(A) It shall be unlawful to any person to cause, permit, maintain, or allow the creation or maintenance of a nuisance.
(B) The maintaining, using, placing, depositing, leaving, or permitting to be or remain on any public or private property of any of the following items, conditions, or action are hereby declared to be and constitute a nuisance; provided, however, this enumeration shall not be deemed or construed to be conclusive, limiting, or restrictive:
(1) Noxious weeds and other rank vegetation, including the excessive growth of weeds, grass and other vegetation. Unless otherwise provided, “excessive” shall mean growth of a height of twelve (12) inches or more;
(2) Accumulation of rubbish, trash, refuse, junk, waste, and other abandoned materials, metals, lumber, or other things which endangers public health, welfare, or safety, or materially interferes with the peaceful enjoyment by owners or occupants;
(3) Any condition which provides harborage for rats, mice, snakes, insects, and other vermin, or otherwise endangers the public health, safety, or welfare, or materially interferes with the peaceful enjoyment by owners or occupants of adjacent property, or risks blowing into any street, sidewalk, or property of another, or has a depressing influence upon the property values in the neighborhood in the opinion of the Mayor;
(4) Any building or other structure which is in such a dilapidated condition that is unfit for human habitation, or kept in such an unsanitary condition that it is a menace to the health of people residing in the vicinity thereof, or present a more than ordinarily dangerous fire hazard in the vicinity where it is located;
(5) All unnecessary or unauthorized noises and annoying vibrations, including animal noises, which can be reasonably said to disturb others in the vicinity;
(6) All disagreeable or obnoxious odors and stenches, as well as the conditions, substances, or other causes which give rise to the emission or generation of such odors and stenches;
(7) The carcasses of animals or fowl not disposed of within three (3) days after death;
(8) The pollution of any public well or cistern, stream, lake, canal, or body of water by sewage, dead animals, creamery, industrial wastes or other substances;
(9) Any building, structure, or other place or location where any activity which is in violation of local, state, or federal law is conducted, performed, or maintained;
(10) Any accumulation of stagnant water permitted or maintained on any lot or piece of ground;
(11) For the owner or operator of any truck or other vehicle carrying manure, swill, garbage, offal, rubbish, or any other noxious, offensive, or dangerous substance or the contents of any privy vault, cesspool, or sink to allow the scattering, spilling, or leakage of the contents thereof upon any street or other public way or upon any yard, driveway, or within any premises, whether public or private, or to allow the vehicle to stand or remain near any building, place of business, or residence, or to unreasonably delay the time of loading or unloading or in any passing along any street or through any inhabited place or connection therewith to be kept in an unsanitary and unwholesome condition or to be stored in any place where needless offense is caused to any person.
(12) Trees and shrubbery obstructing streets, sidewalks, and drainage. The growing and maintenance of trees with less than 14 feet clearance over stretches of the streets or less than 8 feet over sidewalks, or the growing and maintenance of shrubbery in excess of 3 feet in height within the radius of 20 feet from the point where the curb line of any street intersects the curb line of another street. No shrub shall be planted between the curb line and property line of any street within a radius of 20 feet from the point where the curb line of any street intersects with the curb line of another street;
(13) Storage of explosive materials which creates a safety hazard to other property or persons in the vicinity;
(14) Open, uncovered, or insecurely covered wells, cisterns, pits, cellars, excavations, vaults or other similar holes in any open or unfenced lots or place;
(15) Junk, scrap metal, automobile parts, including salvage, wrecking, and junkyards without proper permits or approval required under other ordinances herein;
(16) Inoperable machines and inoperable, wrecked, or unlicensed motor vehicles that would normally be used for the conveyance of persons or property, including but not limited to automobiles, campers, motor homes, recreational vehicles, and boats. Unless otherwise provided, "inoperable" shall mean unable to move under its own power due to defective or missing parts, and which has remained in such condition for a period of not less than ten (10) consecutive days.
(17) Temporary storage units for a period in excess of fourteen (14) days, without the prior written approval of the City, but in no event for a period longer than thirty (30) days;
(18) Dumping or unauthorized storage of any items previously listed in this section.
(Ord. 5-1978, passed 8-1-78; Am Ord. 90-1994, passed 5-3-95; Am. Ord. 209-2010, passed 3-2-10)
Cross reference:
Building regulations, see Ch. 70
Fire prevention and protection, see Ch. 72
Penalty for violation, see § 50.999
Water and sewer, see Ch. 30