It shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant, or person having control or management of any land within the city to permit a public nuisance, health hazard, or source of filth (collectively referred to as "public nuisance") to develop thereon. The following conditions are declared to be public nuisances:
(A) Dangerous trees or objects adjoining street. Any tree, stack, or other object standing in such a condition that it will, if the condition is allowed to continue, endanger the life, limb, or property of, or cause hurt, damage, or injury to persons or property upon the public streets or public ways adjacent thereto, by the falling thereof or of parts thereof.
(B) Accumulation of rubbish. An accumulation on any premises of filth, refuse, trash, garbage, or other waste material which endangers the public health, welfare, or safety, or materially interferes with the peaceful enjoyment by owners or occupants of adjacent property because of the danger that it will catch or communicate fire, attract and propagate vermin, rodents, or insects, or blow rubbish into any street, sidewalk, or property of another.
(C) Noxious odors or smoke. Emission into the surrounding atmosphere of odor, dust, smoke, or other matter which renders ordinary use of physical occupation of other property in the vicinity uncomfortable or impossible.
(D) Noise. Emission of noise which is noxious enough to destroy the enjoyment of dwellings or other uses of property in the vicinity by interfering with the ordinary comforts of human existence.
(E) Storage of explosives. The storage of explosive material which creates a safety hazard to other property or persons in the vicinity.
(F) Weeds. The excessive growth of weeds or grass, including, but not limited to, the existence of thistles, burdock, jimson weeds, ragweeds, milkweeds, poison ivy, poison oak, iron weeds, and all other noxious weeds, rank vegetation, and grass in excess of a height of eight (8) inches.
(G) Open wells. The maintenance of any open, uncovered, or insecurely covered cistern, cellar, well, pit, excavation, or vault situated upon private premises in any open or unfenced lot or place.
(H) Trees and shrubbery obstructing streets and sidewalks. The growing and maintenance of trees with less than 14 feet clearance over streets or less than eight feet over sidewalks, or the growing and maintenance of shrubbery in excess of three feet in height within the radius of 20 feet from the point where the curb line of any street intersects the curb line of another street. No shrub shall be planted between the curb line and the property line of any street within a radius of 20 feet from the point where the curb line of any street intersects with the curb line of another street.
(I) Keeping of animals. The failure to keep an animal's pen, yard, lot, or other enclosure in a sanitary condition and free from preventable offensive odors.
(J) Junk; scrap metal; motor vehicles. The storage of motor vehicles in an inoperative condition, motor vehicles unfit for further use, automobile parts, or scrap metal within the city limits except on premises authorized by the city for such purposes.
(K) The parking of any motor vehicle, motorcycle or any other similar type equipment on or across any sidewalk which hinders the free movement thereof.
(L) The parking of any motor vehicle, motorcycle, dormant lawn equipment or any other type equipment on the grass, sidewalk or porch in the front yard.
(M) Placing trash at the curb for collection prior to 12 noon the day prior to the scheduled trash pick-up day or leaving the trash receptacle at the curb beyond midnight on the day of collection.
(N) The placement and leaving of a dumpster, POD or any other similar storage container in a driveway or yard for longer than two weeks (14 days).
(O) The outside storage of any trailer, mobile home, motor home, recreational vehicle, camper boat, construction machinery or similar type equipment. Parking is permitted in side or back yard on surfaces approved by the city such as black top (asphalt) or poured concrete with a minimum thickness of four (4) inches.
(P) No owner or keeper of any dog or cat, licensed or unlicensed, shall permit any such dog or cat to leave or be beyond the premises upon which the dog or cat is kept, except when accompanied and controlled by the owner or keeper, or by some responsible person acting for or on behalf of the owner or keeper. The owner or keeper of the dog or cat shall be required to secure the dog or cat by means of a collar or harness with a leash (or similar measure). No dog or cat shall be permitted upon the premise of another person without its' owner as described in this section.
(Q) All roadways and parking lots which are privately owned, yet intended for public access/business must be maintained and in good repair so as to not cause bodily or vehicular harm to an unnecessary degree.
(Am. Ord. 2008-07, passed 7-17-08; Am. Ord. 2023-09, passed 10-5-23) Penalty, see § 92.99