(A) For the purposes of this section, the term "public nuisance" shall be defined as any activity, inactivity, neglect, omission, commission, abandonment, inadvertent or otherwise, or the like, which does, or tends to, permits, or results in a condition or conditions or circumstances which deleteriously affects the public health, public safety, public welfare, public morals, public sensibilities, public rights and enjoyment of residence or property, panders to vicious tastes, creates attractive nuisances for minors, results in a dilapidated, abandoned or dangerous building or buildings, or improvement or improvements, or unfinished or uncompleted improvements on real property, permits the growth of noxious or poisonous weeds or growth and accumulation of trash dumps or not maintaining pond areas or the like. Any person who shall be responsible for the maintenance of a public nuisance shall be guilty of an offense of the provisions specified hereinbefore and hereinafter in this chapter.
(B) It shall be unlawful to commit or do any act which endangers the public health or results in annoyance or discomfort to the public. It shall be unlawful for any person to permit or maintain the existence of any nuisance on any property under such person's control.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any property owner within the Village to permit or maintain the existence of any nuisance consisting of any weeds, grasses or plants, other than trees, bushes, flowers or other ornamental plants, on the Village parkway abutting such owner's property. For purposes of this subsection, "parkway" is defined as that area located between the property owner's lot line and the Village street.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any property owner or entity responsible for maintenance of a pond to allow: 1) more than one- third (1/3) of the water surface area of the pond to be covered in algae; 2) to allow more than one-third (1/3) of the water surface area of the pond to have vegetation of any kind; 3) to allow garbage or other debris to remain in the pond area; 4) to allow grass or weeds to exceed eight inches (8") in height in the pond areas not covered with water; 5) to allow foul odors to originate from such pond areas; 6) to allow weeds or debris in cement troughs or rip rap around pond and pond structures; or 7) to allow culverts or other pond improvements to remain damaged or missing. For purposes of this subsection, "pond" is defined as any area designated or used for stormwater purposes, regardless if such facility always has water present or is a dry bottom stormwater facility. (Ord. 1276, 9-25-2017)