GRAFFITI: Any inscription, work, figure, symbol, drawing, mark, or design that is marked, etched, scratched, drawn, or painted on any real or personal property or improvement, including, but not limited to, walls, fences, gates, pavement, buildings, rocks, trees, bridges, streets, sidewalks, and/or signs, whether such property is public, private, temporary, or permanent, without the consent of the owners of such property or the owner's authorized agent, and which inscription, work, figure, symbol, drawing, mark, or design is visible from any publicly accessible location.
JUNK VEHICLE: Any vehicle, or parts thereof, which:
A. Cannot be safely operated under its own power;
B. Is parked in public right-of-way and is not registered or licensed;
C. Is missing any one of the following: foot brakes, hand brakes, headlights, taillights, horn, muffler, rearview mirrors, windshield wipers or adequate fenders;
D. Has been declared salvage, or has been physically damaged to the extent that the costs of parts and labor minus the salvage value would make it uneconomical to repair or rebuild such vehicle; or
E. Is otherwise in a wrecked, partially dismantled, inoperative, or dilapidated condition.
This definition shall not include junk vehicles lawfully stored or parked and screened from view from a public right-of-way pursuant to the operation of a lawfully conducted business, industry or commercial enterprise.
NUISANCE: Anything which unreasonably injures or offends the health or senses; obstructs the free passage, comfortable enjoyment, or customary use of public or private property; or creates an actual or potential safety, health, or fire hazard. Nuisances shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following conditions designated as abatable nuisances and as general nuisances.Abatable Nuisance: Nuisance conditions that may be abated by the City in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, specifically including, without limitation, the following nuisance conditions:
A. Nuisance weeds.
B. Graffiti, on any surface.
C. Snow or ice on any public sidewalk abutting or adjoining any privately owned premises.
D. Vegetation, other than trees, that impedes or obstructs a public sidewalk or roadway.General Nuisance: Nuisance conditions that may lead to criminal charges without any prior attempt by the City to obtain abatement thereof, specifically including, without limitation, the following nuisance conditions:
A. Bulky Waste: Stoves, refrigerators, water tanks, washing machines, furniture, appliances and other waste materials other than construction debris, dead animals, hazardous materials or stable matter with weights or volumes greater than those allowed for containers.
B. Construction Debris: As waste building materials resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, or demolition operations.
C. Dead Animal: Any animal, or portions thereof that has expired from any cause.
D. Garbage: Every accumulation of waste (animal, vegetable and/or matter) that results from the preparation, processing, consumption, dealing in, handling, packing, canning, storage, transportation, decay or decomposition of meats, fish, fowl, birds, fruits, grains or other animal or vegetable matter (including, but not by any way of limitation, used tin cans, milk cartons, and other food containers; and all putrescible or easily decomposable waste animal or vegetable matter which is likely to attract flies or rodents); except in all cases any matter included in the definitions of "bulky waste", "construction debris", "dead animal" , "hazardous materials", "rubbish", or "stable matter".
E. Hazardous Materials: Any chemical, compound, mixture, substance or article which is designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or other governing authority of the State or Federal government to be hazardous as that term is defined by or pursuant to Federal or State law. Except, however, that this definition shall not include the incidental leakage of nuisance materials from registered vehicles lawfully moving or lawfully parked upon a public right-of-way; the lawful application of pesticides or herbicides for purposes of controlling pests or weeds; or activity otherwise specifically allowed by law or by written permit issued by the City or other governing authority.
F. Rubbish: Waste wood, wood products, tree trimmings, grass cuttings, dead plants, weeds, leaves, dead trees or branches thereof, chips, shavings, sawdust, printed matter, paper, cardboard, rags, straw, used and discarded mattresses, used and discarded clothing, combustible waste pulp and other products such as are used for packing, or wrapping crockery and glass, ashes, cinders, floor sweepings, grass, mineral and metallic substances and any and all other waste materials not included in the definitions of "bulky waste", "construction debris", "dead animal" , "garbage", "hazardous materials" or "stable matter".
G. Stable Matter: All manure and other waste matter normally accumulated in or about a stable, or any animal, livestock, or poultry enclosure and resulting from the keeping of animals, poultry or livestock.
H. Waste Matter: Used or discarded matter having no substantial market value, which is exposed to the elements and is not enclosed in any structure or otherwise concealed from public view, and which consists (without limitation or exclusion by enumeration) of such matter and material as:
1. Rubble, asphalt, concrete, plaster, tile;
2. Rubbish, crates, cartons, metal and glass containers; and
3. Vehicle bodies and parts.
NUISANCE MATERIALS: Hazardous, noxious, dangerous, or offensive materials, including, but not limited to, oil, gasolines, fuel, antifreeze, paint, pesticides, or herbicides.
NUISANCE WEEDS: Undesirable plant growth, whether living or dead, which:
A. Is over eight inches (8") in height;
B. By reason of size, manner of growth, location, or dryness, constitutes a safety, health, or fire hazard to any person, building, improvement, crop, or other real or personal property;
C. By reason of size, manner of growth, or location, impedes or obstructs a sidewalk or roadway or any portion thereof; or
D. Is designated as a noxious weed by the State of Idaho.
This definition shall not include cultivated grasses and pastures, though such vegetation may be declared a nuisance where otherwise appropriate. (Ord. 1176, 2019)