705.03 - Sanitary maintenance of premises.
(A) No owner or person having charge shall occupy or let to another a dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, business building or premises unless it and the premises are clean, sanitary, fit for human occupancy and comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the State of Ohio and the City of Columbus.
(B) Every owner or person having charge of a business building or a dwelling containing two (2) or more dwelling units shall maintain in a clean and sanitary condition the shared, common or public areas of the business building, dwelling, and premise thereof.
(C) Every occupant of a dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, business building or premises shall maintain in a clean and sanitary condition that part or those parts of the dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, business building or premises thereof that the occupant occupies or controls.
(D) The owner or person having charge of any dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, business building or premises shall not allow any sewer, water closet or drain to leak, to be out of repair, to be inoperable, or to remain clogged or stopped; nor allow sewage or waste or stagnant water or other fluid to remain in any building or upon any land. Every plumbing fixture and all water and waste pipes shall be installed and maintained in good sanitary and safe working condition.
(E) All owners or persons having charge of a dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, business building or premises shall be responsible for assuring that the dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, business building or premises is graded, drained, free of standing water, in puddles, ponds, depressions, ditches, tires or containers and maintained in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition.
(F) No owner or person having charge of any public or private premises or land, developed or undeveloped, shall permit the existence of an open abandoned well, pit, septic tank, or similar health and safety hazard; this includes a pit privy not in use, unless such a hazard is either filled or securely sealed in a manner approved by the director or a duly authorized representative.
(G) The owner or person having charge of a dwelling containing three (3) or more dwelling units shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean, safe and sanitary condition the shared or common areas of the dwelling and the premises thereof including the pavements, gutters, and dedicated portion of the street or alley abutting such premises, including any easements.
(H) Every occupant of a dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, business building or premises thereof that the occupant occupies and controls shall keep the same in a clean and sanitary condition including the pavements, gutters and dedicated portion of the street or alley abutting such premises, including any easements.
(I) Every occupant of a dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, business building or premises shall dispose of all his or her rubbish, garbage, and other solid waste in approved receptacles provided. Discarded or abandoned articles of such bulk as to preclude disposal in such receptacles shall be conveyed by the occupant to an appropriate city disposal area or approved private disposal area.
(J) No owner or person having charge shall allow any slaughter house, rendering establishment, factory, fertilizer plant, a business of any kind, or any premises thereof to create an unsanitary condition.
(Ord. 858-01 §§ 1 (part), 4 (part); Ord. No. 1247-2012, § 6, 7-30-2012; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)
