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be detrimental to the public safety and welfare. Any fencing required under this section may additionally require screening if deemed necessary in order to protect the safety, streetscape and overall appearance of the site. The Chief Building Official and Code Enforcement Manager may promulgate additional fencing standards for vacant properties consistent with this section. Sec. 8-1988. Additional authority; Monitoring Program. A. In addition to the enforcement remedies established in this division, the city shall have the authority to require the beneficiary, trustee, owner or owner of record of any property affected by this section, to implement additional maintenance and/or security measures including but not limited to, securing any and all doors, windows or other openings, installing additional security lighting, increasing on-site inspection frequency, employment of an on-site security guard or other measures as may be reasonably required to secure and reduce the visual decline of the property. B. Property Monitoring Program and Procedures. (1) Purpose. Vacant buildings are a major cause and source of blight in residential and non-residential neighborhoods, especially when the owner of the building fails to maintain and manage the building. Vacant buildings often attract squatters and criminals, including drug users. Use of vacant buildings by squatters and criminals creates a risk of fire for the vacant buildings and adjacent properties. Vacant properties are often used as dumping grounds for junk and debris and are often overgrown with weeds and grass. Vacant buildings which are boarded up and other long-term vacancies discourage economic development and retard appreciation of property values. In order to combat these issues, the focus of the monitoring program shall be: (a) To identify buildings that become vacant; (b) To order vacant buildings that are open and accessible to be secured against unlawful entry pursuant to City codes, including the building code, or other applicable law; (c) To initiate proceedings against the owner of any vacant building found to be substandard as defined in this chapter or a nuisance under any other provision of this code; and (d) To maintain surveillance over vacant buildings so that timely enforcement proceedings are commenced in the event a building becomes substandard or a nuisance. (2) Authority. The Chief Building Official shall be responsible for administering a program for identifying and monitoring the maintenance of all vacant buildings in the city. The program shall be documented and regularly updated. The program shall be available for public review. Ordinance No. NS-2993 Page 12 of 17