For the purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
OWNER. The owner of record of the premises in fee or lesser estate therein, a mortgagor or vendee in possession, a land contract purchaser, an assignee of the rents, a receiver, executor, administrator, trustee, lessee, or other person, firm, or corporation in control of a building, or their duly authorized agents. Any such person thus representing the owner shall be bound to comply with the provisions of this chapter to the same extent as if he were the owner.
PUBLIC NUISANCE. Any fence, wall, garage, shed, house, building, structure, tree, pole, smoke stack, or any excavation, basement, cellar, well, cistern, or sidewalk subspace or part thereof, shall be deemed a PUBLIC NUISANCE if, by reason of the condition in which the same is permitted to be or remain, it shall or may endanger the health, life, limb, or property, or cause any hurt, harm, inconvenience, discomfort, damage, or injury to any one or more persons in the City in any one or more of the following particulars:
(1) By reason of being detrimental to the general health of the community.
(2) By reason of being a fire hazard.
(3) By reason of being unsafe for occupancy, or use on, in, upon, about, or around the above said premises.
(4) By reason of continued vacancy resulting in lack of reasonable or adequate maintenance of structures and grounds and causing deterioration and blighting influence on nearby properties and thereby depreciating the enjoyment and use of the property in the immediate vicinity to such an extent that it is harmful to the community in which the structure is situated.
(Ord. 1971-28. Passed 8-10-71.)