(A) Neat and orderly construction site.
(1) Each contractor shall provide one porta-john and at least one six-cubic-yard dumpster or an equivalent container such as a dump truck or trailer, located on the parking pad for trash at the building site during the period of construction. The porta-john shall be on the site prior to the beginning of construction and the dumpster shall be in place prior to the sill plate inspection.
(2) The contractor shall remove all trash and discarded materials from the building site at least once per week so as to maintain a reasonably clean area that would not be objectionable to the general public. All garbage, refuse, scrap materials, waste and solid waste shall be removed from the building site and surrounding area before the structure is occupied. The building site should be cleaned up daily so as to prevent the accumulation of trash and other debris and ensure that the site is neat and orderly.
(B) Public nuisances. 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:
(1) The uncontrolled growth of noxious weeds or grass to a height in excess of 24 inches causing or threatening to cause a hazard detrimental to the public health or safety;
(2) Any accumulation of rubbish, trash or junk causing or threatening to cause a fire hazard, or causing or threatening to cause the accumulation of stagnant water, or 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;
(3) Any accumulation of animal or vegetable matter that is offensive by virtue of odors or vapors or by the inhabitance therein of rats, mice, snakes or vermin of any kind which is or may be dangerous or prejudicial to the public health;
(4) The open storage of any abandoned ice box, refrigerator, stove, glass, water heater, building material, building rubbish, abandoned or junked vehicle trailer or camper, or similar items;
(5) Any condition detrimental to the public health which violates the rules and regulations of the County Health Department;
(6) Any burned out structure;
(7) Any incomplete structure on which no work has been done for a period of six months; or
(8) 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 Building Inspector.
(1989 Code, Title VI, Ch. 68, Art. IV) (Ord. passed 1-10-1989; Ord. passed 3-12-1991; Ord. passed 7-9-1991; Ord. passed 5-13-2008; Ord. 2013-08, passed 7-9-2013; Ord. passed 8-13-2019)