The existence of any of the following conditions on any vacant lot or other parcel of land within the corporate limits of the town is hereby declared to be dangerous and prejudicial to the public health or safety and to constitute a public nuisance:
(A) Any accumulation of solid waste causing or threatening to cause a fire hazard; causing or threatening to cause the accumulation of stagnant water; causing or threatening to cause the inhabitation therein of rats, mice, snakes or vermin of any kind which is or may be dangerous or prejudicial to the public health;
(B) Any condition detrimental to the public health which violates the rules and regulations of the county’s Health Department;
(C) Any burned out or condemned structure;
(D) Any incomplete structure (exterior only) on which no work has been done for a period of 12 months or whenever zoning permit expires, whichever is less;
(E) Any other condition specifically declared to be a danger to the public health, safety and general welfare of inhabitants of the town and a public nuisance by the Town Council;
(Prior Code, § 94.04)
(F) Rotten, damaged, dilapidated sheds, outbuildings, portable canopies, garages or other uninhabited structures which have collapsed or partially collapsed or pose a fire danger or risk to neighborhood children, adjacent property and adjacent property owners shall be deemed a nuisance;
(G) A collection of lumber, brick, blocks, nails and other building materials and building rubbish shall not remain outdoors on a property, in public view, for a period of greater than 30 days;
(H) The use of portable screening devices such as tarp, fabric, canvas, nylon, vinyl, plastic or other non-rigid material to cover or hide the above mentioned collection shall be deemed a nuisance;
(I) Barns, animal pens and enclosures, dog lots and runs, and other places that house animals which are not kept in a sanitary condition or that emit odors shall be deemed a nuisance; and
(J) The emission of pesticides, herbicides and other chemical agents in the downtown shall be limited to household grade and shall not have emission travel beyond the property owners setback. Airborne chemicals shall not be used in a property owner setback. Emission of odorous air shall be considerate a nuisance.
(Ord. passed 7-14-1997) Penalty, see § 94.99