§ 13-601 DECLARATION OF NUISANCES.
   (A)   The accumulation of trash, rubbish, abandoned appliances and other debris declared to be a nuisance. The allowing or permitting of an accumulation of debris, rubbish, trash, cans, bottles, papers or abandoned or unusable or dismantled appliances or furniture on any lot, tract or parcel of land within the corporate limits of the city constitutes a threat or menace to life, property, public health or public welfare, encourages the infestation of rats and other harmful animals, and/or creates a fire hazard and is hereby specifically prohibited and declared to be a public nuisance.
   (B)   Overgrown vegetation declared to be a nuisance. The allowing or permitting of a dense growth of trees, vines, grass and underbrush to develop or occur on any lot, tract or parcel of land within the corporate limits of the city constitutes a threat or menace to life, property, public health or public welfare of other citizens, encourages the infestation of rats and other harmful animals and/or creates a fire hazard and is hereby specifically prohibited and declared to be a public nuisance.
(1989 Code, § 13-601)