For the purposes of abating public nuisances and assessing for the cost thereof, and prescribing the conduct, whether of omission or commission, of any natural person or business operating as a proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association or corporation, as owner or occupier of any lot of land within corporate limits of the Municipality, or of any building, house or other structure on any such lot of land, a public nuisance exists when:
(a) Dangerous Buildings. There is caused or permitted any building, house or structure to become so out of repair and dilapidated that if the condition is permitted to continue, it shall or will endanger the life, limb or property of or cause hurt, damage or injury to persons or property using or being upon the streets or public ways of the Municipality adjoining the lot of land, by reason of the collapse of the building, house or structure or by the falling of parts thereof or of objects therefrom; or
(b) Trees, Stacks, Etc. There is caused or permitted any tree, stack or other object to remain standing upon the lot of land in a condition that it shall or will, if the condition is permitted to continue, endanger the life, limb or property or cause hurt, damage or injury to persons or property upon the public streets, or public ways adjacent thereto, by the falling thereof or of parts thereof; or
(c) Excavations, Cellars. There is caused or permitted an excavation or cellar or any lot of land to be unguarded or remain in such a condition that it shall or will, if such condition is permitted to continue, endanger the life, limb or property or cause hurt, damage or injury to persons using or property being used upon the public streets or public ways adjacent thereto, by falling or being cast therein; or
(d) Accumulations of Rubbish; Vermin and Pests. There is caused or permitted the accumulation on any lot of land or in any building, house or structure, of earth, rubbish, paper or other materials which shall or will, if the condition is permitted to continue, attract and propagate vermin or insects endangering the public health; or
(e) Fire Hazard Buildings. There is caused or permitted any building, house or structure to become so out of repair and dilapidated that it constitutes a fire hazard liable to catch on fire or communicate fire because of its condition and lack of repair; or
(f) Accumulations Constituting Fire Hazards. There is caused or permitted the accumulation of any lot of land or in any building, house or structure, of rubbish or other materials in an amount and in a condition that the same constitutes a fire hazard by reason of the likelihood of its catching on fire or communicating fire; or
(g) Odors, Smoke, Dust, Dirt. There is caused or permitted the conduct of any business thereon or therein which by reason of noxious odors generated thereby, or of smoke, dust and dirt being cast therefrom, endangers or is harmful to the public health, welfare or safety, or materially interferes with the peaceful and lawful use, comfort and enjoyment of owners or occupants of a proximate or adjacent lot of land or structure thereon; or
(h) Neglected, Dilapidated Buildings. There is permitted any building, house or structure to become so out of repair and dilapidated that, due to lack of adequate maintenance, or neglect, it endangers the public health, welfare, or safety or materially interferes with the peaceful enjoyment of owners or occupants of adjacent property; or
(i) Noise. There is caused or permitted any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others; or
(j) Littering. There is caused or permitted any placing, throwing, or sweeping into any street, avenue, alley, park or public ground, any dirt, paper, nails, pieces of glass or board, fruit parings or skins, garbage, waste, leaves or clippings, ashes, cans, bottles, cartons, boxes, furniture, oil, parts of automobiles or any other matter of an unsightly or unsanitary nature, or the placing, throwing or sweeping of such matter upon any sidewalk or street crossing, or on any driveway, or upon the floor, stairway or hallway of any public building, theater, railway depot, railway platform or property of another; or
(k) Accumulations of Garbage, Trash. There is caused or permitted any accumulation of paper, fruit parings or skins, garbage, waste, ashes, cartons, boxes or any other matter of an unsightly or unsanitary nature in a manner that the matter could be blown onto any street, avenue, alley, park, public ground, sidewalk or property of another.
(Ord. 37-69. Passed 10-20-69.)
(Ord. 37-69. Passed 10-20-69.)