For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
NUISANCE.
(1) Unlawfully doing an act, or omitting to perform a duty, or any thing or condition which either:
(a) Annoys, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health or safety of others;
(b) Offends decency;
(c) Unlawfully interferes with, obstructs or tends to obstruct or render dangerous for passage, any lake or navigable river, stream, canal or basin, or any public park, square, street or other public property; or
(d) In any way renders other persons insecure in life or in the use of property.
(2) Provided, however, this definition shall not apply to preexisting agricultural activities.
PRIVATE NUISANCE. Every nuisance not included in the definition of “public nuisance” in this section.
PUBLIC NUISANCE. A nuisance which affects at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, or three or more properties under separate ownership in the vicinity of such nuisance, although the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted upon the individuals may be unequal.
(Prior Code, § 4-3-2)