This chapter shall be known as the "Mount Pleasant Property Maintenance
Ordinance of the Town of Mount Pleasant."
[Amended 7-13-1976]
In order to prevent blight and the spread thereof, it is hereby declared
that all land and structures, including but not limited to one- and two-family
dwellings, garden apartments, shopping centers, supermarkets, retail stores,
discount houses, warehouses, manufacturing or fabrication plants, factories,
gasoline service stations, public garages, motor vehicle repair shops or other
business uses, whether occupied or vacant, and accessory structures, located
in the Town of Mount Pleasant, shall be maintained in conformity with the
standards set out in this chapter so as to assure that these structures and
properties will not adversely affect the neighborhood and the community at
large. It is found and declared that, by reason of lack of maintenance and
progressive deterioration, certain structures and properties have the further
effect of creating blighting conditions and initiating slums and that, if
same are not curtailed and removed, the aforesaid conditions will grow and
spread and will, in time, necessitate the expenditure of large amounts of
public funds to correct and eliminate the same. By reason of timely regulations
and restrictions as herein contained, the growth of slums and blight may be
prevented and the neighborhood and property values thereby maintained, the
desirability and amenities of residential and nonresidential uses and neighborhoods
enhanced and the public health, safety and welfare protected and fostered.
This chapter has been prepared and adopted with consideration to the character
of the various zoning districts and the stability for the particular uses
therein.
[Amended 5-26-1998 ]
Any person violating any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty
of an offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or imprisonment for
a term not to exceed 15 days, or both. In lieu of the foregoing, any person
violating any provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty in
the sum of not more than $250 for the first violation and in a sum of not
more than $500 for subsequent violations, said penalties to be recovered in
a civil action in the name of the Town of Mount Pleasant.
This chapter shall be enforced by the designated Building Inspector
of the town or by deputies whom said Building Inspector designates for this
purpose.