Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-04-12 regular — reading text

0CD 00 B. Depositing litter. To throw, discard, place, drop, or deposit litter in any manner or amount in or upon any public property, private propertyhighway, street, right-of- ti wily or body of water within the limits of the cily, except in such containers 00 specifically provided and designated for the disposal of litter, is a violation. Litter a c strewn by a pedestrian except at approved and permitted disposal sites is a c violation. Litter ejected or discarded from a motor vehicle except at approved and a L permitted disposal sites is a violation. 0 N C. Accumulation of litter. Any accumulation of litter in or upon anyproperty, vacant or improved, is deemed a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to remove the T D accumulation by the property owner, tenant, occupant, agent, manager or other c person who owns, maintains, or controls apy premises or portion thereof, whether a improved or unimproved, is a violation. E m Y 5. 07. 03 Accessory structures: Garages, storage buildings and all other accesso a structures shall be maintained in od repair and sound structural condition. Structures, o attached or unattached to the principal structure, which are found by the building official to be structurally deficient, shall be repaired or demolished within the timeframe set by the building official. Maintenance of accessory structures shall comply with the following: A. The exterior of the building and premises to include but not limited to parking areas and landscaped areas shall be maintained in a sound, clean and neat condition. B. Signs shall be maintained in good condition. Where the sign structure remains, the sign faces are to be replaced with blank panels ( permit required). The design and color is subject to approval by the building official. U C. All advertising structures, awnings and accompanying supporting members shall be 0 J maintained in opair and shall not constitute a nuisance or safety hazard. o Advertising structures or awnings not properly maintained in accordance with this 3 subsection shall be removed. Awnings or marquees made of cloth, plastic or a similar material shall not show evidence of tearing, ripping or holes. Upon removal a of an advertising structure or awning all supporting members shall be removed. y C Where supporting members have been left from sign removal prior to adoption of 0 U the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, such supporting members shall be 0 removed within three months of the effective date of such ordinance. Nothing in d this subsection shall be construed to authorize any encroachments on streets, c sidewalks or other parts of the public right -of way. - c R D. Where parking areas are to be barricaded to prohibit vehicular travel, it shall be accomplished by installation of parking bumpers pinned to the pavement. 0 w 5. 07. 04 Responsibilities of owner and operator 0 a It shall be the duty and responsibility of the operator and the owner to ensure compliance 0 with the following: U N A. All parts of the premises under the control of the owner or operator shall be c as maintained in a safe and sanitary condition consistent with the business use. E B. The owner or operator shall not perform any acts: a ti 1. Which render other parts of the premises unsafe or unsanitary or co 2. Which obstruct any adjacent owner or operator from performing any dujy_ required, or maintaining the premises in a safe and sanitary condition. 0rn 0o C. Every owner or operator shall eliminate infestation of rodents or insects in and on the premises subject to the owner' s or operator' s control. ti D. Every owner or operator shall maintain all plumbing fixtures in a safe and sanitary 00 condition. aU C E. No litter shall be stored or accumulated on the premises unless placed in a container c in compliance with solid waste regulations. F. Upon learning of a defect or inoperable status of any facilily, utilily or equipment 0 N required under this chapter which is the owner's responsibility, the operator shall v provide written notice to the owner. T Q7 5. 07.05 General maintenance A. Nuisances and hazards. Premises shall be maintained free of nuisances and any c m hazards to the safety of the occupants, customers or persons utilizing the premises or to pedestrians passing by. Ut6 B. Walls exposed as a result of demolition. Where a wall of a building is exposed as a a result of demolition, the owner of the building shall have the wall with its doors, windows, vents or other similar openings closed with material of the type composing the wall. No protrusions or loose material shall be in the wall. The exposed wall shall be painted, stuccoed or bricked, and weatherproofed, if  necessary, based on construction material, to prevent deterioration of the wall. C. Storage of flammable or combustible materials. There shall be no storage or accumulation of flammable or combustible liquids or other materials on the premises and only in such quantities prescribed b,, t gulations. D. Abandoned curb cuts. Where curb cuts are abandoned due to new construction or change of access by the owner, the curb cut shall be closed and replaced by the v owner with a standard sidewalk, curb and gutter design, to match on i nal. 0 J E. Sidewalks or curbs damaged by delivery vehicles. Damage to public sidewalks or curb and gutter located in the public right -of w - ay shall be repaired or replaced by the owner at no expense to the city when such damage is caused by vehicles making deliveries to the commercial premises. 5. 07. 06 Applicability of standards to vacant buildings; securing vacant buildings The provisions of this chapter that apply to the exterior premises include vacant structures. Vacant structures are not required to comply with the interior requirements of this chapter. All vacant structures shall be secured to prevent the entry of unauthorized persons or the formation of nuisance conditions. Securing a vacant structure may include boarding of the building as determined by the building official. If required by the building official, windows and doors shall be boarded by the owner and the boarding shall be maintained to keep the building secured. The design and color of boarding is d subject to approval by the building_official and shall be designed so that the building does 0 not appear to be abandoned. U N c 5. 07. 07 Unsightly conditions E The following conditions are hereby deemed to be unsightly conditions and are a prohibited. The following conditions are prohibited on any premises in the city: co A. Structures that are: 1. Partially, destroyed-, or 0cn 00 2. Left in a state of disrepair; or