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5. Allowing tires to be sold or displayed for sale within view of the adjacent land unless the same are displayed in a rack during business hours (Ord. 499, 8-8- 66; amd. 1995 Code) J. Building Maintenance and Appearance: Buildings, fences, and other structures, which have been so poorly maintained that their physical condition and appearance detract from the surrounding neighborhood are declared to be public nuisances because they: 1) are unsightly, 2) decrease adjoining landowners' and occupants enjoyment of their property and neighborhood, and 3) adversely affect property values and neighborhood pattern. K. Standards: Any building, fence or other structure is a public nuisance ifit does not comply with the following requirements: 1. All wires which are strung less than 15 feet above the surface of any public street or alley. 2. All exterior doors and shutters shall be hung properly and have an operable mechanism to keep them securely shut or in place. 3. All cornices, moldings, lintels, bay or dormer windows and similar proj ections shall be kept in good repair and free from cracks and defects which make them hazardous or unsightly. 4. Roof surfaces shall be tight and have no defects which admit water. All roof drainage systems shall be secured and hung properly. 5. Chimneys, antennae, air vents and other similar proj ections shall be structurally sound and in good repair. Such projections shall be secured properly where applicable to an exterior wall or exterior roof. 6. All foundations shall be structurally sound and in good repair. L. Declaration of Nuisance: The outside parking and storage on residentially-zoned property of vehicles, materials, supplies or equipment not customarily used for residential purposes in violation of the requirements set forth below is declared to be a public nuisance because it: 1) obstructs views on streets and private property, 2) creates cluttered and otherwise unsightly areas, 3) introduces commercial advertising signs into areas where commercial advertising sings are otherwise prohibited, 4) decreases adjoining landowners and occupants' enjoyment of their property and neighborhood, and 5) otherwise adversely affects property values and neighborhood patterns. Service vehicles with a manufacturer's rated capacity of 2,000 pounds or less are exempt from this provision. M. Unlawful Parking and Storage: 1. No person may place, store, or allow the placement or storage of ice fish houses, skateboard ramps, play houses, or other similar nonpermanent structures outside continuously for longer than 24 hours in the front-yard area of residentially-zoned property. 2. No person may place, store or allow the placement or storage of pipe, lumber, steel, machinery or similar materials including all materials used in connection with a business, outside on residentially-zoned property. 3. No person shall cause, undertake, permit or allow the outside parking and storage of vehicles in residentially-zoned property for more than 14 days unless it complies with the following requirements: (Ord. 1288, 8-4-2003)