An obligation of the city is to provide for the prevention and abatement of conditions which are offensive or annoying to the senses, detrimental to property values, and neighborhood and community appearance, an obstruction to or interference with the comfortable enjoyment of adjacent and proximate properties or premises, or hazardous or injurious to the health, safety, or welfare of the general public in such ways to constitute a public nuisance; and, to provide standards to safeguard life, health, and public welfare in keeping with the residential character of the city by allowing for the regulation of property and premises maintenance for the following purposes:
(A) To promote attractive and consistent neighborhood and community appearance;
(B) To enhance the economic value of the community, and each area in it through the regulation of the maintenance of property or premises at or above a minimum standard;
(C) To reduce the threat to health, safety, welfare, appearance, and economic value due to the decline in property condition(s) by lawfully delineating the circumstances under which such condition(s) may be considered illegal and/or abated; and
(D) To prevent and abate public nuisances in the best interest of the health, safety, welfare, and comfort of the residents of the city to support maximum use and enjoyment of property or premises.
(Ord. 632-2023, passed 12-18-23)