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Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances § 156.052

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Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances § 156.052
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§ 156.052 EXTERIOR PROPERTY AREAS.

(A) Sanitation. All exterior property and premises shall be maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary condition, free of all garbage, rubbish, debris, waste, and trash. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, throw, leave, or permit to remain any rubbish waste, debris, or garbage upon any real property of which they are an owner or occupant.

(B) Grading and drainage. All premises shall be graded and maintained to prevent the erosion of soil and to prevent the accumulation of stagnant water thereon, or within any structure located thereon. Water retention areas and/or reservoirs approved by the Metropolitan Sewer District are exempted.

(C) Sidewalks, driveways and yards. All sidewalks on private property, walkways, stairs, driveways, parking spaces and similar areas shall be kept in a proper state of repair, and maintained free from hazardous conditions. All sidewalks, including those in the public right-of-way, and all walkways, stairs, driveways, parking spaces and similar areas shall remain free of all garbage, debris, and rubbish, and clear for pedestrian traffic. Responsibility for snow removal from sidewalks shall be in accordance with LMCO § 97.113. On residentially used lots, the use of crushed stone as a hard-durable surface is permitted on lots of less than five acres provided that the standards as promulgated by regulation by the Code Official for installation and maintenance are continually satisfied in the required front and side yards and right-of-ways.