A. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this title, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
1. Abandoned or junked vehicle means a vehicle that is inoperative, stripped, scrapped, discarded, wrecked, on blocks or similar devices, or is without current license plates, or has deflated or missing tire(s).
2. Abate means correct, including, but not limited to, repair, rehabilitate, demolish or remove.
3. Accessory improvements means improvements to land other than buildings, including, but not limited to, driveways, parking areas, pools, sidewalks, walkways, bridges, exterior steps, railings, monuments, fences, signs, screening walls and retaining walls.
4. Attractive nuisance means a condition, instrumentality, machine or other agency, which is dangerous to children or other individuals because of their inability to appreciate peril and which may reasonably be expected to attract them.
5. Blight means unsafe or unsanitary conditions including, but not limited to, the accumulation of litter or debris; buildings, accessory improvements and structures with holes, breaks, rot, crumbling, cracking, or rusting; dead, damaged or uncontrolled plant growth or lack of maintenance; and any other similar condition of neglect, excessive use, decay, degeneration, disrepair, deterioration or infestation that constitutes a fire hazard or may have an adverse effect upon the health and safety of citizens and adjoining properties.
6. Building means any structure or part thereof intended to be or actually used by humans or animals for any purpose, including, but not limited to, living, sleeping, eating, cooking, sanitation, medical service, business, government, worship, education, recreation or storage.
7. Clean fill means clay, rock, sand or soil which is free of plant growth, debris and litter.
8. Debris means junk, including, but not limited to, lumber, furniture, furniture parts, cabinets, refrigerators, stoves, sinks, abandoned or neglected equipment, abandoned or junked vehicles or parts thereof, or the remains of something of little or no apparent economic value.
9. Designee means a person appointed in writing by the town manager as authorized to carry out specific actions to enforce this title. The writing shall be filed with the town clerk and shall specify the designee's authority.
10. Exterior building surfaces means outside walls, roofs, fixtures and attachments to a building or structure, including, but not limited to, doors, windows, gutters, down spouts, lights, antennas, satellite dishes, porches, posts, railings, garages, eaves, trims, patios and chimneys.
11. Garbage means any discarded or spoiled animal or plant matter resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, or consumption of food; and any other animal or matter subject to rapid decomposition.
12. Graffiti means any unauthorized inscription, figure, drawing or other defacement that is written, marked, scratched, drawn, painted or otherwise affixed to any exterior building surface, unscreened area, accessory improvement or vehicle.
13. Grass means herbage intended to be or actually used for food, fodder or lawn.
14. Infestation means the presence or apparent presence of insects, rodents, birds, animals or other noxious pests of a kind or in a quantity that may have an adverse effect upon a building or structure or upon the health and safety of citizens.
15. Land means all land in the town and all buildings, structures and accessory improvements located thereon.
16. Landscaped area means an exterior improvement or change of land through plant growth or natural or artificial topping material such as rocks or stones, or a combination of plant growth and topping material.
17. Landscape waste means any dirt, dust, sand, stones, excavation material, leaves, landscape clippings, severed plant growth or any other material resulting from landscape installation or maintenance.
18. Leaf blower means any device that generates a stream of air that is designed or used to move landscape waste or litter.
19. Litter means all solid waste including, but not limited to, ashes, street cleanings, severed plant growth, garbage, dead animals, animal feces, abandoned or junked vehicles or parts thereof, solid commercial and industrial waste, paper, rags, empty barrels, crates, packing cases, boxes, cartons, wood shavings, packing material, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, landscape clippings, leaves, metal, mattresses, bedding, crockery, bottles, cans, glass, plaster, plastic, asphalt, tile, rock, bricks, clean fill, fill dirt, excavation material, or other materials tending to create an unsightly condition and having an adverse effect upon the health and safety of citizens.
20. Major Vehicle Repair means the removal from any vehicle of a major portion thereof including, but not limited to, the differential, transmission, head, engine block, or oil pan.
21. Natural desert means undisturbed, unimproved land with undisturbed native vegetation.
22. Plant growth means vegetation, whether living or dead, including, but not limited to, grass, flowers, weeds, vines, bushes, shrubs, cacti or trees.
23. Pool means a constructed or excavated exterior area designed to contain a regular supply of water, including, but not limited to, a swimming pool, spa, waterfall, pond or other body of water.
24. Public place means any town-owned street, sidewalk, alley, easement or other public way, and any public park, square, space, land or building.
25. Public roadway means that part of the street used or intended for use by the general public for motor vehicles.
26. Regularly used in the commission of a crime means one or more law enforcement agencies have documented three or more complaints alleging criminal activity in three or fewer consecutive months at the address or location of the building or land.
27. Street means the full right-of-way used by the general public for road, highway, alley, pedestrian walkway or bikeway purposes, whether or not improved or accepted for maintenance by the town.
28. Structure means any item constructed or erected, the use of which requires a location on the ground or attached to something having a location on the ground, but not including a vehicle.
29. Unscreened means visible from a place reasonably accessible to the general public or to a person standing on adjacent land.
30. Vacant lot means land that has been or has not been disturbed and/or was previously developed, and may contain structures but does not contain buildings.
31. Vehicle means any device in, upon or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a street, including, but not limited to, an off-road vehicle, an all-terrain vehicle, a dirt bike, a buggy, a trailer, an aircraft of any kind and a device used exclusively on rails or tracks.
32. Watercraft means any device specifically designed for use on water, including, but not limited to, a boat, canoe, jet ski or pontoon.
33. Weed means any uncultivated plant growth, including, but not limited to, bull thistle, cocklebur, foxtail, horseweed, lambs quarters, London rocket, mallow, milkweed, pigweed, mustards, prickly lettuce, ragweed, Russian thistle, tumbleweed, shepherds purse, sowthistle, white horsenettle, willow weed, and plant growth defined as noxious weeds in state statutes regardless of whether an owner or occupant regards the plant growth as desirable.