A. Outdoor Storage Of Materials And Equipment: It shall be a violation and shall constitute a public nuisance to maintain private property in all residential districts in such a manner as to cause a detrimental effect to adjacent properties, by causing to have stored on the exterior of the premises any of the following:
1. Materials and items stored in a haphazard or unorganized manner, so as to present an objectionable visual appearance or a nuisance; but not to include stacked firewood for use on the premises or compost material for use on the premises;
2. Yard maintenance equipment including, but not limited to, lawn mowers, garden tractors, snow blowers, garden tools, and similar items, which are stored outside in a haphazard, unorganized, or unprotected manner, past the season of the reasonable use of such equipment;
3. Materials or items brought to the premises for planned improvements such as landscaping, construction, and similar purposes, including, but not limited to, fill dirt, mulch, and building materials, and which are not used for said improvements within ninety (90) days, or which merely constitute outdoor storage of said materials or items;
4. Recreational equipment, or parts thereof, including, but not limited to, bicycles, motorcycles, boats, jet skis, and snowmobiles, which are stored on the exterior premises out of the normal season of usage, and which are stored in a haphazard, unorganized, or unprotected manner;
5. Household, commercial, and industrial objects and materials which are not ordinarily found in residential districts, stored for more than two (2) weeks on the exterior premises visible from adjacent properties or public right-of-way.
B. Detrimental Effect To Adjacent Properties Defined: "Detrimental effect to adjacent properties", as used in this section, shall include, but not be limited to, diminished property value to adjacent properties, a creation of any unsightly and unaesthetic appearance in the neighborhood in general, and a decline or loss of comfort, convenience, well being and mental health of adjacent property owners. (1979 Code § 8-2-1)
C. Penalty: In addition to the Village's right and power to abate a nuisance as set forth in this chapter, any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject to a fine as provided in section 1-4-1 of this Code for each violation, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each date during or on which a violation occurs or continues. (1979 Code § 8-2-3)