SPECIFIC ACTS, OMISSIONS AND CONDITIONS

Glendale City Code ch. 25, art. II

in effect

Glendale City Code § 25-20 Property maintenance.

Sec. 25-20. - Property maintenance. (a) General. All exterior property including yards, ground covers, trees, shrubs or other landscaping; and any exterior surfaces of any buildings or structures including but not limited to fences, walls, or roofs, or appurtenances including but not limited to windows, window frames, window screens, doors, door frames, canopies, awnings, cornices, porches, stairways, railings or similar items shall be properly maintained and shall not otherwise present a blighted or deteriorated appearance. (b) Exterior windows, doors, and screens. All exterior doors, door frames, windows and window frames shall be maintained in sound condition, securely fit in their frames, be substantially weather tight and shall not otherwise present a deteriorated or blighted appearance. Window screens, if present, shall be free from excessive tears or holes or bent or broken frames. Boarded window or door openings on an occupied structure are prohibited. (c) Fences, screen walls, and retaining walls. All fences, screen walls and retaining walls on the property shall be maintained in a safe and structurally sound condition; and shall not otherwise present a deteriorated or blighted appearance. This includes but is not limited to leaning or damaged fences, fences missing slats or blocks or any other materials that are otherwise broken or damaged in such amounts as to present a deteriorated or blighted appearance. All materials shall be uniform, compatible, and consistent with the design thereof. (d) Landscaping. All property shall be free from any conditions that contribute to visual blight including but not limited to dirt yards, vegetation of any kind that is substantially dead or damaged or characterized by uncontrolled growth or lack of maintenance or any similar conditions. Ground cover consisting of crushed rock, gravel or similar materials shall be one quarter (¼) inch or larger in size and be maintained at a sufficient depth that covers all exposed areas of dirt. (e) Protective treatment. All exterior wood surfaces exposed to weather, except decay resistant woods, shall be protected with paint or other protective covering. (f) Painted surfaces. All exterior painted surfaces shall be maintained in sound condition. Painted surfaces that represent a blighted or deteriorated appearance including but not limited to excessive peeling, flaking, chipping, or cracking shall be eliminated and surfaces repainted. (g) Roofs and roof coverings. Roofs and all appurtenances shall be structurally sound and maintained in a safe condition. Roof coverings shall be substantially free from broken, rotted, split or curled materials and shall not otherwise present a deteriorated or blighted appearance. All materials shall be uniform, compatible and consistent with the design thereof. (Ord. No. 2329, § 2, 7-8-03)

Glendale City Code § 25-21 Land maintenance.

