A. Responsibility: No person in charge of or in control of premises, whether as owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or otherwise, shall allow any partially dismantled, wrecked, junked, discarded or otherwise nonoperating or unlicensed motor vehicle, machinery, implement and/or equipment and personal property of any kind which is no longer safely usable for the purposes for which it was manufactured, to remain on such property longer than twenty eight (28) days unless such vehicle, equipment, etc., is maintained in an enclosed building or so located within a fenced or screened enclosure six feet (6') in height within the rear yard of the premises (not a side yard or a front yard), as defined by the zoning ordinance of the City, such that the materials are not readily visible from any public place or from any surrounding private property. Allowing such materials to remain unenclosed or unscreened in the rear yard shall constitute a nuisance. This section shall not apply with regard to any vehicle, equipment or other personal property on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place, other than in a residential district, and operated in a lawful manner, when the keeping or maintenance of such vehicle, equipment or other damaged and abandoned personal property is necessary to the operation of such business enterprise and is not in violation of other provisions of law.
B. Definition: For the purposes of this chapter, the term "nuisance" is defined to mean any condition or use of premises or of building exteriors which is detrimental to the property of others or which causes or tends to cause substantial diminution in the value of other property in the neighborhood in which such premises are located. This includes, but is not limited to, the keeping or the depositing on, or the scattering over the premises of any of the following:
1. Lumber, junk, trash, or debris.
2. Abandoned, inoperable, discarded or unused objects or equipment such as automobiles, implements and/or equipment, or machinery and personal property of any kind which is no longer safely usable for the purposes for which it was manufactured, furniture, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, cans or containers.
3. Any compost pile, solid or liquid/semi-liquid waste which is of such a nature as to spread or harbor disease, emit unpleasant odors or harmful gas, or attract rodents, vermin or other disease-carrying pests, animals or insects; provided, that the presence of earthworms in a compost pile shall not constitute a nuisance, nor shall a properly maintained garden compost facility.
4. Keeping unsanitary matter on premises. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or permit another to keep upon any premises deleterious or septic material which causes adverse effects upon the occupancy or use of neighboring lands. Such materials must generally be retained in containers or vessels which deny access by humans, flies, insects, rodents and animals.
5. All turf grass or weeds over twenty four inches (24") in height, noxious weeds or plants as defined by Idaho Code 22-2402; and those grasses or weeds determined to be a fire hazard by the Fire Marshal, are hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be removed, cut and destroyed by the owner or agent of the ground or premises on which the same are located. It shall be the duty of the owner, agent or person having charge of any property within the City limits where offensive or noxious weeds or plants are growing to remove, cut and/or destroy the same.
C. Noise Standards:
No person may make or permit the followings: | |
Weekdays (M, T, W, Th, F) 9:00 pm to 6:00 am | No unnecessary or unusual noise, or operation of a machine, or harboring of an animal to the annoyance of others or any person of ordinary sensibilities; except as authorized by the City Council for utility construction or service emergencies. |
Weekends (Saturday, Sunday) 9:00 pm to 7:00 am |
(Ord. 572, 6-13-2017; amd. Ord. 578, 1-9-2018; Ord. 619, 4-13-2021; Ord. 624, 10-12-2021)