The following are hereby declared to be health nuisances affecting public health:
(a) All decayed or unwholesome food offered for sale to the public;
(b) All pools of stagnant water or vessels holding stagnant water in which mosquitoes can breed;
(c) Carcasses of animals not buried or otherwise disposed of in a sanitary manner within twenty-four (24) hours after death;
(d) Accumulations of manure, rubbish, litter, trash, rubble, refuse, debris, paper, combustible materials, offal or waste, or matter of any kind or form which is uncared for, discarded, or abandoned, or improperly stacked building materials all of which are potential breeding places for flies, mosquitoes or other vermin;
(e) Leaking septic tanks or sewer lines or other sewage existing in an unsanitary manner and which could cause disease transmission;
(f) Noxious weeds and other rank growths of vegetation upon private property that annoys, injures or endangers the safety, health, comfort or repose of others or takes away from the comfort of adjoining property including but not limited to:
(1)
Buckthorn | Perennial Sowthistle |
Canada Thistle | Poison Hemlock |
Corncockle | Poison Ivy |
Cressleaf Groundsel | Poison Oak |
Curly Dock | Poison Sumac |
Dodder | Purple Loosestrife |
Field Bindweed | Quackgrass |
French Weed | Russian Knapweed |
Hairy Whitetop | Russian Thistle |
Hedge Bindweed | Serrated Tussock |
Hoary Cress | Shatter Cane |
Horsenettle | Wild Carrot |
Johnsongrass | Wild Garlic |
Leafy Spurge | Wild Mustard |
Mile-A-Minute Weed | Wild Onion |
Musk Thistle | Wild Parsnip |
Oxeye Daisy | |
(2) Grapevines when growing in groups of one hundred (100) or more and not pruned, sprayed, cultivated, or otherwise maintained for two (2) consecutive years;
(3) Bushes of the species of tall, common, or European barberry, further known as berberis vulgaris or its horticultural varieties;
(4) Any weeds, grass, or plants, other than trees, bushes, flowers, or other ornamental plants, growing to a height exceeding ten inches (10") on lots zoned business, commercial or industrial, or eight inches (8") on lots zoned residential. This paragraph (4) does not apply to sloped areas of properties requiring excessive lengths to maintain the integrity of the slope; and
(5) All vegetation at any state of maturity which:
A. Regardless of height, harbors, conceals, or invites deposits or accumulation of refuse or trash,
B. Harbors rodents or vermin,
C. Gives off unpleasant or noxious odors,
D. Constitutes a fire or traffic hazard.
(g) All buildings, walls, and other structures which have been damaged by fire, decay, or otherwise and which endanger the health, peace and safety of the public;
(h) Any solid or industrial waste, including but not limited to garbage, tin cans, bottles, rubbish, refuse, trash, construction waste or demolition waste, tree trimmings, manufacturing waste or industrial waste dumped, thrown, burned, spilled or abandoned, except such waste disposed of lawfully in a landfill or incinerator;
(i) Trees damaged or dead to the extent that a limb, tree or part could fall;
(j) Garbage cans which do not have tight fitting lids or which are contrary to the ordinances, resolutions, rules or regulations relating thereto;
(k) Any animal or animals kept or maintained in an unsanitary condition or surroundings; and,
(l) Discharge into any part of the storm drainage system of any:
(1) Untreated sewage, sewage solids, process wastewater, refuse, explosive or combustible liquid, solid or gas, oils, greases, industrial waste or other polluted water, except where a federal, state or local permit for connections discharge or disposal has been obtained,
(2) Waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes or constituting a hazard to humans or animals or to cause corrosion, discoloration or deposition of structures and equipment, or,
(3) Any solid or viscous substances in such quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in the stormwater drainage system or other interference with the proper operation of the drainage system of the City.
(m) Any structure unfit for human occupancy, being a structure that is unsafe, unlawful or because of the degree the structure is in disrepair or lacks maintenance, is unsanitary, vermin or rat infested, contains filth and contamination, or lacks ventilation, illumination, sanitary or heating facilities that are typically associated with said structure.
(Ord. 044-10. Passed 6-21-10.)