Sec. 25-21. - Land maintenance. The following acts, omissions, conditions, and things in or upon any land, building or structure in the city constitute public nuisances, the existence which are hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful: (a) No person shall place any personal property, materials, goods, wares, merchandise or similar items of any kind in or upon any public street, sidewalk, alleyway or rights-of-way. Items placed by or approved by the city are exempt from this subsection. (b) No person shall attach or place any sign, placard, poster, banner or any other advertising device to any tree, public utility structure, traffic control device, streetlight standard, or any other device upon the public streets, alleyways, sidewalks or rights-of-way. Signs, banners or other devices approved by the city are exempt from this subsection. (c) No person shall place, deposit or leave in or upon any public street, alleyway, sidewalk, rights-of-way, park or other city building or property any bottles, glass, cans, graffiti, handbills, posters, pieces of scrap metal, metal articles, paper or other material or items, except in proper containers for collection. (d) No owner or occupant of any property shall allow or permit any trees, shrubs, or other plant growth on the property to impede, obstruct or interfere with the free passage upon any public street, sidewalk, or alleyway; or obstruct the visibility of drivers; or interfere with any traffic control device; or signs or street lighting. Tree limbs must be maintained to hang no lower than twelve (12) feet above any public street or alleyway and seven (7) feet above any public sidewalk. Trees below seven (7) feet, shrubs or other plant growth must be maintained one (1) foot from any public sidewalk. (e) No person shall place and/or store furniture, except furniture designed and placed for outdoor use, household equipment, cardboard, debris or similar materials, bottles, glass, cans, pieces of scrap wood, metal, metal articles, paper, plastic, boxes, tires, vehicle parts or other such materials or items in the front or side yards. (f) No person shall store appliances, construction or landscape material, machinery or auto parts in a location that is visible to a person standing at ground level beyond the boundaries of the lot. (g) No person owning or occupying any property shall allow thereon grass or weeds to exceed six (6) inches in height. No person owning or occupying and desert landscape property fronting on any street, alleyway, or public place in the city including the area between the property line of such property and the street shall allow thereon grass or weeds to grow in a manner that such conditions create a blighting condition or may harbor infestations or are likely to become a hazard to the public health or safety. Desert landscape property is property that is primarily composed of crushed stone, aggregate stone, pavers, and natural desert vegetation. Furthermore, no person owning or occupying any property fronting on any street, alleyway, or public place shall allow grass or weeds to grow in sidewalk cracks, curb line openings, or other areas adjacent to the property including parking lots that may create a tripping hazard. (h) No person owning any vacant building or vacant property within the city shall allow thereon grass or weeds to exceed a height over six (6) inches or allow the accumulation of discarded construction materials, construction waste, trash or any other debris when such conditions create a blighting condition, or may harbor infestations or are likely to become a hazard to the public health or safety. (i) No person shall place any waste materials, trash, weeds, or other accumulation of debris upon any public or private property not owned or under the control of such person, other than placement of refuse for collection in accordance with chapter 18, article III of the Code of the City of Glendale. (j) The storage of construction materials in unsheltered areas of the yard in which insects may breed or multiply or which provides harborage for rodents or which constitutes a hazard to the public health or safety is prohibited. This paragraph shall not apply to any construction material when a valid building permit exists for the property on which the construction material is located and the construction material is intended to be incorporated in the project for which the permit is issued. (k) No responsible person of any property shall allow any palm tree to have dead or dry palm fronds within ten (10) feet of the ground, a structure, a fence or wall, or of any combustible other than the tree from which the fronds have grown. (l) Any person owning any vacant property that has been subject to illegal dumping on more than three (3) occasions within a twelve (12) month period must effectively secure the area where the illegal dumping has occurred and place "no dumping" signs. Methods such as, but not limited to, permanent fencing, ditch and/or berm or four (4) foot posts at four (4) foot intervals may be used to secure the area where the illegal dumping has occurred. (1) All required signage must be a minimum of twelve by eighteen (12 (18) inches in size with two-three (2-3) inch lettering mounted on durable grade vinyl, aluminum, fiberglass or similar substrate. The signage must be mounted on a steel support post a minimum of one and one-half (1-1/2) inch diameter and the support must be placed a minimum of eighteen (18) inches in ground. Metal fasteners must be used to anchor the signage to the support post. (2) If the owner fails or refuses to effectively secure the area where the illegal dumping has occurred and/or place no dumping signs, the city may, at the expense of the owner, complete the work by contract and the owner shall be liable for all costs incurred. (Ord. No. 1325, § 1(13-2), 12-4-84; Ord. No. 2186, § 6, 2-27-01; Ord. No. O21-18, § 1, 3-23-21; Ord. No. O21-20, § 2, 3-23-21; Ord. No. O21-22, § 1, 3-23-21; Ord. No. O21-60, § 1, 9-14-21; Ord. No. O22-29, § 1, 4-26-22)

Glendale City Code § 25-22 Repeat offenders.

Sec. 25-22. - Repeat offenders. (a) "Repeat offender" shall mean a responsible person who has a confirmed history of violating the Glendale Municipal Code Chapters 24 and/or 25 three (3) or more times within a twelve (12) month period following the date of the issuance of the second violation of the Glendale City Code. (b) For the purposes of this section, a violation of the City Code includes the issuance of a compliance order by a code enforcement officer, and/or a notice of parking violation and/or issuance of notice of violations letters, and/or civil citation, and/or the filing of criminal charges, and/or the initiation of a contractual abatement against the responsible person. (c) A violation of this section is a civil offense, separate from other code violations, and shall be punished with minimum fine of no less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and no greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for a first offense and a minimum fine of no less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) and no greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for second or subsequent offenses within the twelve-month period. (Ord. No. O24-20, § 1, 6-11-24)

Glendale City Code § 25-23 Vacant or abandoned buildings.

