It is declared a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, subleasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any premises in the City to maintain such premises in such a manner that any one or more of the conditions or activities described in the following subsections are found to exist:
(A) (1) Unless properly stored behind a six-foot solid fence and determined not to be a fire, health or safety hazard, the keeping, storage, depositing, or accumulation on the premises of any personal property which is within the view of persons on adjacent or nearby real property or the public right-of-way when such personal property constitutes visual blight, reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood, is offensive to the senses or is detrimental to nearby property or property values. Personal property includes, but is not limited to, junk as defined in § 150.161, abandoned, wrecked or dismantled automobiles and motorcycles; abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or not seaworthy boats or vessels; automotive parts and equipment, appliances, furniture, containers, packing materials, scrap metal, wood, building materials, rubbish and debris.
(2) Wood and building materials being used or to be used for a project of repair or renovation for which an active building permit is in existence may be stored for such period of time as is necessary to expeditiously complete the project. Upon finalization, expiration or cancellation of the permit, the wood and building materials of any nature for the project must be immediately removed.
(B) The keeping, storage, depositing, or accumulation on the premises of any dead grass, weeds, brush or rubbish of any kind likely to increase the danger of fire, or any manure, dead animals, decayed vegetables, offal or other similar matter which is in the view of persons on adjacent or nearby real property or the public right-of-way when such items constitute visual blight, a danger to the health, safety or welfare of the public, reduce the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood, are offensive to the senses or are detrimental to nearby property or property values.
(C) The keeping, storage, depositing or accumulation of dirt, sand, gravel, concrete or other similar materials that constitutes visual blight or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood or is offensive to the senses or is detrimental to nearby property or property values.
(D) The operation of a junk yard or automobile dismantling yard without a properly issued permit from the City.
(E) Any dangerous, unsightly or blighted condition which is detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the public.
(F) Any condition in violation of Chapter 90 of the Eureka Municipal Code, Abandoned Vehicles.
(G) Any condition in violation of Chapter 94 of the Eureka Municipal Code, Health and Sanitation, or in violation of the California Fire Code.
(H) Any condition in violation of this Chapter 150 of the Eureka Municipal Code, Building Regulations, or in violation of the California Building Code, the Uniform Housing Code, the California Electrical Code or the California Plumbing Code.
(I) Any condition in violation of Chapter 155, Zoning Regulations or any chapter of Title XV, Land Usage, of the Eureka Municipal Code.
(J) Any condition specified in the Eureka Municipal Code as a public nuisance.
(K) Any condition recognized in law or in equity as constituting a public nuisance.
(L) The maintenance of the exterior of any vacant or unoccupied building or the interior of any such building which is readily visible from any public street or adjacent parcel of property in a state of unsightliness so as to constitute a blighted condition detrimental to the property values in the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare.
(M) The draining or allowing or suffering to be drained any sewage into or onto the ground of any premises, whether or not occupied or improved, except that sewage may be properly disposed of in an adequate private sewage disposal system as otherwise permitted by law.
(N) Any unimproved real property or improved, but unoccupied real property which has become a dumping ground for litter, garbage, junk, debris, discarded vehicles, vehicle parts and/or vehicle hulks, and which real property has been subject of two or more written requests by the City to remove litter, garbage, junk, debris, discarded vehicles, vehicle parts and/or vehicle hulks from the property within a 12-month time period, or which has been subject to abatement action on one or more occasions by the City. Once proceedings have been commenced pursuant to this subchapter to declare property a public nuisance under this division, no such property shall be deemed to be in compliance with this subchapter solely because such property thereafter becomes occupied.
(Ord. 680-C.S., passed 6-17-04; Am. Ord. 904-C.S., passed 10-6-20) Penalty, see § 150.151