The following are declared to be nuisances affecting public peace and safety:
(A) All trees, hedges, billboards, or other obstructions which prevent people from having a clear view of all traffic approaching an intersection;
(B) All wires, limbs of trees, or other objects that are so close to the surface of a public sidewalk, alley, or street as to constitute a danger to pedestrians or vehicles;
(C) All unnecessary and annoying vibrations;
(D) Obstructions and excavations affecting the ordinary public use of streets, alleys, sidewalks, or public grounds, except under conditions as are permitted by this subchapter or other applicable law;
(E) Radio aerials or television antennae erected or maintained in a dangerous manner;
(F) Any use of property abutting on a public street or sidewalk or any use of a public street or sidewalk that causes large crowds of people to gather, which obstructs traffic and the free use of the street or sidewalk;
(G) All hanging signs, awnings, and other similar structures over streets and sidewalks, so situated as to endanger public safety, or not constructed and maintained as provided by ordinance;
(H) The allowing of rainwater, ice, or snow to fall from any building or structure upon any street or sidewalk or to flow across any sidewalk;
(I) Any barbed wire fence located less than six feet above the ground and within three feet of a public sidewalk or way;
(J) All dangerous, unguarded machinery in any public place, or so situated or operated on private property as to attract the public;
(K) Wastewater cast upon or permitted to flow upon streets or other public properties;
(L) Any well, hole, or similar excavation that is left uncovered or in such other condition as to constitute a hazard to any child or other person or vehicle coming on the premises where it is located;
(M) Obstruction to the free flow of water in a natural waterway or a public street drain, gutter, or ditch with trash or other materials;
(N) The placing or throwing on any street, sidewalk, or other public property of any glass, tacks, nails, bottles, or other substances that may injure any person or animal or damage any pneumatic tire when passing over such substance;
(O) The depositing of garbage or refuse on a public right-of-way or on adjacent private property;
(P) An animal running at large; AT LARGE defined to be not properly in control by the owner or custodian, and not on the private property of the owner or custodian. CONTROL would be defined as to be in verbal control, on a leash, or with an electronic collar;
(Q) The storage or accumulation of junk or other refuse in direct sight at ground level from any public right-of-way or adjoining private property, which is stored in a manner conducive to the harboring of rats, mice, snakes, or vermin, or the rank growth of vegetation among the items so accumulated, or in a manner creating fire, health, or other safety hazards from such accumulation. Property kept in a licensed place is excepted. Building materials may be kept outside of an enclosed structure for a maximum of 30 days following the expiration of a building permit for which such material has been acquired. For the purpose of this section, JUNK is defined as any material or substance which does not serve, nor is it intended to serve, any useful purpose or the purpose for which it was originally intended. JUNK is considered to include, but is not limited to, refuse, empty cans, bottles, debris, used furniture, discarded or disused machinery, appliances, clothing, papers, boxes, pallets, tires, iron, brass, copper, or other metals or materials;
(R) Explosives kept without a license;
(S) Intentionally establishing and maintaining a condition, including providing food, in or adjacent to a residential district by an owner, tenant, or occupant which attracts wild animals (i.e.; feral cats, deer, raccoons, and the like), to the property and/or adjoining property;
(T) A building or structure within the city infested with rats or other vermin;
(U) In any area of the city, the existence of a structure which because of fire, wind, natural disaster or physical deterioration is no longer suitable nor useful for the purpose for which it was intended;
(V) In any area zoned for residential purposes, the existence of a vacant dwelling, garage, or other out-building, unless such building is kept securely locked, windows kept glazed or neatly boarded up or otherwise protected to prevent entrance by vandals or children for a period not to exceed three days. This provision is not applicable to residential structures that are being actively marketed for sale;
(W) Any person participating in any party or other gathering that causes the unreasonable disturbing of the peace, quiet, or repose of another person; and
(X) All other conditions or things that are likely to cause injury to the person or property of another.
(Ord. 2011-01 (87.1), passed 1-24-2011)