§ 6-401. Adopted; amendments.

The International Property Maintenance Code, 2003 Edition, three (3) copies of which have been on file in the office of the city clerk, are hereby adopted as the property maintenance code of the city for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures within the city limits of the city. Ordinance 48-04, applying the International Property Maintenance Code ("code") solely to the area designated on the map attached as Exhibit A to Ordinance 48-04, which area was particularly described in Exhibit B attached to Ordinance 48-04, is hereby amended to remove the partial applicability of the code, so that, after the effective date of this section (July 1, 2007), the code shall be applicable to the entirety of the area of the city.

The amendments and supplements to the International Property Maintenance Code as adopted by section 2 of Ordinance 48-04 are hereby continued in effect and shall be applicable to the 2003 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code as applicable to the entirety of the area of the city.

Section 302.8 of the International Property Maintenance Code as filed with the city clerk is hereby amended to read as follows:

Except as provided herein and in other regulations, no inoperable or unsightly motor vehicle shall be parked, kept or stored on any premises and no vehicle shall be at any time be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair, or in the process of being stripped or dismantled. Painting of vehicles is prohibited unless conducted inside an approved spray booth.

Exceptions:

(1)

A vehicle of any type is permitted to undergo major overhaul, including body work, provided that such work is performed inside a structure or similarly enclosed area designed and approved for such purposes.

(2)

Any motor vehicle parked or stored within a building or enclosed garage on private property.

(3)

Any motor vehicle held in conjunction with a business enterprise lawfully licensed by the City for the storage, servicing and repair of motor vehicles and properly operated in an appropriate business zone pursuant to the zoning ordinances of the City.

(4)

Any motor vehicle within a carport which motor vehicle is being actively repaired on at least a weekly basis. The vehicle and its parts when not being repaired must be neatly covered with an opaque cover. Repairs to the inoperable motor vehicle shall be completed within ninety (90) days.

(5)

Any motor vehicle defined as inoperable solely because it is not currently registered may be stored in a covered carport or completely enclosed behind a six (6) foot opaque screening fence. No more than one operable non-registered vehicle will be allowed per address.

Section 304.9 of the Code is amended by adding the following language to the end of the existing paragraph:

All overhang extension coverings shall be free from tearing, cracked or missing pieces. Overhang extensions or frames that are not being utilized for their intended purpose and not properly covered shall be properly covered or removed from the structure.

(Ord. No. 48-04, § 1, 7-20-04; Ord. No. 7-07, §§ 1—3, 1-16-07; Ord. No. 32-09, § 1, 5-5-09)