(A) It is hereby determined that the following uses, structures and activities are causes of blight or blighting factors which if allowed to exist will tend to result in blighted and undesirable neighborhoods.
(B) No person, firm or corporation of any kind shall maintain or permit to be maintained any of these causes of blight or blighting factors upon any property in the city owned, leased, rented or occupied by such person, firm or corporation:
(1) In any area zoned for residential or agricultural purposes, or in areas zoned commercial but being used for residential purposes, the storage upon any property of junk automobiles, except in a completely enclosed building. For the purpose of this section, the term JUNK AUTOMOBILES shall include any motor vehicle which is not licensed for use upon the highways of the state for a period in excess of 30 days, and shall also include, whether so licensed or not, any motor vehicle which is inoperative for any reason for a period in excess of 45 days;
(2) In any area zoned for residential or agricultural purposes or in areas zoned commercial but being used for residential purposes, the storage upon any property of building materials, unless there is in force a valid building permit issued by the city for construction upon said property and said materials are intended for use in connection with such construction. Building materials shall include, but shall not be limited to, lumber, bricks, concrete or cinder blocks, plumbing materials, electrical wiring or equipment, heating ducts or equipment, shingles, mortar, concrete or cement, nails, screws or any other materials used in constructing any structures;
(3) In any area zoned for residential or agricultural purposes or in areas zoned commercial but being used for residential purposes, the storage or accumulation of junk, trash, rubbish or refuse of any kind, except domestic refuse of any kind, except domestic refuse stored in such a manner as not to create a nuisance for a period not to exceed 60 days. The term JUNK shall include inoperative machinery, watercraft, recreational vehicles or motor vehicles, unused stoves or other appliances stored in the open, remnants of woods, metal or any other materials or other castoff material of any kind whether or not the same could be put to any reasonable use;
(4) In any area of the city, the existence of any structure or part of any structure which, because of fire, wind or other natural disaster or physical deterioration, is no longer habitable, if a dwelling, nor useful for any other purpose for which it may have been intended;
(5) In any area zoned for residential or agricultural purposes, or in areas zoned commercial but being used for residential purposes, the existence of any vacant dwelling, garage or other outbuilding unless such buildings are kept securely locked, windows kept glassed or neatly boarded up and otherwise protected to prevent entrance thereto by vandals; and
(6) In any area of the city, the existence of any partially completed structure unless such structure is in the course of construction in accordance with a valid and subsisting building permit issued by the city and unless such construction is completed within a reasonable time.
(Ord. 111, passed 7-2-1991; Ord. 131, passed 6-16-1998; Ord. 170, passed - -)