For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
NUISANCE. This term shall be held to embrace public nuisance as known at common law or in equity jurisprudence; and whatever is dangerous to human life or detrimental to health; whatever dwelling is overcrowded with occupants or is not provided with adequate ingress and egress to or from the same, or is not sufficiently supported, ventilated, sewered, drained, cleaned or lighted; whatever is unwholesome; whatever renders or makes an unusual noise, sound, racket or vibration sufficient to annoy and destroy the usual peace and quiet of any persons of the city; whatever pollutes the air to create an ill-smelling condition so offensive as to annoy the public; whatever is conducive to the harboring of insects, vermin, rats or rodents; all ponds of stagnant water; any yard or area housing old and useless or nearly useless automobiles or parts thereof, or other waste, machinery, logs, old lumber, rubbish or construction rubbish, so that the same is offensive to the general public, are also severally, in contemplation of this subchapter, nuisance; and such nuisances are hereby declared illegal.
(‘68 Code, § 8-501) (Ord. 187, passed 4-19-62; Am. Ord. 682, passed 10-16-89; Am. Ord. 875, passed 4-18-19) Penalty, see § 95.99