(1) The Council has determined that the health, safety, good order, general welfare and convenience of the public is threatened by certain public nuisances on property within the city limits. It is declared to be the intention of the Council to abate these nuisances and this chapter is enacted for that purpose.
(2) Whoever, by his or her act or failure to perform a legal duty, intentionally does any of the following is guilty of maintaining a public nuisance and may be ordered to abate the nuisance as provided herein, charged with a misdemeanor, or both:
(a) Maintains or permits a condition which unreasonably annoys, injures or endangers the safety, health, morals, comfort or repose of any considerable number of members of the public;
(b) Interferes with, obstructs or renders dangerous for passage any public highway or right-of-way or waters used by the public;
(c) Willfully opposes or obstructs a health officer or physician charged with the enforcement of the health laws in performing any legal duties; or
(d) Is guilty of any other act or omission declared by state law or city ordinance to be a public nuisance.
(Prior Code, § 903.01)