§ 18.50.090. Section 310 Additional requirements for vacant structures/premises, added.

International Property Maintenance Code, 2009 Edition, Section 310 Additional requirements for vacant structures/premises, is hereby added to read as follows:

Section 310 Additional requirements for vacant structures/premises.

310.1 Street façade/frontage windows and doors. On the street façade/frontage, the exterior surface of any window shall not be covered by any substance or adhesive material sprayed, painted or otherwise applied to the windows. All street façade/frontage windows and doors having cracked, broken or missing glass or glazing material shall be repaired and replaced with glass and glazing material in a manner compatible with the original design of the structure.

Exceptions: The required glazing of street frontage windows and doors may be substituted with artistic panels under the following conditions.

 1. The artistic panels and their installation are limited to the first floor, or must present an aesthetically unified façade/frontage design and must comply with the boarding standards represented in the International Property Maintenance Code Appendix A.

 2. Artistic panels proposed as an alternate to the glazing requirements on a structure within an overlay district shall be subject to approval by the overlay district administrator.

 3. Building owners desiring to install artistic panels on a structure in a historic district must first apply for and receive a certificate of appropriateness prior to installation.

 4. Windows on all occupied floors shall be kept in sound condition, good repair and weather tight. All glazing materials shall be maintained free from cracks and holes. Artistic panels shall not be applied to windows or doors on occupied floors. All windows and doors shall be maintained and secured to prevent unauthorized entry.

310.3 Historic Buildings. Any restoration, rehabilitation, maintenance or demolition of a historic building and any building with a historic zoning overlay is subject to the requirements of this chapter and chapter 20.20 of this Code, and whichever being the more restrictive shall govern.

(Ord. No. 18517 , § 1, 5-31-2016)