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(A) The purpose of this chapter is to promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the city and to protect the community from deterioration and decline by establishing minimum standards for the use and maintenance of all buildings, structures, premises and land, whether developed or undeveloped.
(B) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter shall apply to all land within the city without regard to the use or occupancy or the date of acquisition or annexation.
(1976 Code, § 9-1-1) (Ord. 593-12, passed 8-8-2012)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED OR JUNK VEHICLE. Any vehicle that is partially or wholly dismantled, discarded, wrecked, on blocks or similar devices, stripped or scrapped; or a vehicle with one or more deflated tires or from which a wheel or tire has been removed; or any motor vehicle which is inoperable due to mechanical failure or mechanical disassembly or other reasons, whether currently registered or not. The absence of current registration or license plate lawfully assigned and affixed thereto or immobilization for 60 days shall be prima facie evidence of inoperability.
AUTHORIZED RECEPTACLE. A litter, refuse, trash or recyclable storage and collection receptacle, which is materially unaltered and has the lid or cover secured and closed as required and authorized pursuant to the City of Page Agreement for Garbage Collection.
CITY AGREEMENT FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION. The contemporary agreement for residential and commercial solid waste and recyclable collection and removal required to be on file with the City Clerk pursuant to § 50.01(B).
DESIGNATED CITY OFFICIAL. Any city employee, whether directed and authorized by the City Manager, job description, statute or by code or regulation adopted by the city, having purview over the respective issue.
DISMANTLED. Materially altered by removal of essential parts.
GARBAGE. Household waste (including single- and multiple-family residences and some commercial enterprises such as hotels, offices, restaurants and other such businesses) that is permitted to be placed in on-site receptacles.
GRASS. Barnyard, Bermuda, Bromegrass, Johnson, bluegrass, crab, foxtail, ragweed, rye, wild oats or hybrids thereof.
HAZARD. A condition that presents a threat to life or public safety or that may cause physical harm in violation of Chapter 150 of this code of ordinances.
HAZARDOUS WASTES. Sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility, or other discarded materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material, resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations or from community or private activities which because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment if improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.
IMMINENT HAZARD. A condition that presents an immediate threat to life or public safety or the likelihood of causing personal physical harm in violation of Chapter 150 of this code of ordinances.
IMPROVED PROPERTY. Land on which buildings or other structures are located or which has otherwise been developed for a legal use.
INFESTATION. The apparent presence of insects, rodents or other pests.
JUNK. Items that in their present state are of little or no apparent or objective economic value, except that which is confined within an industrial or commercial area in compliance with the City Zoning Code, including, but not limited to, discarded or scrapped furniture; glass, metal, paper, appliances, fixtures or machinery parts; inoperative machinery or appliances; vehicle bodies or parts, including tires; building material; litter; or discarded or empty containers.
LAND. All land in the city, whether improved or unimproved.
LITTER. Any rubbish, refuse, waste materials, paper, glass, cans, bottles, organic or inorganic trash, debris, dead animals or any foreign substance of any kind or description, including abandoned or junk vehicles, regardless of their value.
LITTERING. The act of placing, dumping, throwing or depositing litter.
MANURE. Animal excreta, including that accumulated in or from barns, stables, corrals, pens or conveyances used from stabling, transporting or penning of animals or fowl, with the exception of animal excreta purposely disposed of by spreading and tilling under the soil or used as fertilizer.
NOTICE TO ABATE. A notice issued to a property owner or occupant concerning a violation of this chapter or other code or regulation adopted by the city.
OCCUPANT. The person occupying or having possession or custody of a structure or premises as an owner, a lessee or otherwise.
OWNER. The person indicated on the public records as the owner of record of the property in question.
PERSON. A human being, enterprise, corporation, association, partnership, firm or society.
PLANT GROWTH. Vegetation, whether living or dead, such as grass, weeds, vines, bushes, cactus or trees.
