It shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant, or person having control or management of any land within the city to permit a public nuisance to develop thereon. The following conditions are declared to be public nuisances:
(A) Dangerous trees or stacks of limbs adjoining street. Any tree, stack of limbs, or other object standing in such a condition that it will, if the condition is allowed to continue, endanger the life, limb, or property of, or cause hurt, damage, or injury to persons or property upon the public streets or public ways adjacent thereto, by the falling thereof or of parts thereof.
(B) Accumulation of rubbish. An accumulation on any premises of filth, refuse, trash, garbage, or other waste material which endangers the public health, welfare, or safety or materially interferes with the peaceful enjoyment by owners or occupants of adjacent property because of the danger that it will catch or communicate fire, attract and propagate vermin, rodents, or insects, or blow rubbish into any street, sidewalk, or property of another.
(C) Storage of explosives. The storage of explosive material which creates a safety hazard to other property or persons in the vicinity.
(D) Weeds and grass. The excessive growth of weeds, grass, or other vegetation. Unless otherwise provided, “EXCESSIVE” shall mean growth to a height of 12 inches or more.
(E) Open wells. The maintenance of any open, uncovered, or insecurely covered cistern, cellar, well, pit, excavation, or vault situated upon private premises in any open or unfenced lot or place.
(F) Trees and shrubbery obstructing streets, sidewalks, and drainage. The growing and maintenance of trees or shrubbery which in any way interferes with the use, construction, or maintenance of streets or sidewalks, causes injury to streets or sidewalks, or constitutes an obstruction to drainage.
(G) Keeping of animals. The failure to keep an animal’s pen, yard, lot, or other enclosure in a sanitary condition and free from preventable offensive odors.
(H) Automobile and machinery. It is unlawful for the owner, occupier, or possessor of real property in the city to allow the accumulation of junk or debris thereon.
(I) Junk and debris. It is unlawful for the owner, occupier, or possessor of real property in the city to keep, maintain, or allow to be kept or maintained thereon no more than one wrecked, scrapped, or otherwise inoperable automobiles, trucks, boats, trailers, or any other type of machinery or implements other than on the premises of a licensed automobile dealer, wrecker service operator, recycler or used parts broker under the laws and regulations of the state. In the case of such licenses, no more than ten of the described items may be kept, maintained, or allowed to be kept or maintained on the premises except as provided for sites licenses by the state.
(Ord. 3-1962, passed - -62; Am. Ord. 006-99,passed 7-12-99; Am. Ord. 14-021, passed 11-1-21) Penalty, see § 92.99