Sec. 25-23. - Vacant or abandoned buildings. (a) Any unsecured vacant or abandoned building or structure that is structurally sound, weatherproof and otherwise safe must be permanently secured to prevent entry by unauthorized persons. (b) All unsecured window and door openings must be secured in accordance with the City of Glendale securement specifications as approved by the city manager. A copy of securement specifications can be obtained from the Glendale Code Compliance Division. (c) If the owner fails or refuses to properly secure the building or structure the city may, at the expense of the owner, complete the work by contract and the owner shall be liable for all costs incurred. (Ord. No. 1325, § 1(13-62), 12-4-84; Ord. No. 2186, § 6, 2-27-01; Ord. No. O21-21, § 1, 3-23-21)

Glendale City Code § 25-24 Miscellaneous.

Sec. 25-24. - Miscellaneous. (a) General: No person shall erect, maintain, use, place, deposit, cause, allow, leave or permit to be or remain in or upon any private lot, building, structure or property or in or upon any public street, alleyway, sidewalk, rights-of-way or other public or private place, any condition, thing or act, to the prejudice, danger or annoyance of a neighborhood or others including but not limited to feeding pigeons and conditions that lead to rodent infestations. (b) No person shall abandon, discard, store or keep in any place accessible to children, a refrigerator or any other self-latching container of a capacity greater than one and one-half (1½) cubic feet which is outside of any dwelling unit or within any unoccupied or abandoned building or structure without removing the doors, lids, hinges, latches, or securing to prevent access. (c) All property shall be maintained to prevent the accumulation of stagnant water that may cause a hazardous or unhealthy condition or breed insects. (d) No person shall allow any swimming pool, architectural pool, pond or spa to remain or be maintained in a condition that may breed insects or result in insect or other infestations, is polluted or stagnant, or creates a blighting condition. (e) No person shall permit or cause the discharge of water from any swimming pool, architectural pool or spa into any public street, alleyway or rights-of-way. (f) No person shall keep or harbor any animal that by frequent or habitual barking, howling, yelping, crowing or the making of other noises disturbs the peace and quiet of two (2) or more independent witnesses who are not related. For purposes of this section, "animal" means any bird or non-human mammal. (g) No person who keeps or controls any animal shall cause, allow or permit any manure or liquid discharge of such animal to accumulate on private property or to be unloaded, left or dumped in or upon any ditch, street, alleyway, sidewalk, place, vacant lot or public property within the city. (h) Animal waste such as, but not limited to, manure and droppings shall be removed from pens, kennels, stables, yards and other enclosures at least twice weekly and from the property at least once each week or more frequently if the conditions so necessitate. (i) All property shall be kept free of noxious or objectionable stench or odors that disturb the sense of smell of two (2) or more independent witnesses who are not related. (j) It is unlawful for any person to feed pigeons or peafowl on public property within the City of Glendale. Pigeon means any bird of the family Columbidae and species Columba livia, commonly known as the rock dove, homing pigeon or carrier pigeon. Peafowl means any bird of the species Pavo cristatus, commonly known as the Indian peafowl, peacock, or peahen. A violation of this article is a misdemeanor with a civil sanction of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). (k) Holiday and seasonal decorations. Temporary, non-commercial decorations or displays associated with the celebration of a particular civic, patriotic, or religious holiday or season. Shall be displayed for a maximum of sixty (60) days prior to and thirty (30) days after the relevant holiday and must be maintained in good condition (e.g. not torn, soiled, or faded). Such decorations shall not be displayed in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Decorations shall mean items or objects used to embellish, ornament or enhance any physical features on private property or buildings thereon in celebration of a holiday or occasion. (Ord. No. 1325, § 1(13-42), 12-4-84; Ord. No. 2186, § 6, 2-27-01; Ord. No. 2802, § 1, 5-22-12; Ord. No. O21-19, §§ 1, 2, 3-23-21; Ord. No. O22-28, § 1, 4-26-22; Ord. No. O26-15, § 1, 3-24-26)

Glendale City Code § 25-25 Newspaper dispensers.

