Orchard Park Lake Estates HOA

City Ordinances

CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS

Title 8 - NUISANCES

Sec. 8.01.055. - Nuisances.

It is unlawful to maintain or to permit to exist any nuisance as herein described. Every successor owner of property who, after proper notice of such nuisance, neglects to abate a continuing nuisance caused by a former owner or occupant, shall be responsible for such nuisance as provided for by this chapter. The following conditions or materials are declared to be injurious to the health and well being of citizens of the city and are declared to be nuisances together with those conditions not herein enumerated by coming under the definition of nuisance as described in Section 8.01.050.

1. Open basement structures, excavations, storm cellars, or other excavations that create hazards to any persons, collect water or produce mosquitoes except those excavations authorized by a current building permit and those excavations in use as part of occupied premises if maintained with adequate drainage and fencing consisting of material recognized for the purpose and having openings not larger than two inches in the least dimension;
   

2. Growth of weeds, vines or unwanted, uncultivated, or unkempt vegetation that are over twelve inches in length or height on any premises and in streets and alleys in front of and abutting on any premises in the city;
   

3. Refuse not stored or disposed of as provided for by Section 8.01.110 of the Code of the City of Wichita;
   

4. Salvage material, junk, appliances or other materials on residential premises or vacant lots in residential areas except as provided for by Section 8.01.100 of the Code of the City of Wichita;
   

5. Minor auxiliary or accessory buildings or structures such as privies, sheds, barns, garages, tool houses and vacant houses and commercial structures which have become so dilapidated and deteriorated as to be a potential accident hazard, rat harborage, attractive nuisance to children or to be offensive to the senses;
   

6. Interior furniture stored, maintained or used on the exterior of a dwelling or dwelling unit which is so dilapidated and deteriorated as to be a potential accident hazard, a harborage for insects, rodents or vermin or which emits offensive odors.
   

7. Dead, or diseased, or broken trees or branches thereof, which have become dangerous, or which are likely to become dangerous to the public safety, or to the occupants of or property on private premises.
   

8. Unsecured structures.
   

9. Inoperable or junk vehicles as prohibited by Section 8.01.140 of the Code of the City of Wichita.
   

10. Tree waste, as prohibited by Section 8.01.130 of the Code of the City of Wichita.

Title 20 - HOUSING

Sec. 20.04.070. - Responsibility of owners and occupants generally.

1. Every owner of a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean and sanitary condition the shared or public areas of the dwelling and premises thereof.
   

2. Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall keep in a clean and sanitary condition that part of the dwelling, dwelling unit and premises thereof which he/she occupies and controls.
   

3. Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall dispose of all his/her trash in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in the trash containers required by Section 20.04.030 (6) of this chapter.
   

4. Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall dispose of all his/her garbage and any other organic waste in a clean and sanitary manner, by placing it in the garbage disposal facilities or garbage storage containers required by Section 20.04.030 (7) of this chapter. If garbage disposal facilities are not provided, it shall be the responsibility of the owner to supply proper garbage storage containers for all dwelling units in a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units which are located on one premises. In all other cases it shall be the responsibility of the occupant to furnish such containers.
   

5. Every owner of a dwelling shall be responsible for maintaining all accessory or minor structures on the premises in sound condition and good repair. The exterior of such structures shall be made weather resistant through the use of decay resistant materials, or the application of paint or other approved preservatives. They shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner so as not to constitute a health or fire hazard. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to correct or remove such accessory buildings, if they constitute a nuisance because of one of the aforestated conditions.
   

6. Every owner of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall be responsible for supplying screens as required under the provisions of this chapter or of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto. Maintenance or replacement of screens once installed in any one season, becomes the responsibility of the occupant.
   

7. Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall keep all plumbing fixtures therein in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be responsible for the exercise of reasonable care in the proper use and operation thereof.
   

8. Every owner of a dwelling located on property where fencing has been constructed whether for purpose of utility to provide a physical barrier or of decorative screening for visual separation shall be responsible for maintaining such fence or screen in sound condition. Fencing and screening shall include, but not be limited to, constructions of metal, wood, masonry or wire. Retaining walls, twelve inches or more in height, shall be maintained in sound condition.
   

9. The occupant of a single family dwelling shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents or other pests therein or on the premises, and every occupant of a dwelling unit in a dwelling containing more than one dwelling unit shall be responsible for such extermination whenever his dwelling unit is the only one infested. Whenever infestation exists in two or more of the dwelling units in any dwelling, extermination thereof shall be the responsibility of the owner.
   

10. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to effectively correct any conditions of termite infestation. In cases of extreme visible damage to structural members of the dwelling, treatment must be done by a licensed and certified exterminator.
    

11. Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall be responsible for maintaining existing supplied smoke detectors in working condition, provided that if the smoke detector is hard wired, the electrical wiring shall remain the responsibility of the owner.
    

12. All existing installations and/or repairs made to conform to this and all other applicable city codes, must be installed in a workmanlike manner.