The intent of this section is to prevent or eliminate public nuisances promptly and to defray taxpayer costs of enforcement. Anything that is injurious to health, morals, safety, welfare, or indecent, or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, is a nuisance and is subject to action by the City. All nuisances and hazards shall be mitigated by appropriate means. Public nuisances shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. Noise, Vibration: Between the hours of eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. the next morning, there shall be no loud, excessive, disruptive, or annoying sounds produced by voices, instruments, electronic devices, machinery, animals, or other means that disturbs the peace, quiet, and comfort of any reasonable person of normal sensitivities. To be considered loud, the sound must be plainly audible one hundred fifty feet (150') or more from the source.
B. Light, Glare, Heat: No activity shall direct light, glare, or heat beyond its property line. Welding equipment and other sources of intense light or glare shall be shielded from the view of neighboring properties or public ways by enclosure in a building, location on the property, or construction of a fence or wall.
C. Electrical Interference: No activity shall create electrical interference that adversely affects other uses.
D. Dust, Smoke, Pollution: No activity shall generate dust, smoke, odors or other airborne pollutants that travel beyond its property line, except as permitted by State and Federal air quality standards.
E. Solid Waste: All solid waste shall be stored in enclosures or containers and shall not:
1. Attract animals or insects, or be susceptible to spillage;
2. Generate odors or liquid runoff beyond the property line;
3. Permit the overflow or dispersal of any waste;
4. Be left unscreened in certain areas. All commercial, industrial, and high density residential solid waste handling areas and containers shall be effectively screened from the public view by enclosure in a building, location on the property, or construction of a sight-obscuring fence or wall.
F. Junk, Junk Yard: No junk, as defined by section 12-13-4, appendix D of this title, shall be kept, accumulated, or stored within the public right-of-way, public property, or in the open on private property. Junk yards are prohibited in all zoning districts. (Ord. 158, 12-13-2018)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also title 4, chapter 1 of this Code. |