§ 94.15 DECLARATION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE.
   Whatever is dangerous to human health, whatever renders the ground, air or food a hazard or injury to human health and the following acts, conditions and things, whenever, in the opinion of the local health officer, they are dangerous to the public health, are hereby declared to constitute public health nuisances:
   (A)   The maintenance of any barn, stable, chicken yard, manure pile, garbage receptacle, etc., in such manner that flies are in excess of acceptable levels.
   (B)   The deposit of garbage in any but flyproof and watertight receptacles, where residences are less than 500 feet apart.
   (C)   The accumulation of water in which mosquito larvae may breed.
   (D)   Growth of weeds where mosquitos harbor, or rubbish is concealed on lots between residences less than 500 feet apart.
   (E)   Insanitary condition of privies, toilets or any other waste disposal, human or otherwise, where residences are less than 500 feet apart.
   (F)   Any building or any part of a building which, on account of its unsafe, dilapidated or insanitary condition, or its occupancy or use by any person afflicted with communicable disease, or by filthy tenants, may endanger the life or health of residents, occupants, patrons or visitors therein or in the vicinity thereof.
   (G)   The discharge of sewage, garbage or any other organic filth into or upon any place in such a manner that transmission of infective material to human beings may result therefrom.
   (H)   The maintaining or carrying on or manufacture of chemicals, or any other trade or manufacture, in such manner as to be a menace to the public health through improper or inadequate disposal of dust, wastes or fumes.
   (I)   The accumulation of materials, either organic or inorganic, on any property to the extent and in such manner as to create a harborage for rodents or other vectors that are dangerous to the public health, or the maintaining of such an accumulation of materials in any untidy and unsafe manner, so as to become a fire and safety hazard.
('90 Code, § 16.1-1) (Ord. passed 9-12-77)