For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AT LARGE.
(1) Off the premises of the owner while the animal is not under the complete control of the owner by adequate leash.
(2) An animal within a vehicle shall not be considered to be
AT LARGE as defined in this section.
JUNK. Includes, but is not limited to, old motors, old motor vehicle parts, old machinery, old machinery parts, old appliances and parts, used furniture or other discarded household goods, old iron or other metal, glass, paper, lumber, wood, or other waste or discarded material.
OWNER. Any person having legal or equitable interest in property.
PERSON. An individual person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
PERSON IN CHARGE OF PROPERTY. An agent, occupant, lessee, contract purchaser, or other person having possession or control of property or supervision of a construction project.
PERSON RESPONSIBLE. The person responsible for abating a nuisance shall include:
(1) The owner;
(2) The person in charge of property; and/or
(3) The person who caused a nuisance to come into or continue in existence.
PROPERTY. Any real property, including land and that which is affixed, incidental, or appurtenant to land, including, but not limited to, any premises, room, house, building, or structure or any separate part or portion thereof, whether permanent or not.
PUBLIC PLACE. A building, way, place, or accommodation, publicly or privately owned, open and available to the general public.
STREET. Every public way, road, thoroughfare, alley, and place, including bridges and other structures within the boundaries of this city, open, used, or intended for use of the general public for vehicles or vehicular traffic as a matter of right.
VEHICLE. Any device in, upon, or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn upon a public street and includes vehicles that are propelled or powered by any means.
(Ord. 01-2004, passed 9-8-2003; Ord. 02-2008, passed 4-14-2008)