(A) The following acts, omissions, places, conditions, and things are hereby declared to be public health nuisances.
(B) This enumeration shall not be construed to exclude other health nuisances coming within the definition of § 91.02 above:
(1) All decayed, harmfully adulterated, or unwholesome food or drink sold or offered for sale to the public;
(2) Carcasses of animals, birds, or fowl not intended for human consumption which are not buried or disposed of in a sanitary manner within 24 hours of death;
(3) Accumulations of animal or vegetable matter, animal waste, trash, rubbish, rotting lumber, bedding, packing material, scrap metal, or any material whatsoever in which mosquitoes, disease- carrying insects, rats, or other vermin may breed;
(4) All stagnant water in which mosquitoes, flies, or other insects may multiply;
(5) All noxious weeds and other rank growth of vegetation. Noxious weeds shall include but shall not be limited to the following: Canada thistle, poison ivy, ragweed, goldenrod, and marijuana;
(6) All animals running at large;
(7) Any use of property, substances, or things within the village emitting or causing any foul, offensive, noisome, nauseous, or disagreeable odors, gases, effluvia, or stenches extremely repulsive to the physical senses of ordinary persons, and which annoy, discomfort, injure, or inconvenience the health of any appreciable number of persons within the village;
(8) All unused public or private wells not properly abandoned in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Natural Resources; and
(9) Any use of property which shall cause any nauseous or unwholesome substance to flow or spill onto any street, sidewalk, or any public place within the village.
(10) Residential yards and exterior property areas shall be kept clean and fee of debris, material, and storage of equipment. Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, yard waste, litter, lumber, scrap metal, motor vehicle parts, discarded or non-functional household appliances, and furniture. Owners or occupants shall take measures including daily cleanup of premises to prevent litter from being carried by the elements to adjoining premises. This regulation shall not apply to the outdoor storage of building materials while construction or alterations are taking place on the site; firewood when cut to fireplace or stove size lengths and neatly and tightly stored in the rear yard of a property, outside of the offset area. Firewood shall be stored in an unobtrusive area and shall not be used as a screening device or fence.
(11) Compost piles or yard waste holding bins shall be permitted provided the are located and maintained in a manner that does not produce noxious odors or rodent harborage, nor shall they be allowed to deteriorate to a point of being an eyesore or nuisance.
(`99 Code, § 4.02) (Am. Ord. 91-04, passed 9-2-04) Penalty, see § 91.99