Fayette Minimum Maintenance Requirement ordinance (§ 415.640)

A. All buildings and structures designated by City ordinance as "H" shall be preserved against decay and deterioration and shall be kept free from certain structural defects. The owner thereof or such other person or persons who may have the legal custody and control of said building(s) and structure(s) thereof shall repair such building if it is found to have any of the following defects:

1. Those which have parts which are so attached that they may fall and injure members of the public or property.

2. Deteriorated or inadequate foundation.

3. Defective or deteriorated flooring or flooring supports or floor supports of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety.

4. Members of walls, partitions or other vertical support(s) that split, lean, list or buckle due to defective material or deterioration.

5. Members of walls, partitions or other vertical supports that are insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety.

6. Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports or other horizontal members which sag, split or buckle due to defective material or deterioration.

7. Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports or other horizontal members that are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety.

8. Fireplace(s) or chimney(s) which list, bulge or settle due to defective material or deterioration.

9. Fireplace or chimneys which are of insufficient size or strength to carry imposed loads with safety.

10. Deteriorated, crumbling, loose plaster.

11. Deterioration or ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls, roofs, foundations or walls, including broken windows or doors.

12. Defective or lack of weather protection for exterior wall coverings, including lack of paint or weathering due to lack of paint or other protective coating.

13. Any fault or defect in a building which renders the same structurally unsafe or not properly water-tight.

B. If minimum maintenance is not being maintained, the owner of the property or other person having legal custody thereof shall be notified by the Building Inspector. The notice shall be by certified mail and shall specify each item in the property or landmark that fails to meet minimum maintenance requirements. The owner or other person having legal custody of the property shall have thirty (30) days from the receipt of notice to initiate action to comply with the minimum maintenance requirements. The FHPC, for good cause shown, may extend the 30-day period. If, after the original 30-day period or any extension granted by the City Administrator, the owner or person having legal custody of the property should fail to meet the minimum maintenance requirements, the owner or person having legal custody of the property may be in violation of this Section and punished in accordance with Article VIII.