Section
90.01 Purpose and applicability
90.02 Definitions
90.03 Duty to maintain property
90.04 Nuisances affecting health
90.05 Nuisances affecting peace and safety
90.06 Nuisances - enforcement and penalty
90.07 Liability
90.08 Use of a recreational vehicle as a dwelling
90.09 Use of vehicles for lodging prohibited on city streets and property
This chapter is designed to establish basic standards for the maintenance and upkeep of private and public property throughout the city to protect public health, safety and welfare and to help ensure that activities on 1 property do not disturb or impact significantly the use or enjoyment of neighboring properties. The owners and all persons in control of property within the city shall adhere to these standards, and any violation shall be processed as a civil infraction under the city's Civil Enforcement Chapter.
(Ord. 2014-05-02, passed 5-13-2014)
For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
JUNK.
Discarded, broken or disabled material including, but not limited to furniture, appliances, toys, tires, machinery or other equipment and any other item that is inoperable or otherwise unusable.
LITTER.
Discarded waste materials, including but not limited to paper wrappings, packaging
materials, discarded or used bottles, cans and other containers.
NUISANCE.
Any condition or use of property that annoys, injures or endangers the safety, health, comfort or repose of the public, unlawfully interferes with, obstructs or tends to obstruct or render dangerous for passage a public park, sidewalk, street or alley. Any violation of a substantive requirement of any Banks City Code, ordinance or any permit or approval issued by the City of Banks constitutes a nuisance.
ORDINANCES.
All ordinances adopted by the Banks City Council and any state law adopted therein by reference as these provisions now exist or may from time to time be amended or supplemented, and any codification of city ordinances that may be adopted.
OWNER.
Any person with an ownership interest in real property, as shown on the Washington County real property records or the most recent property tax records, and any person in possession or control of real property such as a renter, lessee, guest, invitee or other tenant.
PERSON.
Any individual, corporation, limited liability corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, local government, government agency or other legal entity.
PROPERTY.
Land and any improvements located thereon.
TRASH.
Waste food products, household garbage, discarded furniture, mattresses, inoperable or unused appliances, tires and the like.
(Ord. 2014-05-02, passed 5-13-2014)
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