For the purposes of abating public nuisances and assessing for the cost thereof, and prescribing the conduct, whether of omission or commission, of any natural person, or business operating as proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association or corporation, as owner or occupier of any lot of land within the corporate limits of the City, or of any building, house or other structure on any such lot of land, a public nuisance shall exist when there is caused or permitted:
(a) Any such building, house or structure to become so out of repair and dilapidated that, in the condition it is permitted to be and remain, it shall or will if such condition is permitted to continue, endanger the life, limb or property of or cause hurt, damage or injury to persons or property using or being upon the streets or public ways of the City adjoining such lot of land, by reason of the collapse of such building, house or structure, or by the falling of parts thereof or of objects therefrom; or
(b) Any tree, stack or other object to remain standing upon such lot of land in such condition that it shall or will, if such condition is permitted to continue, endanger the life, limb or property or cause hurt, damage or injury to persons or property upon the public streets, or public ways adjacent thereto, by the falling thereof or of parts thereof; or
(c) An excavation or cellar on any such lot of land to be unguarded or remain in such a condition that it shall or will, if such condition is permitted to continue, endanger the life, limb or property, or cause hurt, damage or injury to persons using or property being used upon the public streets or public ways adjacent thereto, by falling or being cast therein; or
(d) The accumulation on any such lot of land or in any such building, house or structure of earth, rubbish or other materials which shall or will, if such condition is permitted to continue, attract and propagate vermin or insects endangering the public health; or
(e) Any such building, house or structure to become so out of repair and dilapidated that it constitutes a fire hazard liable to catch on fire or communicate fire because of its condition and lack of repair; or
(f) The accumulation on any such lot of land or in any building, house or structure, of rubbish or other materials in an amount and in a condition that the same constitute a fire hazard by reason of the likelihood of its catching on fire or communicating fire; or
(g) The conduct of any business thereon or therein which by reason of noxious odors generated thereby, or of smoke, dust and dirt being cast therefrom endangers or is harmful to the public health, welfare or safety, or materially interferes with the peaceful and lawful use, comfort and enjoyment of owners or occupants of a proximate or adjacent lot of land or structure thereon; or
(h) Any such building, house or structure to become so out of repair and dilapidated that, due to lack of adequate maintenance or neglect, it endangers the public health, welfare or safety, or materially interferes with the peaceful enjoyment of owners, or occupants of adjacent property; or
(i) Any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others; or
(j) Any placing, throwing or sweeping into any street, avenue, alley, park or public ground, any dirt, paper, nails, pieces of glass or board, fruit parings or skins, garbage, waste, leaves or clippings, ashes, cans, bottles, cartons, boxes, furniture, oil, parts of automobiles or any other matter of an unsightly or unsanitary nature, or the placing, throwing or sweeping of such matter upon any sidewalk or street crossing, or on any driveway, or upon the floor, stairway or hallway of any public building, theatre, railway depot, railway platform or property of another; or
(k) Any accumulation of any paper, fruit parings or skins, garbage, waste, ashes, cartons, boxes or any other matter of an unsightly or unsanitary nature in such manner that such matter could be blown onto any street, avenue, alley, park, public ground, sidewalk or property of another.
(Ord. 83-6. Passed 1-13-83.)