The designation of unsightly and blighted premises and elimination thereof shall be carried out in compliance with the following requirements.
(a) Public officer determinations. The public officer may determine, or five citizens may petition in writing, that if the appearance of a premises is not commensurate with the character of the properties in the neighborhood or otherwise constitutes a blight to the adjoining property or the neighborhood or the city for such reasons as, but not limited to:
(1) Dead trees or other unsightly natural growth;
(2) Unsightly stored or parked material, equipment, supplies, machinery, trucks or automobiles or parts thereof; vermin infestation, inadequate drainage; and
(3) Violation of any other law or regulations relating to the use of land and the use and occupancy of the buildings and improvements.