POLLUTED. A condition that exists in water and is characterized by bacterial growth, algae, insect infestation, the remains of litter, debris, garbage or other foreign matter which, because of its nature or location, constitutes an unhealthy, unsafe or unsightly condition and a violation of any applicable health and safety codes.
PUBLIC PLACE. Any street, sidewalk, boulevard, alley, right-of-way or other public way and any public park, square, space, ground, path, trail or building.
REFUSE. All biodegradable or non-biodegradable solid or semisolid wastes, except human excreta, but including garbage, rubbish, ashes, trash, manure, dead animals, junk vehicles, construction materials and industrial wastes.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY. An owner, lessee, cotenant, occupant, manager or other person responsible for the maintenance or condition of the real property, including buildings, grounds, lots or premises, or a person otherwise charged with a violation of this chapter.
RUBBISH. All non-biodegradable solid wastes, excluding ashes, consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, cardboard, waste metal, tin cans, yard clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, construction and similar materials.
STORED. Parking, leaving, locating, keeping, maintaining, depositing, remaining or being physically present on private property.
STREET or HIGHWAY. The entire width between the boundary lines or every way publicly owned or maintained.
TRASH. Paper, rags, old clothing, paper containers, pieces of wood, rubber or plastic, boxes, barrels or crates, construction materials, feathers, weeds, grass and tree limbs or shrub limbs.
UNIMPROVED PROPERTY. Bare land upon which no buildings or other structures have been erected or which otherwise undeveloped for a legal use.
UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION. In such dilapidated or unsafe condition as to present an immediate safety or fire hazard or in such unsanitary conditions as to be a menace to health or lacking water, sewer or electrical facilities for proper maintenance of sanitary, safe and healthful conditions in violation of Chapter 150 of this code of ordinances.
VEHICLE. Every device by which any person or property is or may be transported.
WEEDS. Any vegetation which is, or is likely to be, detrimental, destructive or unsightly and difficult to control or eradicate, including, but not limited to, bull thistle, cocklebur, foxtail, horseweed, lambsquarters, London rocket, mallow, milkweed, pigweed, mustards, prickly lettuce, ragweed, Russian thistle, goat heads, tumble weeds, sheperdspurse, sow thistle, White Horse-nettle, willow-weed and those types of plant growth defined as noxious weeds by A.R.S. § 3-201 regardless of whether a particular property owner or occupant who is the subject of enforcement action under this code regards the growth as desirable.
(1976 Code, § 9-1-2) (Ord. 593-12, passed 8-8-2012; Ord. 628-16, passed 6-22-2016)
(A) The City Community Enhancement Technician, in coordination and cooperation with such other designated city officials, is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all provisions of this chapter.
(B) In enforcing this chapter, the City Community Enhancement Technician, peace officer or other designated city official, may take one or more of the following actions by first utilizing the least punitive action and progressing to more severe actions only as necessary for compliance:
(1) Informal intervention with the responsible party;
(2) Where the violation is on public property, such as noncompliant posting of signs in a public right-of-way, take summary action to remove the violation and, where possible, serve notice of the action or written warning, issue a civil or criminal citation;
(3) Issue a notice and order to abate to the responsible party in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter;
(4) Issue a criminal or civil citation to the responsible party in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter; or
(5) In the case of an imminent hazard or a building or structure which is unfit for human habitation, with the concurrence and approval of the City Manager, take emergency remedial action or issue an order to vacate the premises in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(C) The authority of the City Community Enhancement Technician to enforce the provisions of this chapter is independent of and complementary to the authority of other designated city officials to enforce the provisions of any other statute, code or regulation. The remedies provided for in this chapter are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies established by law, and this chapter shall not be interpreted as limiting the penalties, actions or abatement procedures which may be taken by the City or other officials under other laws, ordinances or rules.
