It shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant or person having control or management of any land within the city to permit a public nuisance to develop thereon. The following conditions are declared to be public nuisances:
(A) Dangerous trees or stacks adjoining street. Any tree, stack or other object standing in such a condition that it will, if the condition is allowed to continue, endanger the life, limb or property of, 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.
(B) Accumulation of rubbish. An accumulation on any premises of filth, refuse, trash, garbage or other waste material which endangers the public health, welfare or safety, or materially interferes with the peaceful enjoyment by owners or occupants of adjacent property because of the danger that it will catch or communicate fire, attract and propagate vermin, rodents or insects, or blow rubbish into any street, sidewalk or property of another.
(C) Storage of explosives. The storage of explosive material which creates a safety hazard to other property or persons in the vicinity.
(D) Weeds and grass. The excessive growth of weeds, grass or other vegetation. Unless otherwise provided, EXCESSIVE shall mean growth to a height of 10 inches or more.
(E) Open wells. The maintenance of any open, uncovered or insecurely covered cistern, cellar, well, pit, excavation or vault situated upon private premises in any open or unfenced lot or place.
(F) Trees and shrubbery obstructing streets, sidewalks, and drainage. The growing and maintenance of trees or shrubbery which in any way interferes with the use, construction or maintenance of streets or sidewalks, causes injury to streets or sidewalks or constitutes an obstruction to drainage.
(G) Keeping of animals. The failure to keep an animal’s pen, yard, lot or other enclosure in a sanitary condition and free from preventable offensive odors.
(H) Junk; scrap metal; motor vehicles. The storage of motor vehicles in an inoperative condition, motor vehicles unfit for further use, automobile parts or scrap metal within the city limits except on premises authorized by the city for the purposes.
(Am. Ord. G-D11, Series 2004-2005, passed 10-26-04; Am. Ord. G-D4, Series 2005-2006, passed 10-25-05) Penalty, see § 92.99