[Amended 6-13-2011 by Ord. No. 11-11]
No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or let to or offer
to let to another for occupancy any dwelling unit or portion thereof
for the purpose of living therein, or own or be in control of any
vacant dwelling unit which is not safe, clean, sanitary, and fit for
human occupancy and/or which does not comply with the following requirements:
A. Every foundation, exterior wall and roof shall be reasonably weathertight,
watertight and rodentproof and shall be kept in a reasonably good
state of maintenance and repair.
B. Every window, exterior door and basement hatchway shall be reasonably
weathertight and rodentproof and shall be kept in reasonably good
working condition and a reasonably good state of maintenance and repair.
C. All exterior surfaces shall be properly protected from the elements
and against decay and deterioration by paint or by other approved
protective coating applied in workmanlike fashion and which provides
an attractive appearance.
D. Every outside stairway, every porch and every appurtenance thereto
shall be so constructed as to be reasonably safe to use and capable
of supporting such a load as normal use may cause to be placed thereon
and shall be kept in sound condition and reasonably good state of
maintenance and repair.
E. Every chimney and every supplied smoke pipe shall be adequately supported
and maintained in a reasonably good state of repair.
[Amended 6-13-2011 by Ord. No. 11-11]
No owner shall permit any nondwelling structure, accessory structure
or fence to exist which does not comply with the following requirements:
A. Nondwelling structures and accessory structures shall be structurally
sound and be maintained in a reasonably good state of repair.
B. All exterior surfaces of nondwelling structures and accessory structures
shall be properly protected from the elements and against decay and
decomposition by paint or other approved protective coating applied
in a workmanlike manner and which provides an attractive appearance.
C. Every fence shall be kept in a reasonably good state of maintenance
and repair or shall be removed.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any order made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-5 of this Code. Each violation and each day a violation continues or occurs shall constitute a separate offense. This section shall not preclude the Village from maintaining any appropriate action to prevent or remove a violation of this chapter.