144-88 ORDINANCE NO. 144-88
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING TITLE IX, "GENERAL
REGULATIONS", CHAPTER 100, "NUISANCES", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY
ENACTING A NEW SUBSECTION 100.07, PROVIDING FOR MAINTE-
NANCE OF YARDS AND LANDSCAPE AREAS, AND A NEW SECTION
100.05, TO PROVIDE FOR MAINTENANCE OF EXTERIOR BUILDING
WALLS, ALL AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT
REGULATIONS; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN BFF]~CTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beech, Florida, deems it
to be in the best interests of the residents and citizens o~ the Cindy of Deh~y
and in the interest of the health, safety, welfare, and property values fo~
owners and residents of the City to establish nuisance abatement procedures
the maintenance of yards and landscape areas, and further the maintenance in a
and attractive manner of building walls.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Title IX, "General Regulations", Chapter 100, "Nuisances",
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the same is
hereby amended, by enacting a new Section 100.07, "Yards and Landscape Areas", to
read as follows:
{100.07. YARDS AND LANDSCAPE AREAS.
(A) Any portion of a lot not covered by a building or structure or otherwise
devoted to parking, service drive, or walkway shall be sodded with a healthy grass or
other appropriate ground cover and shall be maintained in a neat and orderly manner.
(B) Ali landscape materials, whether required or optional, shall be maintained
in a healthy live condition so as to present a. neat and attractive appearance and so 'as
to discourage the collection of trash or debris or infestation by pests. Tre~s, shrubs,
ground cover and grasses shall be trimmed in a manner consistent with ~ood landscap-
ing practices and otherwise as required by this Code of Ordinances.
Section 2. That Title IX, "General Regulations", Chapter 100, "Nuisances",
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida,- be, and the same is
hereby amended, by enacting a new Section 100,08, "Exterior' Building Walls", to read
as follows:
{100.08. EXTERIOR BUILDING WALLS.
(A) Front building walls visible from the public rights-of-way shall be
maintained in a secure and attractive manner. All defective structural and decorative
elements of such building facade(s) shall be repaired or replaced in a workmanlike
manner, to match as closely as possible the original materials and constTuetton of the
building. All exterior walls shall have all loose material removed and patching or
resurfactng shall be accomplished to match the existing or adjacent surfaces as to
materials, color, bond and Joining. All co,mites, trim, and window f~ames that are
damaged, sagging or otherwise deteriorated shall be repaired or replaced to be made
structurally sound and all exposed materials painted, stained or otherwise treated in a
consistent manner.
(B) Side and rear building walls not visible fi. om a public right-of-way may
be treated in a manner distinct from the building wall fronting on a public
right-of-way. Such side and rear building walls, however, shall be maintained in a
safe and secure manner and not allowed to deteriorate in a manner that endangers the
structure or detracts from the value of adjoining properties.
Sectio~-~-. T. hat all ordinances or parts of ordinances which are in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That should any section or provtaion of this ordinance or any
portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder
hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the Dart declared to be invalid.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after its
passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this
the 13th day of December , 198 8.
ATTEST: ~
First Reading November 22 t 1988
Second Reading December 13, 1988
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