For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
NOXIOUS MATTER. Includes trash, garbage, refuse and all other material which has been strewn about, is otherwise apparently abandoned or of no apparent value, which is unsightly or malodorous, or which may be potentially hazardous as a breeding ground for insects and rodents and other undesirable animals, or which may prove hazardous to individuals using the area upon which these noxious matters exist.
NUISANCE. All substances which emit any foul, unhealthy, noxious or disagreeable smell or odor; any stable or shop which is kept in a condition so as to be offensive or annoying to the public; all green or salted hides and carcasses left or deposited in any open or public area; personal property of any kind if unlicensed, unprotected by a durable cover, or not maintained in a neat and safe manner for a period of 30 days or more. This includes, but is not limited to, automobiles, machinery, equipment, accessories, parts, structures, property accouterments such as fences, accessways.
WEEDS. Includes all weeds on the state and/or county weed lists, including, but not limited to, of the kind known as Russian Thistle, Canadian Thistle, Cocklebur, Rag Weed, Golden Rod, Burdock,
Creeping Jennie and all other noxious or unhealthful vegetation, especially those whose pollen is known to cause hay fever. To allow to grow to maturity on any private property or vacant lot shall constitute a nuisance.
(Ord. 10.012, passed 4-3-2001; Ord. 91.1A, passed 5-30-2017)