(A) No person shall allow, cause, create, permit, or suffer a nuisance affecting public safety on private or public property.
(B) The following are not exclusive but illustrative of nuisances affecting public safety and may be abated as provided in this subchapter:
(1) Woodpiles, wood, lumber, rocks, bricks, blocks, or metal within the streets or alleys or upon the sidewalks or planting strips for a period of time longer than 24 hours after placement of such material without first obtaining a permit from the City;
(2) A container with a compartment of more than one cubic foot capacity with a door or lid that locks or fastens automatically when closed that cannot be easily opened from the inside, maintained or left in a place accessible to children;
(3) A well, cistern, cesspool, excavation, or other hole of a depth of four feet or more and a top width of 12 inches or more uncovered, not fenced, or without a suitable protective construction or otherwise creating an attractive nuisance which might present harm to children;
(4) Unguarded machinery, equipment, or other devices appealing, dangerous, and accessible to children unless protected by a fence, structure, or other protective device(s) or otherwise creating an attractive nuisance which might present harm to children;
(5) Lumber, logs, or other materials piled or placed or stored in a manner to be appealing, dangerous, and accessible to children;
(6) Excavations remaining open and unattended without erecting proper safeguards or barriers;
(7) (a) Buildings or structures that are damaged decrepit or lack structural integrity or pose a safety or health hazard because of damaged or inadequate wiring or non-operational or inadequate water or wastewater facilities and are certified as hazardous structures by the City’s Building Inspector.
(b) Any structure which requires a building permit under state law shall be presumed to be hazardous if it was built without required permit.
(8) Any residential structure without a street number that is displayed in a position that is easily observable and read from the public right-of-way; and
(9) (a) Any structure or improvement to land constructed without a building permit but for which a building permit was required under the laws of the state, City ordinances, and codes when the non-permitted structure was constructed (a “non-permitted structure”) is a nuisance affecting public safety. This rule applies to all non-permitted structures regardless of when it was constructed.
(b) The nuisance caused by a non-permitted structure may be abated by the owner of the premises obtaining and by paying for the appropriate permits and inspections, provided the nuisance will not be abated until the structure is in compliance with all current laws of the state, City ordinances, and codes. This remedy is not exclusive of other remedies allowed by City ordinance for the abatement of nuisances.
(Ord. 652, passed 4-4-2018)