(1976 Code, § 9-1-3) (Ord. 593-12, passed 8-8-2012; Ord. 628-16, passed 6-22-2016)
(A) The City Community Enhancement Technician, or such other designated city official, is hereby authorized to make inspections for violations of this chapter in the normal course of job duties or in response to a citizen complaint when there is reason to believe that a violation of this chapter has been or is being committed and where necessary to certify compliance with an enforcement action.
(B) In order to investigate possible violations or to determine compliance with this chapter, private property may be entered with the consent of the owner or occupant. If consent is denied or cannot be obtained, private property may only be entered with an administrative warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(1976 Code, § 9-1-4) (Ord. 593-12, passed 8-8-2012; Ord. 628-16, passed 6-22-2016)
The following acts, omissions, conditions and things in or upon any land or structure in the city, or the failure to comply with any of the following standards constitute public nuisances, the existence of which are hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful; the provisions of this section are not exclusive and may be duplicative of other provisions, codes and regulations adopted by the city; all provisions, codes and regulations of the city, including those in this section, may be applied cumulatively or separately for purposes of enforcement.
(A) It shall be unlawful to maintain any condition defined as or deemed to be a nuisance or hazard to the public health, safety or welfare by any statute of the state or any code or ordinance adopted by the city.
(B) Any attractive nuisance, dangerous to children and other persons including, but not limited to, abandoned, broken, or neglected household appliances, equipment and machinery, abandoned foundations or excavations, or improperly maintained or secured pool, hot tub or spa.
(C) It is unlawful for any person to erect or maintain within the city any above ground electric fence.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or allow the storage of any abandoned or junk vehicle, except where such storage is in complete compliance with this chapter and the City Zoning Code.
(1) In residential areas, all abandoned or junk vehicles being stored, restored or repaired shall be kept safely within a lawful building or structure or behind a lawful fence in such a manner as to not be visible from beyond the lot boundaries.
(2) Abandoned or junk vehicles shall not be stored on the premises of a business enterprise unless the enterprise is lawfully licensed under the city code for such purpose, or such storage is necessary to the operation of the business enterprise, and such storage is otherwise in conformance with the city code and zoning ordinance.
(E) No person shall allow, deposit, store, accumulate or maintain garbage, trash, refuse, rubbish, litter or junk that is visible from beyond the lot boundaries, except for temporary storage of such materials in an authorized receptacle for collection in compliance with Chapter 50 of this code.
(F) No person shall deposit, discard, store, maintain or knowingly permit to remain on land, under his or her control, in a place accessible to children, any icebox, refrigerator, ice chest or other airtight or semi-airtight container or appliance which has a capacity of one and one-half cubic feet or more and/or an opening of 20 square inches or more and which has a door or lid equipped with hinge, latch or other fastening device.
(G) All persons owning or occupying land, whether improved or unimproved, shall keep the sidewalks or public places fronting or bordering their property free of garbage, trash, refuse, rubbish, litter or junk; provided, however, this section shall not prohibit the temporary storage of such materials in authorized receptacles for collection in compliance with Chapter 50 of this code.
(H) No owner or occupant of land, whether improved or unimproved, shall allow trees, shrubs or plant growth on that land to encroach upon or impede, obstruct or interfere with passage on, any street, sidewalk, easement or alley within the city or to obstruct visibility of any traffic control device or signal, or dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous trees, weeds, hedges, and overgrown or uncultivated vegetation which is in a hazardous condition or which is likely to harbor rats, vermin or other pests. This section does not apply to properly maintained compost bins.
(I) No owner or occupant of land, whether improved or unimproved, except on land designated as parks/open space or future development, shall allow, maintain, or accumulate weeds, grass or other plant growth that are dead, dormant, sticker, or due to height or dryness, constitute a hazard as deemed by the Fire Marshal. When in the opinion of the Fire Marshal, the large size or terrain of property makes the cutting of all weeds or grasses impractical, the Fire Marshal, or designee, may, by written order, allow and limit the required cutting of weeds and grasses to a firebreak of not less than 15 feet in width cut around the complete perimeter of the property and around any structures existing upon the property, unless the Fire Marshal, or designee determines that a firebreak of a lesser width will provide adequate protection against fire spread at the particular location. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit plant or weed growth, with the exception of noxious weeds, utilized for grazing on land designated as residential estate.
