The following subsections include, but do not limit, the conditions that are deemed to be nuisances in the City:
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 657.2)
1. Offensive Smells. Erecting, continuing, or using any building or other place for the exercise of any trade, employment, or manufacture that, by occasioning noxious exhalations, unreasonably offensive smells, or other annoyances, becomes injurious and dangerous to the health, comfort, or property of individuals or the public.
2. Filth or Noisome Substance. Causing or suffering any offal, filth, or noisome substance to be collected or to remain in any place to the prejudice of others.
3. Impeding Passage of Navigable River. Obstructing or impeding without legal authority the passage of any navigable river, harbor, or collection of water.
4. Water Pollution. Corrupting or rendering unwholesome or impure the water of any river, stream, or pond, or unlawfully diverting the same from its natural course or state, to the injury or prejudice of others.
5. Blocking Public and Private Ways. Obstructing or encumbering, by fences, buildings or otherwise, the public roads, private ways, streets, alleys, commons, landing places, or burying grounds.
6. Billboards. Billboards, signboards, and advertising signs, whether erected and constructed on public or private property, that so obstruct and impair the view of any portion or part of a public street, avenue, highway, boulevard or alley or of a railroad or street railway track as to render dangerous the use thereof. (See also Section 62.06)
7. Storing of Flammable Junk. Depositing or storing of flammable junk, such as old rags, rope, cordage, rubber, bones and paper, by dealers in such articles within the fire limits of the City, unless in a building of fireproof construction. (See also Chapter 51)
8. Air Pollution. Emission of dense smoke, noxious fumes, or fly ash.
9. Grass, Weeds, Brush. Dense growth of all weeds, vines, brush or other vegetation in the City so as to constitute a health, safety or fire hazard. Each owner and each person in possession or control of any property shall be responsible to keep said lot, along with parking adjacent thereto, alleys, public ways or areas up to the centerline of said ways free of any noxious weeds. Grasses and weeds on said lot shall be mowed so that grass and weeds are less than 8 inches in height.
A. Grass and weeds located on undeveloped and unplatted property located more than 100 feet from developed or platted property shall be mowed so that grass and weeds are less than 18 inches in height.
B. Grass and weeds located within an approved rain garden or storm water management feature need not be mowed when maintained in accordance with design.
C. Grass and weeds in a natural land feature such as a forested area or prairie land meadow need not be mowed.
10. Dutch Elm Disease. Trees infected with Dutch elm disease. (See also Chapter 151)
11. Airport Air Space. Any object or structure hereafter erected within 1,000 feet of the limits of any municipal or regularly established airport or landing place, which may endanger or obstruct aerial navigation including take-off and landing, unless such object or structure constitutes a proper use or enjoyment of the land on which the same is located.
12. Houses of Ill Fame. Houses of ill fame, kept for the purpose of prostitution and lewdness; gambling houses; places resorted to by persons participating in criminal gang activity prohibited by Chapter 723A of the Code of Iowa or places resorted to by persons using controlled substances, as defined in Section 124.101 of the Code of Iowa, in violation of law, or houses where drunkenness, quarreling, fighting or breaches of the peace are carried on or permitted to the disturbance of others.
13. Stagnant Water. All ponds or pools of stagnant water.
14. Diseased Animals. All diseased animals running at large.
15. Animal Carcasses. Carcasses of animals not disposed of within 24 hours after death, as provided by law.
16. Effluent from Septic Tank. Effluent from septic tank or drain field running or ponding on the ground in the open.
17. Obstructing Streets, Sidewalks, Parkings and Drains. Obstructing or impeding by placement of any article or substance upon or in any street, alley, sidewalk, parking, gutter, drainage ditch, sewer or catch basin.
18. Wires. All wires which are strung less than 15 feet above the surface of the ground.
19. Obscene Language. The public use of profane or obscene language.
20. Pollution. The pollution of any public well or cistern, stream or other body of water by sewage, creamery or industrial wastes or other substances.
21. Unsecured Areas. Failure to secure areas, buildings or places against unauthorized access where such access threatens the health or safety of individuals, or is an attractive nuisance to children.
22. Explosives. All explosives, inflammable liquids and other dangerous substances stored in any manner or in any amount other than that provided by this Code of Ordinances.
23. Fireworks. All use or display of fireworks, except as provided in this Code of Ordinances.
24. Noise. All unnecessary noise and annoying vibrations.
25. Slaughter Houses. Slaughter houses which are kept in such a condition as to be offensive or annoying to the public.
26. Communicable Diseases. Exposure of any person to any communicable disease by unlawful act or practice.
27. Drugs and Chemicals. The unlawful manufacture, formulation, sale, distribution and/or use of drugs, medication, devices, materials and/or chemicals.
28. Privy Vaults. Any privy, the vault of which is less than five feet deep, unless it has connection with the public sewer; privies that emit or cause an offensive or noxious or disagreeable smell or odor; privies which do not conform in their construction with the rules of the County Board of Health; privies which are not watertight and are located within 75 feet of any well, spring or other source of water used for drinking or culinary purposes; privies and septic tank systems on land abutting a sanitary sewer.
(Section 50.02 - Ord. 958 - Nov. 21 Supp.)