As used in this chapter:
(a) “Owner” means the owner of record of the premises in fee or a lesser estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, an assignee of the rents, a receiver, an executor, an administrator, a trustee or a 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 or she were the owner.
(b) “Public nuisance” means any fence, wall, garage, shed, house, building, structure, tree, pole, smokestack, excavation, basement, cellar, well, cistern or sidewalk subspace or part thereof, which, by reason of the condition in which the same is permitted to be or remain, shall or may endanger the health, life, limb or property of, 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) It is detrimental to the general health of the community;
(2) It is a fire hazard;
(3) It is unsafe for occupancy or use on, in, upon, about or around the premises on which it is located;
(4) It is harmful to the community in which it is situated by reason of continued vacancy, thereby resulting in a lack of reasonable or adequate maintenance of the structure or grounds and causing deterioration and a blighting influence on nearby properties and thereby depreciating the enjoyment and use of the property in the immediate vicinity.
(Ord. 1793. Passed 11-17-70.)