A. The presence of the following within the city is declared to be detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare and constitutes a nuisance:
1. Disturbing The Peace: Sound, animal, or things which interfere with the peace and comfort or disturb the quiet enjoyment of any person in the city.
2. Dangerous, Offensive Conditions: Anything which is made, permitted, used, kept, maintained, or operated, or any building or any animal that is kept in a manner which is offensive, nauseous, dangerous to life, limb, or property, or detrimental to the health and/or safety of the persons residing in or traveling through that area.
3. Offensive Discharges: Any filthy, foul, or offensive matter or liquid of any kind discharged into any street, alley, or public place, or on any adjacent lot or ground.
4. Stagnant Water:
a. Any lot, ground, or premises within the city on which stagnant water may be standing so as to become or is likely to become foul, putrid, offensive, harborage for insects and rodents or detrimental to the health and comfort of persons residing in the vicinity thereof.
b. To create any condition, through the improper maintenance of a swimming pool or wading pool or by causing any action which alters the condition of a natural body of water so that it harbors mosquitoes, flies, or other animal pests that are offensive, injurious or dangerous to the health of individuals or to the public.
5. Smoke Emissions: The emission of dense smoke from the chimney or smokestack of any building or premises.
6. Spoiled Or Diseased Food Products: Any spoiled, tainted, or diseased perishable agricultural commodity.
7. Vegetation Obstructing View Of Public Ways: Trees, shrubs, bushes, weeds, or plants permitted to grow or accumulate on premises adjacent to any street or alley or other public way in a manner as to obstruct the view and endanger traffic conditions.
8. Garbage And Rubbish: Accumulation of rubbish or garbage, disposal of rubbish, rubbish storage facilities, disposal of garbage, garbage facilities, and containers, all as set out in the international property maintenance code, as published by the International Code Council.
B. In addition to what is herein declared to be a nuisance, those offenses known to the common law or of the state or federal statutes as nuisances may, in case the same exist within the city, be treated as such and proceeded against as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 19-2005, 11-14-2005; amd. 2017 Code)