(A) The following actions, omissions, behavior, conditions and occurrences upon any lot or parcel of real estate within the city are hereby declared to be public nuisances and violations of this chapter; and nobody, including, without limitation, landlords and tenants, shall, by either act or omission, conspire, cause, permit, encourage, aid, assist, allow or engage in any of them, or fail to exercise any authority to prevent the occurrence thereof, including, without limitation, the eviction of tenants who cause, permit, encourage, aid assist, allow or engage in any of them.
(B) Public nuisances include, but are not limited to:
(1) Any condition or use of any lot or parcel of real estate in the city or any structure thereon that is detrimental to the value, use or enjoyment of the property of others in the vicinity of that lot or parcel of real estate, including, without limitation;
(a) Those in violation of the provisions of the International Property Maintenance Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc. as amended from time to time and enacted by city ordinance;
(b) Those structures that are designed and intended for human habitation occupancy or use that become unfit and unsafe for human habitation, occupancy or use or have conditions in them that are dangerous or injurious to the health or safety of the occupants of the structure, the occupants of neighboring structures or other residents of the city;
(c) Those in violation of the standards of safety promulgated pursuant to KRS 227.300. which are hereby adopted by the city pursuant to the requirements of KRS 227.320; and
(d) Those in violation of the provisions of the NFPA1 Uniform Fire Code published by the National Fire Protection Association, as amended from time to time.
(C) The accumulation of any rubbish on any portion of any lot or parcel of real estate outside of any building.
(D) Use of any portion of a residential lot or parcel of real estate outside of a building for the location of any broken, inoperable or otherwise non-functional vehicles, equipment, machinery or furniture or any parts thereof, or the location of any scrap or salvage material, or the location of any other tangible personal property.
(E) The location of one or more mobile or manufactured homes as defined in KRS 227.550 that are junked, wrecked, or non-operative and which are not inhabited.
(F) The growth of weeds or grass in excess of ten inches above the surface of the ground on any lot or parcel of real estate that is less than four acres in area and developed with the public utilities of water, electricity and sewers.
(G) The parking of any recreational vehicle, boat or trailer anywhere in any residential area except for only one of any such vehicles:
(1) In the rear yard of any lot or parcel of real estate that is paved with blacktop or concrete, provided that no part of such vehicle is within one foot of any point in the nearest boundary line;
(2) In any area of a side yard that is continuously paved with blacktop or concrete, provided that no part of such vehicle is within one foot of any point in the nearest boundary line; or
(3) In any driveway during the period after May 1 and before October 15 in any calendar year, provided that:
(a) There is no more than one of any such vehicles parked, stored or otherwise located in any portion of any driveway on any one lot or parcel of real estate at any one time; and
(b) No part of any such vehicle is within one foot of any point in the nearest boundary line.
(4) Under no circumstance may any recreational vehicle, boat, or trailer be permitted to remain in a residential area more than five consecutive days and no more than a total of 25 days per year.
(5) However, a recreational vehicle, boat or trailer less than twenty feet in length from tongue to bumper may remain indefinitely provided it rests on a paved surface behind the front-most portion of the home. The paved surface may also be in the rear of the house.
(H) No inoperable motor vehicle or any motor vehicle parts shall be stored in excess of 72 hours in any residential zone, unless it is in a completely enclosed building. No inoperable motor vehicle shall be parked in the right-of-way of any city street for more than 72 hours.
(I) It shall be unlawful for any person(s) to live in any boat, automobile, camper, recreational vehicle, or truck, within the jurisdiction of the legislative body.
(J) It shall be unlawful to park or to keep any truck or commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds, at any place on property located in a residential district zone, except in a completely enclosed garage.
(K) No person shall allow a recreational vehicle to be parked or otherwise located on a public street.
(L) Portable storage containers (i.e., PODS). A “PORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINER” is a temporary structure designed for storage, less than 169 square feet in size and eight feet in height, that may be delivered onsite by a commercial enterprise, then picked up and removed to a commercial storage facility or the customer’s destination. Portable storage containers are permitted as a non-permanent accessory use to provide temporary storage for moving and similar short-term purposes. One portable storage container may be located at any residence or business for two non-sequential periods, not exceeding 16 days for each period, per calendar year. The portable storage container shall be situated on an improved surface; shall not block any sidewalk, shared-use path or lane; and may not be placed on any public right-of-way, street or road. A portable storage container is not permitted as a permanent accessory storage structure, regardless of the proposed location of the unit on a parcel.
