(A) In addition to other public nuisances declared by other sections of this code or law, the following are hereby declared to be public nuisances:
(1) The exposure, display, sale, or distribution of obscene pictures, books, pamphlets, magazines, papers, documents, or objects; or the keeping of a place whether such are exposed, displayed, sold, or distributed;
(2) The keeping of a place where prostitution, illicit sexual intercourse, or other immoral acts are practiced;
(3) The keeping of a place where activities in violation of state law or town ordinance are practiced or carried on;
(4) The repeated use of any real property or structure thereon to commit a felony violation of the State Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, being 63 O.S. §§ 2-101;
(5) The public exposure of a person having a contagious disease, when such public exposure puts another person or persons in immediate danger of contracting the disease;
(6) The continued making of loud or unusual noises that annoy persons of ordinary sensibilities; or the keeping of an animal, which makes such noises;
(7) The operation or use of any electrical apparatus or machine that materially or unduly interferes with radio or television reception by others;
(8) Any use of a street or sidewalk or a place adjacent thereto which causes crowds of people to gather so as to obstruct traffic on such street or sidewalk, or which otherwise obstructs traffic thereon, except as may be authorized by law or ordinance;
(9) Permitting waste or other liquid to flow or fall, or ice or snow to fall, from any building or structure upon any street or sidewalk;
(10) All wells, pools, cisterns, bodies, or containers of water in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed, or which are so constructed, formed, conditioned, or situated as to endanger the public safety;
(11) Rank weeds or grass, carcasses, accumulations of manure, refuse, or other things, which are, or are likely to be, breeding places for flies, mosquitoes, vermin, or disease germs; and the premises on which such exist;
(12) Any building or structure that is dangerous to the public health or safety because of damage, decay, or other condition;
(13) Any pit, hole, or other thing that is so constructed, formed, conditioned, or situated as to endanger the public safety;
(14) Any fire or explosion hazard which endangers the public safety;
(15) Any occupation or activity that endangers the public peace, health, morals, safety, or welfare;
(16) Any motor vehicle, whether in operating condition or not, or any trailer without a current vehicle plate as required by state law for vehicles used on the public highways, when stored or kept in a residence district at an unfenced location and in front of the building line on the lot in question;
(17) The storage, disposal, or abandonment of any unused freezer, refrigerator, or similar device or appliance or container in such condition as to have the potential for trapping one or more persons in one or more of its interior compartments;
(18) The operation or use of any electric fence controller:
(a) Which has not been approved by Underwriters Laboratories;
(b) Which has nonfunctioning safety features within the electric fence controller; or
(c) Which is operated or used on property, which has not been posted so as to notify those persons entering the controlled area that the electric fence charger is used, and present.
(19) The construction of, or maintenance of, any fence, wall, or similar barrier which, alone or by trapping debris, reduces the carrying capacity of any floodplain or drainage course; provided this division (A)(19) shall not prevent the erection of dams by landowners which form ponds, detention areas, or retention areas, where the water is impounded or retained solely within the land owners’ property;
(20) The accumulation of trash, garbage, rubbish, or other debris including the accumulation of dead trees and shrubs in such quantities and at such locations as to reduce the carrying capacity of any drainage course to such an extent as to create a threat of inundation by the ten-year flood to the persons or property of another at a location off the tract where the accumulation is located. As used herein, the TEN-YEAR FLOOD is defined to mean a flood event at an applicable location having a 10% chance or greater of occurring in any given year, based upon projected full urbanization conditions;
(21) The accumulation of trash or the growth of weeds upon any property within the town to the extent that vegetation exceeds 12 inches in height in yard. Provided that the prohibition against the growth of weeds shall not apply to property, which is both zoned for and actually used for agricultural purposes. Provided further that the prohibition shall not apply to healthy trees, shrubs, or produce for human consumption grown in a tended and cultivated garden unless such trees and shrubbery, by their density or location, constitute a detriment to the health, benefit, and welfare of the public and community, or a hazard to traffic or create a fire hazard to the property or otherwise interfere with the mowing of said weeds;
(22) GRAFFITI, which is defined as the defacing of improvements to real property belonging to another through painting or carving of words, designs, or symbols without the written permission of the owner or the tenant of the improvement. It is the policy of the town to eliminate graffiti on publicly owned properties, and to reduce, if not eliminate, graffiti on private properties, which may be viewed form the public rights-of-way or from town parks;
(23) Permitting bagworms to be upon any trees or other plants within the town;
(24) Permitting foul, noxious or offensive odors to escape from premises; or unusual quantities of dust or other deleterious substances to escape or emanate across the property line upon which the same originates;
(25) Any stable or other place where animals are kept that may become obnoxious or annoying to any resident of the town, by reason of any noise or noises made by the animal therein, or by reason of lack of sanitation;
(26) The keeping in violation of §§ 91.001 et seq. of any dog kennels within the town for the breeding and raising of dogs that shall become offensive or annoying to the public by reason of the barking and noise made by the animals therein contained;
(27) Any vault, cesspool, or sink used to receive human excrement, slops, garbage, refuse, or other filthy substance;
(28) Any pond, slop, trash, refuse, manure, or decayed or decaying vegetable matter left, kept, or maintained in such condition as to endanger the public health;
(29) The keeping of any hog pen within the limits of the town in violation of this code;
(30) Every privy or water closet which shall be in an overflowing, leaking, or filthy condition, or in a condition dangerous, injurious, or annoying to the comfort, health, and welfare of any resident of the town;
(31) Any green or unsalted hides of any animal kept in any exposed or open place within the limits of the town;
(32) Any unclean, foul, leaking, and broken or defective ditch, drain, gutter, slop, garbage, or manure barrel, box, or other receptacle in the town;
(33) The sale or offering for sale of unwholesome food or drink; or the keeping of a place where such sales or offerings are made;
(34) The sale, offering for sale, or furnishing, of intoxicating liquor in violation of the state law or ordinances of the town; or the keeping of a place where intoxicating liquor is sold, offered for sale, or furnished in violation of the state law or ordinances of the town;
(35) Every building or other structure that shall become unsafe and dangerous from fire, decay, or other cause, or shall become hazardous from fire, by reason of age, decay or construction, location or other cause, or shall be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the town or its inhabitants from any cause; and
(36) The keeping of a place where persons gamble, whether by cards, slot machines, punchboards, or otherwise.
(B) The above enumeration of certain public nuisances shall be cumulative and not limit other provisions of law or ordinances defining nuisances, either in more general or more specific terms.
(Prior Code, § 8-406) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Real property used for felony drug offenses, see 50 O.S. § 21