For the purpose of this chapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
NUISANCE.
(1) Any condition or the use of premises or of building exteriors which is detrimental to the property of others or which causes or tends to cause substantial diminution in the value of other properties or which renders the properties as dangerous or detrimental or adverse to the health or welfare or offensive to the senses of the residents of the county.
(2) This includes, but is not limited to, the keeping or the depositing on or the scattering over the premises of any of the following:
(a) Lumber, junk, trash or debris;
(b) Abandoned, discarded or unused objects or equipment such as automobiles, furniture, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, cans or containers;
(c) Manure or compost piles or other material which is of a nature as to spread or harbor disease, emit unpleasant odors or harmful gas, or attract rodents, vermin or other disease-carrying pests, animals or insects. This section shall not apply to farming and nursery operations where the matter is kept over 100 feet from the nearest property line; and
(d) Keeping unsanitary matter on premises. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, or permit another to keep upon any property deleterious or septic material, unless the material is retained in containers or vessels which deny access to humans, flies, insects, rodents or animals. This section shall not apply to overflowing septic tanks and lateral lines as those items are subject to existing Health Department regulations or to farming and nursery operations where the matter is kept over 100 feet from the nearest property line.
(Ord. KOC 800.841, passed 7-17-1984; Ord. KOC 89-800-846, passed 9-5-1989) Penalty, see § 91.99