The following words or terms, when used in this section, shall be deemed to have the meanings set forth hereinafter:
(a) "Abandoned vehicle" shall include, without limitation, any vehicle which has remained on public or private property for a period of forty-eight continuous hours, or more, without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, or for a period of forty-eight continuous hours or more after the consent of the owner or occupant of the property has been revoked.
(b) "Blight" or "Blighted" means property located within the Village or any building, structure or dwelling located thereon, marked by a pattern of physical deterioration, substandard maintenance, unsafe and/or unsanitary conditions.
(c) "Blighted Structure" means any dwelling, garage, building, outbuilding, accessory building, swimming pool, pond, or structure of any nature or part of any building or structure which, because of disrepair, fire, wind, or other natural disaster or physical deterioration is no longer habitable, if a dwelling; or useful for any other purpose for which it is intended, if other than a dwelling; and/or which involves or has any one of the following characteristics:
(1) Deteriorated or showing significant signs of deterioration.
(2) Partially completed and not presently being constructed under an existing valid zoning transmittal and/or building permit issued by the Village or Eaton County.
(b) "Building materials" shall include, without limitation, lumber, brick, concrete or cinder blocks, plumbing materials, electrical wiring or equipment, heating ducts or equipment, shingles, mortar, concrete or cement, nails, screws or any other materials used in constructing any structure.
(c) "Deterioration" or "Deteriorated" means the status of an item, process of decay, or degeneration has progressed to the point where it has resulted in or will soon result in making an object or mechanism unsafe, unsanitary, inoperable, or unusable or unsuitable for its intended use, including but not limited to, the advanced stage of rot, rust, mold, vermin, ingestion, dilapidation, infestation, or destruction.
(d) "Enforcement official" means the Village Manager or any Village employees, officers, agents or contractors whom the Village Manager delegates such responsibility to.
(e) "Junk" means any dismantled, partially dismantled, broken, and/or inoperable object, machinery or equipment, and/or any object or equipment unused for its originally intended purpose, including, but not limited to, furniture intended for indoor use which is placed outdoors, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, cans, barrels, implements, parts of motor vehicles, machinery, cloth, rubber, bottles, any metals, boxes, cartons or crates, whether or not the same could be put to any reasonable use.
(f) "Junk/Wrecked Motor Vehicle" means any vehicle which cannot be operated under its own power or cannot function as it was intended and designed to function, whether or not a valid registration exists, or any vehicle without a valid registration that is located on a premises for more than 14 days.
(g) "Motor Vehicle" means cars, trucks, tractors, automobiles, motorcycles, vans, boats, snowmobiles, ATVs, motorhomes, and other similar items.
(h) "Occupant" means any person, other than a legal or equitable title holder, occupying or possessing all or part of a building, structure, dwelling or property.
(i) "Owner" means any person having a legal or equitable interest in all or part of a building, structure, dwelling or property.
(j) "Person" shall include all natural persons, firms, copartnerships, corporations and all associations of natural persons, incorporated or unincorporated, whether acting by themselves or by an agent or employee.
(k) "Trash" and "Rubbish" shall include any and all forms of debris not otherwise classified in this section, including, but not limited to, combustible and non-combustible waste, kitchen waste, ashes, empty cartons, bottles, boxes, wrapping materials, newspapers, discarded clothing and household items, leaves, grass and other yard waste.
(l) "Vacant" shall mean any building or structure which is unoccupied and which is not securely locked, with the windows glazed, or otherwise protected against the elements and/or from vandals, rodents and other animals or otherwise maintained in accordance with all of the Village's ordinances.
(m) "Weeds" means all grasses, annual plants and vegetation other than trees or shrubs; provided, however, this term shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens.
(Ord. 2020-02. Passed 1-11-21.)