(a) Accumulation of Junk Regulated.
(1) Junk Accumulation a Public Nuisance.
Any junk stored contrary to Subsection (a)(3) below and/or Section 10-5-8 is a public nuisance.
(2) Definition.
The following words, phrases, and terms used in this Section shall be interpreted as follows:
a. Junk. Worn out or discarded materials including, but not limited to, the following: trash, debris, lumber, inoperable recreational vehicles and boats, household appliances, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, tools, or parts of any of the above, discarded building materials, rags, newspapers or magazines, iron, copper, zinc, tin or other metallic items, plastic or glass containers or bottles, miscellaneous paper products, bags and other types of packaging materials and, in general, any item that has been discarded or has outlived its usefulness for the purpose for which it was originally intended.
b. Salvage. Something extracted from solid waste that is valuable or has a use, whether or not the use that it has is the same use as it had before it became solid waste.
(3) Storage of Junk Prohibited.
No person, except a junk or salvage dealer, licensed by the Village Board and properly zoned, shall accumulate, store, or allow any junk or salvage outside of any building on any public or private real estate located within the Village of Edgar limits.
(4) Issuance of Citation; Action to Abate.
Whenever the Police Department shall find any such junk as defined above, accumulated, stored, or remaining in the open upon any property within the Village limits contrary to the provisions of Subsection (a)(3) above, the Police Department shall notify the owner of said property on which such junk is located of the violation of this Section. If such junk is not removed within ten (10) days, the Police Department shall cause a citation to be issued to the property owner or occupant of the property upon which such junk is located. In addition, action to abate such nuisance may be commenced as provided by the Chapter or in Section 10-5-8.
(5) Inspection Warrant.
Should permission to enter property for the purpose of determining whether or not a nuisance exists not be provided by the owner or occupant, a special inspection warrant under Sec. 6.0119, Wis. Stats., shall be requred from the Circuit Court for that purpose.
(b) Storage of Firewood Regulated. Violation of Section 13-1-201 shall be considered to be a public nuisance.