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Section 40-125. Certificate of complaince for rental dwellings required. Because of the uniqueness of the structures in the Down- town D-1 Zoning District and, mn an effort to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Portsmouth, and especially the occupants of rental dwelling units in structures where the ground floor is used in a manner other than for residential use, in addition to the provisions of Section 17-35 of this Code, a reinspection of such structure shall be made annually. A certificate of compliance for rental dwellings shall be obtained each year in the Months of October and November, and such certificate shall remain valid for one {1) year from the date issue. Section 40-126. Vacant lots/plots. The o%~ner or his agent Of vacant lot or plot shall be required to maintain such lot or plot free of weeds, debris or any other health hazard and public nuisance as required, regulated and governed by Article 39 of the City Code. In this district, such lot or plot shall be maintained covered with grass not higher than six (6) inches or in the condition specified in accordance with the landscape plan approved by the building official. The owner or his agent may submit a landscape plan for the lot or plot to the building official for his approval. Such plan if approved shall supercede the six inches high grass requirement. Such landscape plan must be submitted within thirty (30) days of enactment of this district. Penalty for noncompliance with this section shall not be less than one thousand ($1rO00.) dollars or more than three thousand ($3,000.) dollars for each notice of violation. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be delivered or mailed to the last known address of the owner and the proof of such mailing shall be sufficient evidence of serving such notice by mail. Section 40-127. Violation corrections required. The building official shall provide the owner os his legally designated agent a written notice s~atinq therein the reasons for,~enial of certificate of %~~as required by section 40-~2~. The owner shall initiate to correct tne cited violations within thirty (30) days of receiving such notice. The owner, in addition, to the initiation of corrections of the cited violations, shall in writing inform the building official of the date by which the violations shall be corrected, such date shall not exceed one hundred and twenty (120) days. Under special circlnr~stances, such as weather or nona~ailability of material, labor and such, the building official may grant an extension %o the date when such corrections must be completed.