(M) Dumpsters. A “DUMPSTER” is a temporary large trash receptacle designed for disposing of trash in a non-commercial setting that may be delivered onsite by a commercial enterprise, then picked up and removed to haul to a solid waste facility. Dumpsters are permitted as a non-permanent accessory use to provide temporary trash collection. One dumpster may be located at any residence for 30 days per calendar year. The dumpster shall be situated on an improved surface; shall not block any sidewalk, shared-use path or lane; and may not be placed on any public right-of-way, street or road.
(N) The accumulation of any municipal solid waste anywhere unless it is enclosed within a covered municipal solid waste container, except for city-provided recycling bins.
(O) The location of any municipal solid waste container in the front yard of any lot or parcel of real estate in the city at any time other than that period of time that begins at 6:00 p.m. on the day before the day that municipal solid waste is scheduled by the city for collection from that real estate and ends at 6:00 a.m. on the following day.
(P) Being the owner of an animal, to permit or to allow his or her animal to do any of the following:
(1) It shall be unlawful to keep at any one residence within the city limits more than five dogs or cats, or any combination thereof, with the exception that the owner or person who has custody of a dog or cat may retain the puppies or kittens, born of said dog or cat, which exceed the permissible numbers set forth in this division for a period of 12 weeks after the birth of the animals. Any retention of dogs or cats in excess of the number specified in this division after this 12-week period will constitute a violation of this division.
(2) The keeping of poisonous reptiles, vicious animals and/or wild animals on property within the city is prohibited, whether owned by the resident or not.
(3) It shall be unlawful to keep at any one residence within the city limits more than five chickens, with the exception that the owner or person who has custody of a chicken may retain the chicks, born of said chicken, which exceed the permissible numbers set forth in this division for a period of 12 weeks after the birth of the animals. Any retention of chicks in excess of the number specified in this division after this 12-week period will constitute a nuisance.
(Q) The location of any rubbish on any public sidewalk or right-of-way, and the failure of those with any ownership or possessory interest in any lot or parcel of real estate abutting thereon to remove it within a reasonable period of time after such rubbish has been deposited thereon.
(R) Any commercial sign that isn't in a condition of good repair, and in a clean, neat and safe and functional condition in compliance with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, all building and property maintenance codes.
(S) The occurrence, existence or continuation of any graffiti.
(T) The outside storage or other location of any equipment in any front or side yard where it may be seen from a public street, while that equipment is in a position or condition in which the design and purpose of that equipment may not be accomplished.
(U) Any outdoor swimming pool in which:
(1) The water in the pool is contaminated with dangerous, disease-causing pathogens, including bacteria;
(2) However, water may be retained and impounded in the pool to a depth of 18 inches or more at any one point so long as the pool area is surrounded by a fence that is at least four feet in height. The fence must limit access to the pool, except that it may have one or more gates. Each gate must have an automatic self-closing mechanism.
(3) No swimming pool or associated equipment shall be permitted within any required yards, nor within any public utility right-of-way easement.
(4) Glare from lights used to illuminate the swimming pool area shall be directed away from adjacent properties.
(5) No mechanical device for the reproduction or amplification of sounds used in connection with swimming pools shall create a nuisance to adjacent residential properties.
(V) Any livestock within 500 feet of any residence.
(W) Roosters are entirely prohibited.
(X) Reserved.
(Y) The use of any lot or parcel of real estate, or any portion thereof, including, without limitation, any building or any portion thereof located on that lot or parcel of real estate, for any criminal activity to such an extent that there have been documented responses to any of them by peace officers or other personnel of the city on five or more separate occasions within any one period of 12 consecutive calendar months; provided that an owner of that lot or parcel of real estate has been notified at least once during that period of 12 consecutive calendar months of the occurrence of any such criminal activity; and provided further that the eviction of any tenants of that lot or parcel of real estate who were involved in such criminal activity shall be a defense to any civil or criminal prosecution for a violation of this section.
(Z) The location of any apparatus for the athletic or other recreational use of any area within the right-of-way of any street within the city.
(AA) Any tree, shrub, or bush located on private property, which endangers any public street or highway, any vehicle or person, any public sidewalk or any public property.
(BB) The location of any motor vehicle in any manner that any portion of it is on or above any portion of any sidewalk in the city, potentially blocking the pedestrian use thereof.
(Ord. 15-2015, passed 1-20-16; Am. Ord. 13-2016, passed --; Am. Ord. 07-2022, passed 10-5-22; Am. Ord. 03-2023, passed 5-3-23)