A. The owner of a vacant property and/or building is responsible for keeping the same free of weeds, dry brush, dead vegetation, trash, junk, debris, building materials, earth products,, any accumulation of newspapers, circulars or flyers, discarded items including but not limited to furniture, clothing, appliances or any other items that give the appearance that the property or building is vacant.

B. The owner(s) of a vacant property and/or building is responsible for maintaining existing landscaping and landscaping required as a condition of a permit and shall not permit the landscaping to become overgrown or die. If the landscaping becomes overgrown or dies, the owner is responsible for replacing the previously existing landscaping in accordance with any enforcement notice issued under Section 8.14.060. Landscaping includes, but is not limited to, grass, ground covers, bushes, shrubs, hedges, trees or other similar plantings. Landscaping does not include weeds, dead or overgrown vegetation, broken paving or curbing, decomposed plastic sheeting, or any similar material.

C. The owner of a vacant property and/or building shall secure the same so that it is not to accessible to unauthorized persons, including but not limited to the closure and locking of windows and doors (walk through, sliding and garage) and any other opening of such size that may allow a child to access the interior of a structure; chaining or padlocking gates, and repairing fencing. Broken windows shall be secured by means of reglazing with undamaged glass or other permanent material, and not by cardboard, plywood or other temporary means except as necessary temporarily for not more than 10 business days while awaiting reglazing.

D. If the owner of the property or building is an entity or does not reside within 50 miles of the City limits, the owner shall contract with a person to provide property management to perform weekly inspections to verify that all requirements of this ordinance, enforcement notice, and any other applicable laws are being met. The property shall be posted with name and 24-hour contact phone number of the local property management representative. The posting shall be no less than 18” X 24” and shall be of a font that is legible from a distance of forty-five (45) feet and shall contain the words “THIS PROPERTY MANAGED BY” and “TO REPORT PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS CALL”. The posting shall be secured to the exterior of the building or placed in a location on the property so it is visible from the street.