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(e) Section ES-302.1 General, is amended to read as follows: Section ES-302.1. General: The exterior of a structure shall be maintained in good repair, structurally sound and sanitary so as not to pose a threat to the health,'safety or welfare of the occupants and so as to protect the occupants from the adverse affects of the environment. It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of a residential building, structure or property to utilize the premises of such residential property for the open storage of any appliance, debris, glass, building material, building rubbish or similar items. It shall be the duty and responsibility of every such owner or occupant to keep the premises of such residential property clean and to remove from the premises all such appliances, debris, glass, building materials, building rubbish as listed above, including but not limited to weeds, dead trees, trash, garbage, etc,, upon notice from the Code official. Section 17-19. Same- definitions. (a) Where the words "local governing body', "local government", or "enforcing agency' are used in the Building Maintenance Code, hereby adopted, they shall be held to mean the City of Portsmouth, Virginia. (b) Where the words "Code official" are used in the Building .Maintenance Code, hereby adopted, they shall be held to mean the Director of Housing Services and Community Development, who is hereby designated to enforce said Code. (c) The word "debris" shall mean: Dead or dying standing weeds, trash, junk, discarded or abandoned parts of vehicles, appliances or machinery, or any other material or substance which may provide a harbor for snakes or rats or anything or any condition which may be a fire menace or breeding place for mosquitoes, give off obnoxious or offensive odors, or endanger the health or safety of the residents of this City. Section 17-23. Penalties. Any person, firm, corporation or agent who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this Article shall bbe guilty of a misdemeanor. Each violation of a separate and distinct provision of this Article shall be made a separate offense and each such offense shall be punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Each day any violation of this Article shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.