(A) It shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant or person having control or management of any land within the city to permit a public nuisance to develop thereon.
(B) The following conditions are declared to be public nuisances:
(1) Dangerous trees or stacks adjoining street. Any tree, stack or other object standing in, such a condition that it will, if the condition is allowed to continue, endanger the life, limb or property of, 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;
(2) Accumulation of rubbish. An accumulation on any premises of filth, refuse, trash, garbage or other waste material which endangers the public health, welfare or safety, or materially interferes with the peaceful enjoyment by owners or occupants of adjacent property because of the danger that it will catch or communicate fire, attract and propagate vermin, rodents or insects, or blow rubbish into any street, sidewalk or property of another;
(3) Storage of explosives. The storage of explosive material which creates a safety hazard to other property or persons in the vicinity;
(4) Weeds and grass. The excessive growth of weeds, grass or other vegetation. Unless otherwise provided, EXCESSIVE shall mean growth to a height of 12 inches or more;
(5) Open wells. The maintenance of any open, uncovered or insecurely covered cistern, cellar, well, pit, excavation or vault situated upon private premises in any open or unfenced lot or place;
(6) Trees and shrubbery obstructing streets, sidewalks and drainage. The growing and maintenance of trees or shrubbery which in any way interferes with the use, construction or maintenance of streets or sidewalks, causes injury to streets or sidewalks, or constitutes an obstruction to drainage;
(7) Keeping of animals. The failure to keep an animal’s pen, yard, lot or other enclosure in a sanitary condition and free from preventable offensive odors;
(8) Junk and debris. It is unlawful for the owner, occupier or possessor of any real property in the city to allow the accumulation of junk or debris thereon; and
(9) Automobiles and machinery. It is unlawful for the owner, occupier or possessor of real property in the city to keep, maintain or allow to be kept or maintained thereon one or more wrecked, scrapped or otherwise inoperable automobiles, trucks, boats, trailers or any other type of machinery or implements other than on the premises of a licensed automobile dealer, wrecker service operator, recycler or used parts broken under the laws and regulations of the state. In the case of such licenses, no more than ten of the described items may be kept, maintained or allowed to be kept or maintained on the premises except as provided for sites licensed by the state.
(1993 Code, § 8.08.030) (Ord. 91-07-10, passed - -) Penalty, see § 90.99