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(A) No person shall keep junk outdoors on a street, lot, or premises except in a building that is wholly enclosed or the junk is completely hidden from public view by a sight-obscuring fence.
(B) The term JUNK as used in this section includes all old motors and vehicles, old motor and vehicle parts, old machinery, old machinery parts, old appliances or their parts, miscellaneous old parts, old iron or other metal, glass, paper, lumber, wood, or waste or discarded material.
(C) This section does not apply to junk kept in a licensed junkyard or automobile wrecking house.
(Ord. 652, passed 4-4-2018)
(B) In addition to the nuisances specifically enumerated in this subchapter, every other thing, substance, or act that is determined by the City Council to be injurious or detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of the City is declared a nuisance and may be abated as provided in this subchapter.
(Ord. 652, passed 4-4-2018)
ENFORCEMENT
(A) This chapter may be enforced by:
(1) Prosecution for civil infraction, as provided in this chapter and other applicable law;
(2) Abatement, as provided in this chapter and other applicable law;
(3) An action for damages for any individual damaged by the violation; or
(4) An injunction from the appropriate court against continuation or repetition of the violation.
(B) These remedies are cumulative and not intended as exclusive.
(Ord. 652, passed 4-4-2018)
(A) A violation of any provision of this chapter constitutes a Class 2 civil infraction for the first violation and a Class 1 civil infraction for any subsequent violations within a 12-month period. All violations shall be dealt with in accordance with the procedures as otherwise approved by § 10.99.
(Ord. 629, passed 5-2-2012; Ord. 652, passed 4-4-2018)
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