The following conditions, acts, and items are declared to be nuisances:
(A) Fire hazards. Dry or dead shrubs, dead trees, combustible refuse and waste, or any material upon either public or private property which by reason of its size, location, or manner of growth constitutes a fire hazard to a building, improvement, crop, or other property, or which, when dry, will in reasonable probability constitute a fire hazard.
(B) Hazardous obstructions. Landscaping or an obstacle or thing installed or maintained in the zoning front yard setback area of a corner yard, reaching a height of higher than three feet above the adjoining curb at the applicable corner of the street intersection, or three feet above the nearest pavement surface where there is no curb, hazard obstructions neither mean existing nor future permanent buildings otherwise constructed or maintained in accordance with applicable zoning and building regulations nor public utility poles nor trees trimmed at the trunk at least eight feet above the level of the ground surface; provided trees are spaced so that trunks do not obstruct the vision of motorists.
(C) Polluted water. A swimming pool, pond, or other body of water, which is abandoned, unattended, unfiltered, or not otherwise maintained, resulting in the water becoming polluted by bacterial growth, algae, remains of insects, remains of deceased animals, reptiles, rubbish, refuse, debris, or any other foreign matter or material which because of its nature or location constitutes an unhealthy, unsafe, or unsightly condition.
(D) Public burning. The intentional, unauthorized, outdoor burning of any material, structure, matter, or thing.
(E) Refuse and waste. Refuse and waste matter which, by reason of its location and character, is unsightly and interferes with the reasonable enjoyment of property by neighbors, detrimentally affects property values in the surrounding neighborhood or community, or which would materially interfere with the prevention or suppression of fire upon the premises.
(F) Use of private property by vehicles. The use of private property by any form of motorized or motor-driven bicycle, bike, scooter, or vehicle.
(G) Improper motor vehicle storage. Inoperative, abandoned, wrecked, or dismantled motor vehicle, or any parts thereof, stored outside a completely enclosed structure or visible from either the street, alley, or neighboring properties.
(H) Inadequate property maintenance. It is hereby declared a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge or possession of any premises in this municipality to maintain such premises in such manner that any of the following conditions are found to exist thereon:
(1) Buildings which are abandoned, dilapidated, improperly secured, partially destroyed, or left in a state of partial construction.
(2) All exterior property, premises and the interior of every structure shall be free from the accumulation of rubbish or garbage.
(3) Unpainted buildings, resulting in dry rot, warping, and termite infestation.
(4) Broken windows constituting hazardous conditions and inviting trespassers and malicious mischief.
(5) Noxious weeds, as determined by the State Director of Agriculture, pursuant to the authority granted him or her by R.C. § 907.10(B)(2), or other vegetation, including grasses, which is seven inches or more in height, or any weed or vegetation growth causing a hazardous condition to pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or which is likely to harbor rats, vermin, or other pests.
(6) Dead trees and litter which, for purposes herein, shall include garbage waste, peelings of vegetables or fruits, rubbish, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, parts of automobiles, wagons, furniture, glass, oil of an unsightly or unsanitary nature, or anything else of an unsightly or unsanitary nature.
(7) Attractive nuisances, dangerous to children and other persons, in the form of abandoned and broken equipment, hazardous pools, ponds, and excavations, and neglected machinery.
(8) Broken or discarded furniture and household equipment in visible yard areas.
(9) Clothesline in front yards.
(10) Garbage cans stored in front yard.
(11) Packing boxes and crates or other debris stored in visible yard areas.
(12) Property, such as building exteriors, which is maintained in such condition as to become so defective, unsightly, or in such condition of deterioration or disrepair that the same will probably cause diminution in values of surrounding property or is materially detrimental to proximal properties and improvements. This includes, but is not limited to, the keeping, disposing or scattering over the premises of lumber, junk, trash, debris; abandoned, discarded, or unused objects or equipment such as automobiles, or parts thereof, furniture, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, cans or containers; or any device, decoration, design, fence, or structure which is unsightly by reason of condition or inappropriate location.
(13) Maintenance of premises so out of harmony or conformance with maintenance standards of adjacent properties so as to cause probable and substantial diminution of the enjoyment, use or value of adjacent properties, or so as to cause economic maladjustments to such an extent that capacity to pay taxes is reduced and tax receipts from such an area are inadequate for the cost of public services rendered therein.
(14) Materials used to build, maintain, and repair structures shall be like the materials used similarly elsewhere on the structure so as not to create a patchwork appearance. Intermediate construction materials, such as asphaltic-coated papers for roofing and masonite for siding, shall not be submitted for permanent construction materials customarily utilized in new finished construction.
('80 Code, § 98.04) (Ord. 84-17, passed 12-18-84; Am. Ord. 87-03, passed 3-3-87; Am. Ord. 2000-17, passed 6-26-00; Am. Ord. 2019-02, passed 6-18-19) Penalty, see § 96.99
Cross-reference:
Animal nuisances, see § 90.10
Barking and howling dogs, see § 90.11
Statutory reference:
Authority to abate nuisances, see R.C. § 715.44