§ 168-4. Maintenance and security requirements.

A. 

Owners of vacant properties must fulfill the following minimum adequate maintenance and security requirements for any such property they own:

(1) 

Maintain vacant properties subject to this section in accordance with the relevant sanitary, building, and fire codes.

(2) 

Secure vacant properties subject to this section to prevent unauthorized entry and exposure to the elements.

(3) 

Maintain vacant properties subject to this section, including but not limited to maintaining and keeping in good repair any building(s), structure(s) and improvements, the removal of trash and debris, and the regular mowing of lawns, pruning and/or trimming of trees and shrubbery, and upkeep of other landscape features.

(4) 

Repair or replace broken windows or doors within 30 days. Boarding up any doors or windows is prohibited except as a temporary measure for no longer than 30 days.

B. 

Properties vacant for six months or more shall have utilities shut off, removed, or cut and capped to prevent accidents.

C. 

Compliance with this section shall not relieve the owner of any applicable obligations set forth in any other codes, regulations, covenants, conditions, or restrictions, and/or homeowner or condominium association rules and regulations.