation,
(c)
Building(s), structure(s) or property that is, but not limited to, damaged, hazardous, unsanitary, broken, warping, dry rotted, blighted, infested, unsightly, unmaintained, decayed, defective, deteriorated, unsafe, dilapidated, in a state of disrepair, unsanitary, unfit for human habitation, in a condition that is likely to cause sickness or disease or likely to cause injury to the health, safety or general welfare of those living, working, accessing or occupying within,
(d)
A violation of any city or county ordinance, rule, regulation and/or code adopted by reference by this code, or any violation of a state or federal law or regulation,
(e)
Closed, vacant, abandoned or inoperative automobile service stations which shall include, but are not limited to the following: All buildings, pumps, pump islands, all underground storage tanks, pumps, mechanical equipment, wells, cesspools, septic tanks, foundations, all paving and any other materials originally placed in connection therewith on or at any depth beneath the surface of the real property which have been closed, vacant or inoperative for a period of one hundred eighty days,
(f)
The maintenance, for an unreasonable period of time, of an accumulation of dirt, litter, trash or debris in driveways, parking lots, vestibules, porches, patios, doorways or the adjoining sidewalks or walkway of a building,
(g)
Any premises, building or structure, wall, fence, pavement, or walkway which is painted in a garish manner, or in bright, fluorescent, or luminescent colors, which is out of harmony or conformity with the standards of adjacent properties,
(h)
Any building or structure, wall, fence, pavement, window, vehicle, or walkway upon which any graffiti, including paint, ink, chalk, dye, etchings, or other similar marking substances, is allowed to remain for more than twenty-four consecutive hours,
(i)
Any building or structure which is partially destroyed, damaged, abandoned, boarded up, dilapidated, or permitted to remain in a state of partial construction;
(3)
Maintenance of Landscaping. To maintain such property in such a manner that any of the following conditions are found to exist thereon except when in conflict with other provisions of the Glendora Municipal Code:
(a)
Vegetation and/or landscaping that is dead, diseased, dry, overgrown, likely to harbor such nuisances as vermin or rats, is in a condition to cause unsightliness, constitutes a fire or health hazard, reflects a lack of being maintained in a reasonable manner, creates a threat to the public health or welfare, or has a tendency to depreciate property values of surrounding properties;
(4)
Parking of Vehicles. To maintain such property in such a manner that any of the following conditions are found to exist thereon:
(a)
Single-Family or Multifamily Residential Zone. Parking a vehicle on the front yard or side yard or unpaved surface of any residential property, except in a driveway or an approved parking space. An approved parking space must be a paved surface that leads to a residential garage, parking space or carport. An approved parking space may be installed in the side and rear yard only upon obtaining the approval of the city,
(b)
All other Zones. Parking a vehicle on an unpaved surface of the property,
(c)
"Paved surface" as defined in this chapter shall be concrete, asphalt or other material as approved by the city,
(d)
Parking a vehicle for an unreasonable period of time on an unimproved lot or parcel in any zone,
(e)
Parking a vehicle for an unreasonable period of time on grass, dirt, gravel, bark or any other material not permitted by the city,
(f)
Exemption. Recreational vehicles may be parked on any unpaved surfaces only if it is in compliance with Section 21.03.020(I) of this code;
(5)
Inoperative Vehicles. To maintain such property in such a manner that any of the following conditions are found to exist thereon: To cause or permit the accumulation or storage, for an unreasonable period of time, of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative automobiles; trailers, campers, boats, airplanes or other mobile equipment, or parts thereof, in yard areas or driveways visible from the public right-of-way or any adjoining properties;
(6)
Refuse, Waste and Illegal Storage.
(a)
Maintaining, storing or keeping, permitting or allowing to be maintained for an unreasonable period of time such as. but not limited to, machinery, equipment, or parts thereof, furniture, household appliances, construction material, lumber, wood, packing boxes, trash, paper, cardboard, debris, discards, rubbish, refuse, garbage, offal, feces, defecation, animal excrement, dead vegetation, remains of dead animals or other waste material visible from the public right-of-way or adjoining properties which are not in accordance with regulations of this code or other provisions of law,
(b)
Maintaining, storing or keeping whether permanently or temporarily storage bins, dumpsters or storage containers in public view or visible from adjoining properties except as permitted by the city;
(7)
Improper Maintenance of Premises. To maintain property in such condition as to be detrimental to the public health, safety or general welfare or in such manner as to constitute a public nuisance as defined by Civil Code Section 3480;
(8)
Attractive Nuisance. To maintain a property containing attractive nuisances which are dangerous to children or any person(s):
(9)
Trash Cans in Public View. To maintain premises with garbage or trash containers stored in front or side yards and visible from the public right-of-way except when placed in places of collection at the times permitted and in full compliance with Section 6.08.030;
(10)
Nuisance Bees and Insects. To maintain any insects, including, but not limited to bees, hornets, wasps on any property in such a manner as to pose a threat, disturbance, danger, or menace to any person or property of another;
(11)
Nuisance Odor or Fumes. To store, keep, operate or maintain any equipment, machinery, vehicle, liquid or solid waste or any other device, which emits an objectionable odor or by reason of its dust, exhaust or fumes that creates a health or safety hazard to any person(s) or which causes discomfort or annoyance to reasonable persons of normal sensitivity;
(12)
Improper Maintenance of Exteriors. To maintain property including, but not limited to, building exteriors in such condition of deterioration or disrepair that the same causes an appreciable diminution of the property values of surrounding properties or is materially detrimental to proximal properties and improvements. This includes, but is not limited to, the keeping or disposing of or the scattering over the property or premises any of the following:
(a)
Lumber, junk, trash or debris,
(b)
Abandoned, discarded or unused objects, devices or equipment such as vehicles, furniture, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, cans or containers,
(c)
Stagnant water or excavations,
(d)
Any device, decoration, design, fence, structure or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its condition or its inappropriate location,
(e)
Unmaintained, unsightly, deteriorated or dilapidated trash enclosures, loading areas and grease traps;
(13)
Unharmonious Property. To maintain property so out of harmony or conformity with the maintenance standards of adjacent properties as to cause substantial diminution of the enjoyment, or use or property values of such adjacent properties;
(14)
Illumination Nuisance. To maintain any type of illumination which directly shines onto adjacent or proximal properties causing substantial diminution of the enjoyment or use of such adjacent or proximal property;
(15)
Noise Nuisance. To operate or maintain any device, instrument, vehicle or machinery such that the operation or maintenance causes noise or vibrations which cause discomfort or annoyance to reasonable persons of normal sensitivity or endangers the comfort, repose, health or peace of the residents in the area;
(16)
Obscured Visibility. To maintain property in such a manner as to cause a hazard to the public by obscuring visibility of vehicle traffic or pedestrians at intersections, parkways, sidewalks and any other rights-of-way;
(17)
Maintenance of Adverse Topography. To maintain land, the topography, geology or configuration of which, whether in a natural state or as a result of grading operations, excavation or fill, causes erosion, subsidence, or surface water drainage problems of such magnitude as to be injurious or potentially injurious to the public health, safety and welfare or to adjacent properties.
(Ord. 1909 § 2, 2008)