For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
JUNK.
(1) All unregistered, unlicensed, or inoperable (including, but not limited to, the lack of major component parts) motor vehicles, motorized vehicles, equipment, bicycles, boats, outboard motors, or trailers, or parts or components thereof;
(2) All inoperable (including, but not limited to, the lack of major component parts) agricultural implements or parts or components thereof, machines and mechanical equipment of all kinds or parts or components thereof, and by-products or waste from manufacturing operations of all kinds;
(3) All used lumber or waste resulting from building construction, renovation, remodeling, or demolition;
(4) All felled trees and tree branches that are not immediately processed into lumber, wood for fuel, fence components, or other such ultimate use; or
(5) All old or scrap metal, plastic, rubber, or other material, yard waste, demolition waste, hazardous waste, tires, white goods, or solid waste:
(a) To be dumped, thrown, scattered, or deposited upon any public or private land within the city; or
(b) To be deposited in one or more garbage cans, dumpsters, or other containers for waste containment, processing, or removal unless the material is from a source from which the container is designated to receive such material.
PUBLIC NUISANCE.
(1) Maintaining or permitting a condition which unreasonably annoys, injures, or endangers the safety, health, morals, comfort, or repose of the public;
(2) Interfering with, obstructing, or rendering dangerous for passage any street, public right-of-way, or waters used by the public;
(3) Any other act or omission declared by law to be a public nuisance;
(4) All snow and ice not removed from public sidewalks 24 hours after the snow or other precipitation causing the condition has ceased to fall; and
(5) Placing snow on city streets, sidewalks, parking lots, parks, or any other public property without approval from the city.
PUBLIC NUISANCES AFFECTING HEALTH. Nuisances affecting health where an unreasonable, unwarrantable, or unlawful use by a person of his or her personal property causes another individual or the general public to be consequently damaged, including:
(1) Exposed accumulation of decayed or unwholesome food or vegetable matter;
(2) All diseased animals running at large;
(3) All ponds or pools of stagnant water having noxious odors or determined to harbor disease or pose a danger of infection;
(4) Carcasses of animals not buried or destroyed within 24 hours after death;
(5) Accumulation of manure, refuse, or other debris;
(6) Privy vaults and garbage cans which are not rodent-free or fly-tight, or which are so maintained as to constitute a health hazard or to emit foul and disagreeable odors;
(7) The pollution of any public well or cistern, stream or lake, canal, or body of water by sewage, industrial waste, or other substances;
(8) All noxious weeds, unmowed grass in excess of ten inches, and other rank growths of vegetation upon public or private property, except areas which are not accessible for periods in excess of ten days due to ponding of water;
(9) Dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas, and soot or cinders in unreasonable quantities; and
(10) Burning of household garbage.
REFUSE.
(1) All organic and inorganic material resulting from the manufacture, preparation, or serving of food or food products;
(2) Spoiled, decayed, or waste food from any source;
(3) Bottles, cans, glassware, paper or paper products, crockery, ashes, rags, and discarded clothing;
(4) Tree, lawn, or bush clippings, and weeds;
(5) Furniture, household furnishings, or appliances, or parts or components thereof; and
(6) Human or household waste of all kinds not included in any other portion of this definition.
(Ord. 98, passed 5-23-2000; Ord. passed 1-8-2019)