§ 9.22.020. Unlawful Acts.

Except for any property which has a valid permit to maintain such a condition, no owner(s), agent(s) or lessee(s) or other person(s) occupying or having control of any real property (including City property) within the City shall maintain or allow to be maintained any of the following conditions except as allowed in Table 9.22.020:

Table 9.22.020

Unlawful Acts

In any front, side or rear yard areas visible from a public street or sidewalk

A. Storage or placement of any of the following that could be unsightly and/or constitute an attractive nuisance:
1. Household appliances, equipment, machinery, or furniture, other than that designed and used for outdoor activities, including, but not limited to, refrigerators, washing machines, sinks, stoves, heaters, boilers, tanks, or any part of any listed item;	Not Allowed in excess of 72 hours
2. Loose materials, including but not limited to, sand dirt, gravel, concrete or any similar materials;	Not Allowed, except if screened with temporary construction fencing while permitted, active and continuous, construction is occurring on the property
3. Building materials, including but not limited to, lumber, fixtures, or salvage materials recovered during demolition;	Not Allowed, except if screened with temporary construction fencing while permitted, active and continuous, construction is occurring on the property
4. Temporary fencing;	Not Allowed, except while permitted, active and continuous, construction is occurring on the property
5. Storage containers and similar items;	Not Allowed on more than two (2) occasions in a twelve-month period, and not more than fifteen (15) days on each occasion, separated by at least 60 days.
B. An accumulation of:
1. Glass, paper, metal, plastic, or other recyclables	Not Allowed
2. Litter, junk, machine parts, scrap material, waste paper, boxes and cartons, packing materials, combustible trash, tires, or vehicle parts;	Not Allowed
C. Dead, decayed, or diseased trees, weeds, or other vegetation likely to cause a fire or health hazard, an infestation, or a habitat for rodents;	Not Allowed
D. A lack of adequate landscaping, or groundcover sufficient to prevent blowing dust and erosion;	Not Allowed
E. Tree stump(s) with a trunk diameter greater than six inches and a height of greater than 2.5 feet. As used herein “tree stump” means the base part of a tree or the trunk protruding above ground in which 90% or more of the foliage or canopy of the tree has been removed. This prohibition applies to all tree stumps in the City including those described in Chapters 14.12 (Street Trees) and in Chapter 14.18 (Protected Trees). Excepted from this prohibition are trees which are pollarded in accordance with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A300-2001 standards.	Not Allowed
F. Maintenance of any structure in a state of substantial deterioration, where such condition would have a tendency to depreciate the aesthetic and property values of surrounding properties, including but not limited to, peeling paint on a façade, broken windows, damaged porches, broken steps, roofs in disrepair, and other such deterioration or disrepair not otherwise constituting a violation;	Not Allowed

(Ord. 2165, § 1 (part), 2017; Ord. 2025, (part), 2008; Ord. 1793, (part), 1998)