(A) Blight. It is hereby determined that the following structures, uses and activities are causes of or factors encouraging blight which, if allowed to exist, will tend to result in blighted and undesirable neighborhoods.
(B) Blighting factors prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person(s) to maintain or permit to be maintained any of the following causes of blight upon any property in the city owned, leased, rented or occupied by these person(s):
(1) General zoning. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or permit to be maintained in any zoned area:
(a) More than three single-faced cords of stacked firewood, stacked less than six inches above the existing grade or more than five feet in height;
(b) The existence of any structure or part of any structure, which because of fire, wind or other natural disaster or physical deterioration is no longer habitable as a dwelling, nor useful for any other purpose for which it may have been intended; and/or
(c) The existence of any partially completed structure unless the structure is in the course of construction in accordance with a valid building permit issued by the city.
(2) Residential zoning. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or permit to be maintained in any area zoned for residential purposes:
(a) The repair of any motor vehicle or part thereof, unless the motor vehicle or part thereof is owned by the person residing on the premises, or members of his or her family regularly using the motor vehicle, the repairs to be conducted in a manner so as not to create a nuisance to the neighborhood and the repairs to be completed within a period not to exceed 14 days from the start of the repair. Continuous repair of the motor vehicles or vehicles at any one residence may and is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and thereby subject to the penalties of this subchapter;
(b) Park or store any unlicensed and/or inoperable motor vehicle, mobile home, boat, camper, trailer or parts thereof; on a residential driveway, rear yard, side yard or front yard of any the property for more than 48 hours, unless the same is in a garage;
(c) Park or store any licensed motor vehicle, mobile home, camper, boat or trailer or parts thereof in a rear yard, side yard or front yard unless same is on a concrete slab that prevents weeds and grass from growing underneath the vehicle, provided that no portion of the vehicle is stored in a residential driveway beyond the front wall of either of the two residential structures immediately adjacent to the driveway on which the vehicle is stored or parked;
(d) Building materials, unless there is in force a valid building permit issued by the city for construction upon the property and the materials are intended for use in conjunction with the construction which shall be completed within a reasonable time as determined by the Building Code Official; and
(e) Junk, trash, rubbish or refuse or any kind, except domestic refuse stored in a manner as not to create a nuisance for a period not to exceed seven days.
(3) Zoned business, commercial or industrial. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or permit to be maintained in any area zoned for business, commercial or industrial purposes, junk, trash, rubbish or refuse of any kind, except that to be disposed of weekly and vehicles and trailers not directly connected with the operation of the business, unless stored in a manner that will not create a nuisance.
(4) Zoned residential, business, office, commercial or industrial. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or permit to be maintained in any area zoned for residential, business, office, commercial or industrial purposes, any vacant dwelling, garage or other outbuilding unless the building is kept securely locked, windows kept glazed or neatly boarded up and otherwise protected to prevent entrance thereto by vandals.
(5) Public property. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(a) Park any automobile, truck, trailer or any vehicle or part thereof on any public property unless the vehicle has proper license plates attached and displayed;
(b) Park for a period exceeding 24 hours any automobile, truck, trailer or any vehicle or parts thereof, on any public street or other city property at any time, if the vehicle is incapable of movement under its own power;
(c) Park any automobile, city-owned and/or operated vehicles and/or emergency vehicles excluded, on any off-street city property; and/or
(d) Park any automobile, truck, trailer or any vehicle or parts thereof, on any public street or property of the city for purposes of repairing same unless the repair be of an emergency nature and the emergency repairs to be completed within a period of time not to exceed two hours.
(C) (1) If not in an approved garage, the storing, housing or wintering of any commercial vehicle(s) in an area zoned residential on a residential street, residential driveway, side yard, rear yard or front yard is prohibited unless it is in conjunction with a valid building permit or the delivery of products or services.
(2) There is an exception to allow residents with a valid peddler's license to obtain a permit to park his or her licensed commercial vehicle on their residential street or rear lot in compliance with the zoning ordinance from April 1 through November 30. A permit may only be issued to residents with off- street parking for their personal vehicle. The commercial vehicle may not be connected to a generator or other source of power at any time while parked within the city.
(Ord. 473, passed 3-9-2000; Am. Ord. 2009-6, passed 12-8-2009; Am. Ord. 2012-2, passed 5-22-2012
) Penalty, see § 150.999