For the purpose of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used herein are defined as follows:
(a) “Nuisance” means anything which is injurious to health, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, or unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use in the customary manner of any public park, street, sidewalk, alleyway, highway or other public easement is a nuisance.
(b) “Nuisance vegetation” means weeds and wild grasses, such as those commonly known as foxtails, tumbleweeds, devil thorns, puncture vines, horehound gourd vines, and other similar grasses and weeds.
(c) “Owner” means any person in possession and also the person(s) shown as owner(s) on the last equalized property tax assessment rolls.
(d) “Public nuisance” means one which affects at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance of damage inflicted upon individuals may be unequal.
(e) “Trash containers” means any container such as trash bags, boxes or bins used to store trash, rubbish or other such refuse matter that meets the requirements of § 6-3.11(c) of the Municipal Code and is placed at a collection point.
(f) “Yard” means a tract of ground adjacent to, surrounding, or surrounded by a building or group of buildings.
(§ 3, Ord. 3046, eff. April 14, 2016)