(A) Title: This chapter shall be known as the Nuisances Ordinance of the City of Carlin, may be cited as such, and will be referred to hereafter as the "nuisance code."
(B) Purpose and Scope:
1. It is determined and declared as follows:
(a) The city has a substantial and legitimate interest in seeing that its community, including property, buildings, and premises within its limits, is kept in a safe and reasonable condition in accordance with generally accepted community standards.
(b) The keeping or maintaining of property, buildings, and premises at variance with the level of maintenance of surrounding properties will result in blight and/or unsafe conditions and substantial diminution in the employment, use, and property values of such surrounding properties.
(c) It is desirous to promote the maintenance of property, buildings, and premises in order to enhance the community appearance, and the safe, social, and economic conditions of the community.
2. The purpose of this chapter is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Carlin and to promote the maintenance of property, buildings, and premises in order to enhance the livability, community appearance, and the safe, social, and economic conditions of the community.
3. This chapter shall apply to all property, buildings, and premises within the city without regard to the use, or the date of construction or alteration.
4. The Board of Council Members hereby provides that an action to declare and abate a public nuisance may proceed through municipal court and/or administratively through the Board of Council Members. (Ord. 253, 9-14-2022)