Sec. 25-25. - Newspaper dispensers. (a) Definitions. Distributor means the person responsible for placing and maintaining a newspaper rack, the owner of the newspaper rack or the publisher of the newspaper or advertising circular vended therein. Lock box means a fixture or equipment providing secure delivery of newspapers or other news periodicals or advertising circulars for use or sale by commercial customers and is not accessible to the general public. A lock box may be similar to a newspaper rack but with the coin operating mechanism removed and a locking system installed. Modular newspaper rack means a fixture or equipment providing multiple self-service or coin-operated boxes, containers, storage units or other dispensers installed, used or maintained for the display, sale or distribution of newspapers or other news periodicals or advertising circulars. Newspaper dispenser means a newspaper rack, lock box or modular newspaper rack. Newspaper or news periodical means any publication that contains news reporting. Newspaper rack means a fixture or equipment providing a singular self-service or coin-operated box, container, storage unit or other dispenser installed, used or maintained for the display, sale or distribution of newspapers or other news periodicals or advertising circulars. Public right-of-way means right-of-way conveyed or dedicated to the public to be used for a public purpose. Sidewalk means any surface provided for the exclusive use of pedestrians or motorized wheelchairs. Street means that part of a right-of-way utilized for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway, Thorofare, lane or place, or otherwise designated, including access drives for conveyance of vehicular traffic. (b) Placement. Newspaper dispensers may be located on a public sidewalk subject to the following provisions: (1) A horizontal path of at least four (4) feet wide shall remain unobstructed to allow for pedestrian travel along the sidewalk. (2) No newspaper dispensers shall be located: a. Within twenty (20) feet of the intersection of two (2) public streets; b. Within five (5) feet of any marked crosswalk; c. Within five (5) feet of any driveway; d. Within five (5) feet of any fire hydrant or any other emergency facility. e. Within five (5) feet of any bicycle rack; f. Within two (2) feet of any curb where parking is allowed; g. At any location where the newspaper dispenser causes, creates or constitutes a traffic hazard, as deemed by the chief of police or designee; h. As measured parallel to the flow of traffic, within five (5) feet ahead of or within twenty-five (25) feet to the rear of any sign or pavement marking designating a bus stop; i. At any location where the newspaper dispenser obstructs or interferes with access to or the use of abutting property; j. Within five (5) feet of any display window or in such a manner as to interfere with the reasonable use of such a window for display purposes; k. At any location where the newspaper dispenser obstructs access to any public or private facilities that require access to serve the public need, including, but not limited to, utilities; l. At any location where the newspaper dispenser conflict with the accessibility regulations; m. At any location where the clear space for the passage of pedestrians would be reduced to less than four (4) feet wide; or n. Within a median, which is defined as a landscaped or paved island in the center of the public or private street; o. Also, newspaper dispensers shall not be chained or otherwise attached to any tree, bench, sign post, or other fixture or structure whatsoever. Newspaper racks and lock boxes may be secured to each other by vinyl coated cable. (c) Appearance and maintenance. (1) No newspaper dispenser shall be used for advertising signs other than to promote the newspaper, periodical or other publications contained herein. Any permitted advertising sign shall either be painted on the newspaper dispenser or enclosed in or made of a waterproof material and kept free of tears, peeling or fading. The permitted advertising may only appear once on each side of the box. An advertising sign promoting the publication or special edition may be placed on one (1) side of the box. (2) Each newspaper dispenser shall be maintained in a clean, neat and attractive condition and in good repair at all times. This shall include but not be limited to: a. Free of graffiti; b. Reasonably free of dirt, grease and rust; c. Free of chipped, faded, cracked or peeling paint; d. Display windows shall be unbroken; and e. All mechanical mechanisms shall be maintained in sound working order; f. Coin-operated newspaper racks and modular newspaper racks shall be equipped with a coin return, which shall be maintained in good working order. All coin-operated newspaper racks and modular newspaper racks shall also post the name, address and telephone number of the person reasonable for reimbursement in the event of failure of the coin mechanism. g. No person shall sell, offer for sale or keep or maintain any newspaper or news periodical in any newspaper dispenser on any sidewalk in such manner as to expose to the public view any photograph, cartoon or drawing, contained within such publication, displaying specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activity as defined in section 21.2-4 of Glendale City Code. h. The name, address and telephone number of the person responsible for receiving all notifications pertaining to the use of a newspaper dispenser shall be permanently displayed on a label on the exterior of each newspaper dispenser. i. If a newspaper dispenser remains empty for a period of thirty (30) continuous days, it shall be deemed abandoned and may be treated in the manner as provided in section 25-25(d) for newspaper dispensers in violation of the provisions of this chapter. (d) Enforcement. (1) Any newspaper dispenser installed, used, or maintained in violation of the provisions of this chapter may be, after ten (10) working days' notice to the person designated pursuant to subsection 25-25(c)(2)h above, removed by the city and stored in any convenient place. The notice shall give the distributor the opportunity to first cure the violation or to be heard at a code enforcement hearing, as determined by the city manager, in reference to such violation. After removal of the newspaper dispensers, the distributor shall receive notice thereof. Upon failure of the distributor, following such notice, to claim the newspaper dispenser and pay the expenses of removal and storage plus administrative expenses within thirty (30) days after notice, the newspaper dispenser shall be deemed unclaimed property in possession of the city and may be disposed of pursuant to Glendale City Code [section] 2-249. (2) The code official, field operations director, chief of police or designee may summarily remove any newspaper dispenser where its installation, use or maintenance poses an imminent or immediate danger to pedestrians or vehicles, creates a health or safety hazard for pedestrians or vehicles, or otherwise unreasonable interferes with the safe use of any public right-of-way or other public property. After removal of the newspaper dispenser, the distributor shall be notified thereof. Upon failure of the distributor, following such notice, to claim the newspaper dispenser and pay the expenses of removal and storage within thirty (30) days after notice, the newspaper dispenser shall be deemed unclaimed property in possession of the city and may be disposed of pursuant to law. (Ord. No. O21-48, § 1, 6-22-21)

