The following acts, omissions, places, conditions and things are declared to be public nuisances affecting peace and safety, but such enumeration shall not be construed to exclude other nuisances affecting public peace or safety coming within the provisions of § 95.002:
(A) All buildings erected, repaired or altered within the city in violation of the provisions of the ordinances of the city relating to materials and manner of construction of buildings and structures;
(B) All unauthorized signs, signals, markings or devices which purport to be or may be mistaken as official control devices placed or maintained upon or in view of any public highway or railway crossing;
(C) All trees, hedges, billboards or other obstructions which prevent persons driving vehicles on public streets, alleys or highways from obtaining a clear view of traffic when approaching an intersection or pedestrian crosswalk;
(D) All limbs of trees or shrubs which project over a public sidewalk less than eight feet above the surface thereof or less then ten feet above the surface of a public street or alley;
(E) All use or display of fireworks except as provided by the laws of the State of Indiana and ordinances of the city;
(F) All buildings or structures so old, dilapidated or out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary or otherwise unfit for human use, or which shall be an invitation to children and/or endanger the lives of such children, or which, because of its condition has become a fire hazard;
(G) All wires over streets, alleys or public grounds which are strung less than 15 feet above the surface of the street or ground;
(H) All loud and discordant noises or vibrations of any kind, except as may be permitted under a zoning or other city ordinance;
(I) All obstructions of streets, alleys, sidewalks or crosswalks and all excavations in or under the same, except as permitted by the ordinances of the city or which, although made in accordance with such ordinances, are kept or maintained for an unreasonable length of time after the purpose thereof has been accomplished;
(J) All open and unguarded pits, wells, excavations or unused basements freely accessible from any public street, alley or sidewalks;
(K) All abandoned refrigerators, iceboxes or similar containers from which the doors and other covers have not been removed or which are not equipped with a device for opening from the inside by pushing only with the strength of a small child;
(L) Any unauthorized or unlawful use of property abutting on a public street, alley or sidewalk or of a public street, alley or sidewalk which causes large crowds of people to gather, obstructing traffic and the free use of the streets, alleys or sidewalks;
(M) Any sign, marquee, or awning which is in an unsafe condition, or which overhangs any roadway, or which overhangs any sidewalk less than eight feet above the sidewalk surface;
(N) Any abandoned, wrecked, non-operative, or dismantled lawn mower or tractor stored or allowed to remain in the open upon public or private property within the city for a period of five days or more on public property, or a period of 15 days or more on private property, unless it is in connection with a lawn mower or tractor sale or repair business;
(O) Any nuisance so defined by the Indiana Code or as otherwise set forth in the city’s Code of Ordinances.
(Ord. 2014-26, passed 12-9-2014; Am. Ord. 2016-19, passed 11-22-2016)