(J) No person or owner shall deposit into, sweep upon or allow or permit to drain into any public right-of-way or place any hazardous material, garbage, trash, refuse, rubbish, litter or junk, or similar matter which is offensive to sight or smell or impedes passage or is detrimental to public health.
(K) It is unlawful for the owner or occupant of land to cause or permit disagreeable or obnoxious odors to emanate beyond the boundaries of the land.
(L) It is unlawful to occupy any building or other structure which is unfit for human habitation in violation of Chapter 150 of this code of ordinances.
(M) It is unlawful to allow any swimming pool or similar body of water to stagnate and thereby become eutrophic, polluted or offensive to the senses and unsafe for its intended use in violation of any applicable health and safety code.
(N) No owner or occupant of land, whether improved or unimproved, shall cause or permit unreasonable quantities of smoke, noxious fumes, gas, soot or cinders to emanate beyond the boundaries of that land except with a Fire Department burning permit.
(O) It is unlawful for any owner or occupant of land to fail to properly repair or replace any collapsed or fallen fence adjacent to the public right-of-way.
(P) In accordance with Chapter 91 of this code, except for specific permitted or licensed activities, it shall be unlawful for any person to display any article for sale outdoors on any property, whether improved or unimproved, or on any public place; and no owner or occupant of property, whether improved or unimproved, shall allow or permit such outdoor displays. This provision shall not apply to garage or yard sales.
(Q) In residential zones, it shall be unlawful for any person to park or store and for an owner or occupant of land to allow or permit any person to park or store on the owner’s or occupant’s land any commercial vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) exceeding 14,000 pounds, except that temporary parking is permitted for the purpose of delivery or the loading and unloading of household goods.
(R) No person shall place any sign in any public right-of-way or attach any sign to any public utility structure, traffic-control device, traffic light standard or similar structure, except signs erected by a public utility or government agency and those permitted by city ordinance or other law, but only for those places, times and specific purposes permitted.
(S) All vacant or abandoned buildings shall be secured against unauthorized entry at all times.
(T) It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully or negligently permit or cause the escape or flow of water from the municipal water system in such quantity as to cause flooding, impede vehicular or pedestrian traffic, create a hazardous condition to such traffic, create a condition which constitutes a threat to the public health and safety, or cause damage to the public streets or alleys of the city.
(U) It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or negligently deposit leaves, grass, weeds, sand, stones, or the like on a public sidewalk, alley, street, right-of-way, or other public property. It shall also be unlawful for a property owner or occupant of property to willfully or negligently allow the accumulation of said debris on a public sidewalk, alley, street, or right-of-way on said property.
(1976 Code, § 9-1-5) (Ord. 593-12, passed 8-8-2012; Ord. 628-16, passed 6-22-2016) Penalty, see § 10.99
Penalties for violations of this chapter shall be pursuant to § 10.99. In addition and concurrently, the city may employ all other enforcement remedies, and impose all other sanctions, available to it under this chapter or as otherwise provided by law. Each day in which a violation of this chapter continues or the responsible party fails to perform any act or duty required by this chapter or by a notice and order to abate shall constitute a separate criminal or civil offense.
(1976 Code, § 9-1-6) (Ord. 593-12, passed 8-8-2012)
From the date a notice and order to abate expires without compliance by the responsible party until the nuisance is abated or the city’s costs of abatement are reimbursed (whichever occurs later), the city may withhold or suspend any permit or approval of any alteration, repair or construction of any existing or new structure or sign on the property, as well as any permit or approval pertaining to the use or development of the property; provided, however, that no permit or approval necessary to correct the nuisance conditions shall be withheld.
(1976 Code, § 9-1-7) (Ord. 593-12, passed 8-8-2012)
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