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304.14 Protective treatment. Ail exterior wood surfaces, other than decay resistant woods, shall be protected from the elements and decay by paint- ing or other protective covering or treatment. Such surfaces shall be painted or treated so as to prevent structural deteri- oration and neighborhood blight. (15) Section 306.4 of said Southern Standard Housing Code, 1969 Edition, be amended to read as follows: 306.4 Care of premises. (a) It shall be unlawful for the o~ner or occupant of a residential building, structure or property to utilize the premises of such residential property for the open storage of any abandoned motor vehicle, ice box, refrigerator, stove, 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 abandoned items as listed above, including but not limited to weeds, dead trees, trash, garbage, etc., upon-notice from the Building Official. (b) For the purpose of this section, an abandoned motor vehicle is defined as one which is in such a state of dilapidation that is is incapable of moving under its own power and repairs are either impossible or economically iN- practicable~ Copies of the aforementioned Southern Standard Housing Code, 1969 Edition, may be obtained at the Department. of Public Health, 800 Crawford Parkway, Portsmouth, Virginia, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Section 4-61.5. Inspection and certificate required. No owner, agent or person in charge of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall allow any person to occupy the same as a tenant or lessee or for a valuable consideration unless said dwelling or dwelling unit shall have been inspected immediate- ly prior to occupancy and shall have been determined to be in compliance with the provisions of the Southern Standard Housing Code, 1969 Edition, as adopted by reference in Section 4-61.i of this Code. Such compliance shall be evidenced by Certifi- cate of Compliance issued by the director of public health, provided however, no such inspection shall be required within 180 days of the date of the last Certificate of Compliance ism sued.