8.44.140 - Securing abandoned or idle construction sites.

A.

When an enforcement official identifies an abandoned or idle construction site, the official shall notify the property owner of the need to secure the site, as provided in Section 8.14.120.

B.

Abandoned or idle construction sites shall be secured by removing all volunteer tree growth, removing or mowing weed growth, leveling or removing piles of soil, sand and rock, removing all construction waste, removing unused construction material, burying or removing exposed footings and foundations, boarding all partially constructed buildings according to Section 8.44.130, and erecting a six-foot high chain link fence around the entire perimeter of the property.

C.

If the property owner returns the property to the state of a vacant lot, the property owner need not erect a fence around the property, nor pay any annual fees associated with vacant buildings or properties. This section does not excuse a property owner from thereafter maintaining the vacant lot in accordance with applicable zoning and landscaping ordinances in this Code.

D.

This section does not excuse the payment of vacant building fees, if boarded buildings remain on the abandoned or idle construction site.

(Ord. No. 2020-06, § VI, 6-3-2020)