3-1-10: NUISANCES, PROHIBITED, ABATEMENT:
   A.   Refuse: It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit anywhere in the village any uncovered piles of refuse, garbage, offal or carcasses of dead animals. Such refuse must be buried at least two feet (2') below the surface of the ground or otherwise disposed of. Any uncovered pile of refuse is hereby declared to be a nuisance. (1970 Code §472; amd. Ord. 2003-06, 4-7-2003, eff. 4-17-2003)
   B.   Premises: It shall be unlawful to permit any building, structure or place to remain in such a condition as to be dangerous to the public health in any way. Any such structure, building or place, is hereby declared to be a nuisance. (1970 Code §474)
   C.   Offensive Premises: It shall be a violation and shall constitute a public nuisance to maintain a premises within the village limits in such a manner as to cause a detrimental effect to adjacent properties, by causing to have stored on the exterior of the premises any of the following:
      1.   Materials and items stored in a haphazard or unorganized manner, so as to present an objectionable visual appearance or a nuisance, but not to include stacked firewood for use on the premises or compost material for use on the premises;
      2.   Yard maintenance equipment including, but not limited to, lawn mowers, garden tractors, snowblowers, garden tools, and similar items, which are stored outside in a haphazard, unorganized, or unprotected manner, past the season of the reasonable use of such equipment;
      3.   Materials or items brought to the premises for planned improvements such as landscaping, construction, and similar purposes, including, but not limited to, fill dirt, mulch, and building materials, and which are not used for said improvements within ninety (90) days, or which merely constitute outdoor storage of said materials or items;
      4.   Recreational equipment, or parts thereof, including, but not limited to, bicycles, motorcycles, boats, jet skis, and snowmobiles, which are stored on the exterior premises out of the normal season of usage, and which are stored in a haphazard, unorganized, or unprotected manner;
      5.   Household, commercial, and industrial objects and materials stored for more than two (2) weeks on the exterior premises visible from adjacent properties or public right of way and stored in a haphazard, unorganized or unprotected manner.
   D.   Detrimental Effect To Adjacent Properties Defined: "Detrimental effect to adjacent properties" as used in this chapter shall include, but not be limited to, diminished property value to adjacent properties, a creation of any unsightly and unaesthetic appearance in the neighborhood in general, and a decline or loss of comfort, convenience, well being and mental health of adjacent property owners. (Ord. 2004-20, 12-20-2004, eff. 12-30-2004)