For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CHRONIC VIOLATOR. A person who owns property whereupon, in the previous calendar year, the city gave a notice of violation at least three times under any provision of the public nuisance ordinance.
JUNK. Any item which is usually and customarily referred to or known as junk or which in the future shall be known as or referred to as JUNK and of a nature similar to the items described in this subchapter, including, but not limited to, the following discarded items; automobiles, farm equipment, household furniture, kitchen appliance, clothing, paper, wooden or paper boxes, chinaware, building materials, machinery, fixtures or equipment.
(1) For the purpose hereof, any worn-out, deteriorated or inoperable household furniture and/or kitchen appliances placed in open places shall be presumed to be discarded.
(2) For the purpose hereof, an item shall be considered as discarded when not stored, kept or maintained so as to protect and preserve it from the elements or from persons or animals.
OPEN PLACES. Areas of properties or portions thereof that are open to the exterior, including building openings such as carports or porches, and any other exterior portions ordinarily exposed to the outside and/or public view, including front, side and rear yards.
(2005 Code, § 42-83) (Ord. passed 5-3-1999; Ord. 2012-16, passed 7-23-2012)