§ 58-136. Protection of roof, upper stories from rats.

(a)

In order to protect a business building from what is commonly called the climbing or roof rat, it shall be unlawful to permit fishing poles, ladders or any other object that a rat could climb on in order to reach the roof of any business building to lean against the side of the wall of such business building.

(b)

The owner of a business building shall also protect elevator shafts, fire escapes and guy wires in such manner that rats will not be able to gain ingress into any business building.

(c)

Any person in charge of a business building shall trim the branches of all trees extending over and against any business building, and the branches shall be cut and trimmed and kept trimmed and cut so that no part of any branch or any part of the tree shall be closer than ten feet to any business building. The tops of all trees shall be cut back ten feet from a line extending perpendicularly from any exterior wall of a business building.

(Code 1968, § 15-32)