§ 2-9-105. Property maintenance standards.

(a)

All property, structures and buildings shall be maintained in compliance with the requirements specified in sections 2-9-101—2-9-109. A person shall not occupy as owner-occupant or permit another person to occupy premises which are not in a sanitary and safe condition and which do not comply with the requirements of sections 2-9-101—2-9-109.

(b)

Maintenance responsibility for mobile homes and premises located within mobile home parks lies with the responsible party based on the obligations set forth in Section 723.024, Florida Statutes, as amended.

(c)

All property and premises shall be maintained in a clean, safe, secure, and sanitary condition. The storage of trash, rubbish, and garbage is prohibited on any property.

(d)

All exterior property areas and premises shall be free from any nuisance condition. Nothing shall be placed, constructed or maintained on any premises that shall in any way constitute a nuisance or fire hazard. No unsightly or unsanitary accumulation which actually harbors or is likely to harbor rodents, insects, reptiles or any poison or germ carriers shall be permitted to exist.

(e)

No scrap heaps, refuse piles, motor vehicle frame, vehicle body or parts shall be stored on any residential property unless expressly permitted by the Land Development Code, or when stored in a completely enclosed garage or building. Agricultural and farm vehicles and equipment may be stored on agricultural property.

(f)

Outdoor storage on any residential lot shall be screened from view from the first story window of any adjacent residence, shall be located to the rear of the residence and shall not occupy more than two hundred (200) square feet.

(g)

Commercial fishing equipment, including crab traps, rollers, nets, coolers or similar equipment usually associated with commercial fishing, may be stored on lots and in required yards in the Cortez Fishing Village Overlay District without the necessity to screen the equipment from view.

(h)

Garage sales on residential property shall be limited to one sale, not to exceed three (3) consecutive days, every three (3) months per residential lot.

(i)

Outdoor display, sales, or storage of merchandise, equipment may be allowed on nonresidential property in compliance with the Land Development Code. Outdoor display, service, sales or storage of merchandise, equipment or materials shall be prohibited in any of the following areas:

(1)

Required yards;

(2)

Fire lanes;

(3)

Designated loading zones;

(4)

Designated parking areas;

(5)

Driveways;

(6)

Visibility triangles;

(7)

Stormwater conveyances;

(8)

Drainage and utility easements; and

(9)

Public rights-of-way.

(j)

Clotheslines shall be maintained in a safe condition and shall be prohibited in the front yard of any residential property unless no other location is available on the property.

(k)

Minor service or repair work on motor vehicles may take place on residential property in compliance with all of the following requirements:

(1)

The property owner or tenant shall own the motor vehicle being serviced or repaired;

(2)

The service or repair work shall be limited to minor work such as changing or adding oil or other fluids, changing a battery, a tire or spark plugs, or tuning up the engine.

(3)

With the exception of emergency repairs, no service or work shall take place on any right-of-way or public property; and

(4)

No oil, gas or other fluids shall be discharged or allowed to drain, leak or run off onto any grass, sod, soil, non-impervious surface, right-of-way or public property.

All other service and repair work on motor vehicles shall take place at a location that complies with the Land Development Code.

(l)

All private sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking spaces and similar areas shall be kept in good repair and maintained free from hazardous conditions.

(Ord. No. 15-10, § 5, 4-2-15)