Glendale City Code § 25-26 Beekeeping.

Sec. 25-26. - Beekeeping. (a) Definitions: (1) Apiary means one (1) or more hives or colonies of bees at one location. (2) Colony means the inhabitance of the hive including the queen, drones, worker bees and brood. (3) Hive means the domicile of bees including any receptacles or containers inhabited by bees. (b) Keeping of bees: (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep bees on any lot or parcel of land consisting of less than six thousand (6,000) square feet in area. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain more than one (1) hive or colony of bees for each one thousand seven hundred (1,700) square feet of area within any lot or parcel of land upon which bees are kept or maintained. (3) No apiary, hive or colony of bees shall be kept or maintained within fifty (50) feet of any boundary line of the lot or parcel upon which the bees are kept. (4) No apiary, hive or colony of bees shall be kept or maintained within two hundred (200) feet of an existing dwelling located on another lot or parcel. (5) Any person keeping or maintaining bees within the city shall provide a constant and easily accessible supply of water of sufficient quantity to meet the needs of all bees being maintained. (6) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain bees in a manner that presents a hazard to the public health, safety and welfare of residents. (7) The keeping of bees within the city will require the persons responsible for keeping the bees to be certified through the city. Certification will include an application and visual demonstration that the persons keeping bees meet the provisions of this section. The persons seeking certification will only be certified after the property is inspected for compliance with this section. The fee for certification is set at twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and is a one-time fee. (8) Once a person is certified to keep bees on any lot or parcel within the city, the owners of the properties abutting the lot or parcel where bees are being kept will be notified of the certification by the city. (Ord. No. O21-91, § 1, 12-14-21)

Glendale City Code § 25-27 Keeping of fowl.

Sec. 25-27. - Keeping of fowl. (a) Male fowl, including roosters, are prohibited from within Glendale City limits. (b) Residents in a single family detached residential property are allowed to keep up to six (6) fowl in the rear yard of a property. (c) Fowl must be kept in an enclosure in the rear or side yard of the property at least twenty (20) feet from a neighboring property. (d) The maximum allowed size of the enclosure described in section (c) above is two hundred (200) square feet with a maximum height of eight (8) feet. (e) Any enclosure must comply with spacing and setbacks requirements as provided in the Glendale Unified Development Code and International Building Code including ten (10) foot separation from primary and accessory structures. (f) Manure must be picked up and disposed of or composted at least twice weekly. (g) Composted manure must be maintained to prevent the migration of insects. (h) Feed must be stored in insect-proof and rodent-proof containers. (i) Fowl must be contained and are prohibited from running at large. (j) "Fowl" is defined as a cock or hen of the domestic chicken. (Ord. No. O24-31, § 1, 9-10-24)

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