(A) The maintaining, using, placing, depositing, leaving, or permitting to be or remain on any public or private property any of the following items, conditions, or actions are hereby declared to be and constitute a nuisance; provided, however, this enumeration shall not be deemed or construed to be conclusive, limiting, or restrictive, to-wit:
(1) Vegetation which has attained a height of eight inches or more and has not been cut, mown, or otherwise removed from private property. Vegetation planted for some useful or ornamental purpose are exempt from this definition. Each lot of platted real estate and each acre or part thereof of non-platted real estate shall be treated as a separate offense;
(2) Vegetation, trees, or woody growth on private property which, due to its proximity to any governmental property, right-of-way, or easements, interferes with the public safety or lawful use of the governmental property, right-of-way, or easement;
(3) A condition which causes property to become a health or safety hazard unless specifically authorized under existing laws and regulations;
(4) Accumulation of rubbish, trash, refuse, junk, and other abandoned materials, metals, lumber, or other things;
(5) Any condition which provides harborage for rats, mice, snakes, and other vermin;
(6) Any building or other structure which is in such a dilapidated condition that it is unfit for human habitation, kept in such an unsanitary condition that it is a menace to the health of people residing in the vicinity thereof or presents a more than ordinarily dangerous fire hazard in the vicinity where it is located;
(7) All unnecessary or unauthorized noises and annoying vibrations and noises;
(8) All disagreeable or obnoxious odors and stenches as well as the conditions, substances, or other causes which give rise to the emission or generation of such odors and stenches;
(9) The carcasses of animals or fowl not disposed of within a reasonable time after death;
(10) The pollution of any public well or cistern, stream, lake, canal, or body of water by sewage, dead animals, creamery, industrial wastes, or other substances;
(11) Any building, structure, or other place or location where any activity which is in violation of local, state, or federal law is conducted, performed, or maintained;
(12) Any accumulation of stagnant water permitted or maintained on any lot or piece of ground;
(13) Dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas, soot, or cinders;
(14) The unauthorized obstruction of any public street, road, or sidewalk;
(15) Any abandoned vehicle including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, trailers, campers, boats, and recreational vehicles;
(16) Any machinery not connected with the operation of a household and equipment including, but not limited to, refrigerators with doors intact in any open or unfenced area or in any building or structure to which the public has access;
(17) Any structure not built or manufactured for permanent residence shall not be used as a dwelling; and
(18) Trash and trash receptacles placed at curbside more than 24 hours prior to the scheduled time for pick-up. All receptacles shall be removed from curbside within 24 hours of pick-up time.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any property owner or occupant or other person to allow a nuisance, defined herein, to exist.
(Prior Code, § 93.16) (Ord. 1348, passed 4-15-1996; Ord. 1608, passed 5-5-2014)