Brighton, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 129 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 129-8

A. All land must be kept free of dead or dying trees and accumulations of brush, shrubs, weeds, grass, stumps, roots, excessive and/or noxious growths, garbage, refuse or debris which would either tend to start a fire or increase the intensity of a fire already started or cause poisoning or irritation to people or animals or cause or tend to cause or enhance an unhealthy or dangerous or obnoxious condition on said property or on any adjacent or neighboring property. B. All land shall be maintained in a manner that will prevent excessive dust or other particles of dirt from being blown onto adjacent or neighboring property. C. Steps, walks, driveways, parking areas and similar paved areas shall be maintained so as to afford safe passage under normal use and weather conditions. Any holes in the pavement or other hazards that may exist shall be promptly filled or necessary repairs or replacements carried out. All off-street parking facilities shall be swept clean not less than twice each year. D. All open wells, cisterns, cesspools, cellars or otherwise unnatural declivities shall be kept covered, barricaded or otherwise closed or secured from public access and shall be kept free of stagnant water and debris. All temporary excavations and declivities shall be kept covered or barricaded so as to protect the general public from injury. E. The erection or use of electrified or barbed wire fences, or a combination thereof, shall be subject to the obtaining of a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Brighton before obtaining a building permit therefor. F. Fences, planters, garden structures, accessory structures, pools and other minor construction for which a building permit is issued shall be maintained in a safe and substantial manner. G. All repairs to public walkways are subject to prior approval of the Commissioner of Public Works of the Town of Brighton. H. The exterior of all structures shall be kept free from loose, broken or unsecured objects and materials. Such loose or unsecured objects or materials, including but not limited to aerials, shutters, shingles, bricks, railings and gutters, shall be properly secured or removed from the structure. I. All exterior exposed structures not inherently resistant to deterioration shall be coated, treated or sealed to protect them from deterioration or weathering. Wood, masonry or other exterior materials that will naturally resist deterioration do not have to be treated but must be otherwise maintained in a sound, secure workmanlike manner. Exterior surfaces that have been painted or otherwise coated must be maintained in a neat, orderly, serviceable manner. J. Floors, corridors, hallways, walls, vestibules, ceilings, stairs and fixtures of buildings shall be maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary condition. Every floor, exterior wall, roof, porch or appurtenance thereto shall be maintained in a manner so as to prevent the collapse of the same or injury to the occupants of the building or to the public. K. Foundation walls and bearing walls of every building shall be maintained in good repair and be structurally sound. L. Vacated buildings or structures must be kept locked or secured. Owners of such buildings shall take such steps and perform such acts as may be required to ensure that the building and its adjoining yards remain safe and secure and do not present a hazard to adjoining property or to the public and that such property does not become infested with vermin or rodents. M. Each owner of any building from which garbage, rubbish, mixed refuse, ashes or other wastes are collected shall provide refuse containers sufficient in number to hold all collectible wastes which may accumulate. Containers must be flytight, rodent-tight and watertight and must be kept covered at all times. Such containers must not be kept in a front yard. N. All grounds, buildings and structures shall be maintained in such a manner to ensure that they shall be free of vermin and rodent harborage and infestation. O. Persons owning or occupying property shall keep all walkways, public or private, abutting said premises free from litter and trash of whatever nature. P. It shall be the owner's, occupant's or tenant's responsibility to ensure the immediate (within 48 hours) removal and disposal of human or animal feces in an appropriate and sanitary manner. Q. Garbage, refuse, junk and litter shall be disposed of in a safe and sanitary manner and the premises kept free and clear therefrom. R. All land shall be maintained so as not to alter the existing flow rates, peaks, quantities or direction of storm drainage. The topography or surface quantities of an area shall not be modified so as to alter the water retention characteristics of the property. No person shall fill, obstruct, dam, divert or otherwise alter or change the natural or artificial flow of waters or drainage or the intensity or quantity of flow through any stream, ditch, pipe, culvert, swale, watercourse, drainage easement or other drainage system. S. Roof stormwater drainage shall be discharged in such a manner as to not flow onto adjacent properties. Downspouts not tied directly into a stormwater sewer system shall be directed in a such a manner as to allow stormwater to dissipate within the confines of the property or as to convey the stormwater directly to an existing drainageway located, at least in part, on the property. T. All property shall be maintained so as to prevent erosion or sedimentation that causes or can be reasonably expected to cause in the future a loss of stability or any existing slope, slope failure, sediment deposition in a regulated body of water or natural or man-made drainageway, or deposition of soils on surrounding properties. U. Areas of bare earth shall be covered with vegetation, mulch or other suitable material to prevent the spread of dust and mud. V. All property shall be maintained free of graffiti.