The following are declared to be nuisances affecting health:
(A) Exposed accumulation of decayed or unwholesome food or vegetable matter and/or the accumulation of manure; except that a compost pile otherwise permitted by this code shall not be considered a violation of this section;
(B) All diseased animals running at large;
(C) Carcasses of animals not buried or destroyed within twenty-four (24) hours after death;
(D) Accumulations of refuse or other debris;
(E) Privy vaults and garbage cans which are not rodent-free or fly-tight, or which are so maintained as to constitute a health hazard or to emit foul and disagreeable odors;
(F) The pollution of any public or private well or cistern, stream or lake, canal or body of water by sewage, industrial waste or other substances;
(G) All noxious weeds and other rank growths of vegetation upon public or private property;
(H) Dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas and soot, or cinders, in unreasonable quantities;
(I) Open or controlled burning in violation of state statutes, regulations and city ordinances;
(J) Any offensive trade or business as defined by statute not licensed by the Council;
(K) Bodies of stagnant water or vessels holding stagnant water in which mosquitos can breed except that stormwater holding ponds and wetlands shall be exempt from this provision; and
(L) All other acts, omissions, occupations and uses of property which are, in fact, a menace to the public health.
(1969 Code, § 139.02) (Ord. 257, passed 7-18-1995) Penalty, see § 10.99