City Of Dover Ordinances
Last updated 9/18/2011
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Ordinances and Mumicode Highlights
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Ordinances
302.1 Sanitation.
All exterior property and premises shall be maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary condition.
The occupant shall keep that part of the exterior property which such occupant occupies or controls in a clean and sanitary condition.
302.3 Sidewalks and driveways.
All sidewalks, walkways, stairs, driveways, parking spaces and similar areas shall be kept in a proper state of repair, and maintained free from hazardous conditions.
304.2 Protective treatment.
All exterior surfaces, including but not limited to, doors, door and window frames, cornices, porches, trim, balconies, decks and fences, shall be maintained in good condition.
Exterior wood surfaces, other than decay-resistant woods, shall be protected from the elements and decay by painting or other protective covering or treatment.
Peeling, flaking and chipped paint shall be eliminated and surfaces repainted.
All siding and masonry joints, as well as those between the building envelope and the perimeter of windows, doors and skylights, shall be maintained weather resistant and water tight.
All metal surfaces subject to rust or corrosion shall be coated to inhibit such rust and corrosion, and all surfaces with rust or corrosion shall be stabilized and
coated to inhibit future rust and corrosion.
Oxidation stains shall be removed from exterior surfaces.
Surfaces designed for stabilization by oxidation are exempt from this requirement.
Mumicode
Sec. 70-4. - Throwing and kicking objects and playing games in streets and public places.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, kick or project, in any manner whatsoever, any stone, ball or other object in the city streets and public places, or to play or practice athletic games, quoits, pitching pennies and like games on the city streets and public places, unless those places are specifically designated for those purposes by lawful authority.
Sec. 70-6. - Skateboard ramps.
(a) Generally. The city council has determined that the unregulated use and construction of skateboard ramps or pipes in the city can be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of residents of the city and that regulation of the same is essential.
(b) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Skateboard ramps means all outdoor structures designed and principally intended to permit persons on skateboards to move continuously from one side to the other, and commonly known as "ramps" or "pipes."
(c) Height. It shall be unlawful to construct, erect, place or maintain a skateboard ramp on any property within the city, which ramp exceeds six feet in height.
(d) Location. It shall be unlawful to construct, erect, place or maintain a skateboard ramp on any property within the city in the front yard of the property and within 20 feet of the property lines on either side or in the rear thereof.
(e) Use in residential districts. In any residential district, it shall be unlawful to charge or to receive any consideration for the use of a skateboard ramp, or to use or operate a skateboard ramp in any commercial manner.
(f) Hours of use in residential areas. In any residential area in the city, it shall be unlawful to use any skateboard ramp between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of any day.
(g) Applicability; compliance. In order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the city, these provisions shall apply to any skateboard ramp constructed, erected, placed or maintained on or after the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived, and also shall apply to any skateboard ramp in existence as of the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived, although it may have been erected, placed or maintained prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived.
Sec. 98-5. - Duty of tenants or owners to maintain sidewalks and landscaped areas within the street right-of-way.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any premises abutting upon a sidewalk to permit or allow snow or ice to remain thereon for longer than 12 hours of daylight after it has ceased snowing, or to permit debris or other materials to accumulate at any time so that pedestrians may conveniently and safely pass. It is the responsibility of the owner or occupant of any premises abutting upon a sidewalk to keep the landscaped area between the sidewalk and the curbline, or where no sidewalk exists between the property line and curbline or paved street, maintained in accordance with the standards set forth in chapter 114, article II, pertaining to weeds.
Sec. 98-6. - Duty of persons occupying commercial establishments and premises to keep sidewalks clear.
All persons occupying commercial establishments or premises fronting on any street or public place shall keep the sidewalk immediately in front of their premises clear of debris or other materials so that pedestrians may conveniently pass, and shall not sell, display or advertise goods or services on the sidewalk. Further, upon obtaining special permission from the city manager, such persons may utilize, for the display of merchandise, areas within the sidewalk right-of-way.
Sec. 106-130. - Wrecked, nonoperating, or improperly parked or equipped vehicles.
(a) Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle or permit any vehicle to remain parked on the streets of the city when that vehicle is wrecked, nonoperating or improperly equipped to such an extent that it would be unlawful to drive the vehicle upon the streets of the city in its condition.
(b) Leaving vehicles on property. It shall be unlawful for any person in charge or in control of any property within the city, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, to allow any vehicle partially dismantled, stripped, nonoperating or in such disrepair as to render it unable to operate legally on a public street, or a wrecked, junked or discarded vehicle to remain on the property longer than five days or, in the case of operating unregistered or uninspected vehicles, to remain on the property for more than 90 days. No person shall leave such vehicle on any property within the city for a time longer than five days or 90 days in the case of operating unregistered or uninspected vehicles. This subsection shall not apply with regard to a vehicle in an enclosed building or enclosed area designed and approved for such purposes, a vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise or a vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the city. Unregistered or uninspected vehicles whose owners have properly parked and locked them and have notified the department of planning and inspections may be granted extensions of the 90-day limit on the keeping of unregistered or uninspected vehicles by the department of planning and inspections for reasons including but not limited to out-of-state military service, illness, extended travel or other reasons acceptable to the department of planning and inspections.
(c) Parking in grads. Vehicles shall not be permitted to be parked in front, side, or rear yards required by appendix B pertaining to zoning, except in approved driveways, garages, carports, or parking pads.
State law reference— Driving of hazardous vehicles prohibited, 21 Del. C. § 4335.
Sec. 114-32. - Maximum height.
It shall be unlawful and a nuisance for the owner, occupant or tenant of any premises, or any agent caring for or in charge of the premises, to permit any weeds, underbrush, deleterious or unhealthful growths, or other noxious matter to grow to a height of eight inches or more.