Fillmore Municipal Code Ch. 5.06 Property Use and Maintenance Standards

The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum standards of real property upkeep and maintenance in order to avoid substantial diminution of the enjoyment and use of all such property within the city and maintain property values so that the capacity to pay taxes and the tax receipts from and arising out of the use of real property shall not become inadequate to the cost of public services rendered to such properties.

(Ord. 674 § 1 (part), 1992)

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the maintenance and state of repair of all real property within the city, including, but not limited to, structures, fences, accessory structures, landscaping, appurtenances and all other features of real property which show an aspect to any public right-of-way or adjacent property.

(Ord. 674 § 1 (part), 1992)

It is unlawful and a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, renting, occupying or having charge or possession of any real property within the city to create or suffer to exist thereon building exteriors which are so unsightly, defective, deteriorated or disrepaired that, by such condition, substantial diminution is caused to the value of other properties in the neighborhood. Such conditions include, without limitation, markings, drawings, decorations or graffiti, any device, design, fence or accessory structure which is unsightly by reason of its condition of dilapidation or location, any structure not substantially whole and complete in its exterior walls, windows and roof, and reasonably secure against entry by trespassers.

(Ord. 674 § 1 (part), 1992)

It is unlawful and a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, renting, occupying or having charge or possession of any real property within the city to create or suffer any of the following uses or conditions to exist thereon:

(1) Overgrown vegetation, grass, weeds, dead trees or debris;

(2) Packing boxes, broken or discarded furniture, household equipment or appliances, or other discarded material; provided, however, that refuse awaiting collection in compliance with Chapter 8.04. of this code (Garbage and Rubbish) shall be exempt from this standard;

(3) Clotheslines in front yards or in unscreened side yards visible from any public right-of-way, and the use of fences, rails, hedges or lawns for clothes drying or bleaching; and

(4) Any condition so out of harmony or conformity with the level of maintenance practiced on adjacent and neighboring properties as to cause substantial diminution of the enjoyment, use or value of such properties to such an extent that the capacity to pay taxes is reduced or tax receipts from such properties is likely to become inadequate to the cost of public services rendered to them.

(Ord. 674 § 1 (part), 1992)