It shall be the duty of every owner, lessee, tenant, or occupant of any lot or parcel of ground within the city or within two (2) miles of the corporate limits thereof to keep said premises owned, leased, or occupied by such person free from garbage, litter, refuse, rubbish, brush, trash, junk, old building material, offal, manure, and any other offensive or unwholesome matter, and it shall be unlawful for such owner, lessee, tenant, or occupant of such lot or parcel of ground to permit, keep, or maintain thereon any such condition liable to become putrid or injurious to the public health, or any such condition liable to produce disease, or which is conducive to the breeding and existence of rats, mice, flies, mosquitoes, bacteria, or any other rodent or insects. The maintenance or permitting of any of the foregoing conditions on any such lot or parcel of ground is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable as hereinafter provided in this code.
(Amended by Ordinance No. 8856, effective 10-8-2003)