The requirements of this chapter are adopted
pursuant to the authority granted by R.I.G.L. § 45-24.2-1
et seq., and are deemed necessary for the health, safety and welfare
of the citizens of East Greenwich.
The purpose of this chapter is to promote the
public health, safety and morals and for the purpose of making dwellings
and dwelling places safe, sanitary and fit for human habitation, and
to prevent blighted and substandard housing conditions.
When used herein, the following terms shall
be defined as follows:
DWELLING UNIT
Any building or structure or part thereof that is used, occupied
or intended to be used or occupied for human habitation.
All exposed surfaces of dwelling units which
have been adversely affected by exposure or other causes shall be
repaired and coated, treated or sealed so as to protect them from
serious deterioration.
No owner or occupant of any occupied residential
lot shall allow grass or weeds to become overgrown beyond the height
of 12 inches, or permit the accumulation of garbage, trash, junk or
other debris, or yard waste so that the citizens of the Town shall
be safe from fire, the breeding of rodents, vermin or obnoxious insects.
In addition to the remedies provided in §
184-7 hereof, any person who is found in violation of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided for in Chapter
1, Article
III, of the Code of the Town of East Greenwich.