(A) The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subchapter, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. A vehicle that is in a state of disrepair and incapable of being moved under its own power or has no up-to-date inspection sticker or license tag.
BURNED BUILDING. A building that has been partly burned and left open and is a safety hazard to the general public and unsightly to the neighborhood.
(B) It shall be unlawful for the owner, tenant or person in charge of any real property in the town to permit or cause the accumulation or presence of any rubbish, debris, rubble, trash, litter, bricks, concrete, scrap lumber, old refrigerators, washing machines, clothes dryers, stoves, abandoned motor vehicles, torn down or burned buildings, old machinery or implements, or other similar unsightly material, or any foul or noxious effluvia. Any such accumulations or presence of such material or guides is hereby declared to be a nuisance. Conditions which constitute a public nuisance include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Deposit of trash, garbage, waste, or debris on private or public property in other than approved disposal containers;
(2) Accumulation of water in which mosquitoes may breed;
(3) Growth of vegetation or accumulation of materials which provide a harbor or breeding place for rodents or other pests;
(4) A dilapidated structure which is unfit for habitation, or which provides a harbor for rodents, pests, stray animals, or persons engaged in controlled substance use or sale;
(5) Unauthorized production, transportation, storage, or discharge of fumes, dust, smoke, noise, chemicals, toxic materials, waste, or other materials which pose a threat to public health or safety;
(6) Any condition which is conducive to the transmission of communicable disease or which increases the hazard of fire; or
(7) A junked or abandoned, unlicensed, inoperable, and unsecured motor vehicle which provides a harbor or breeding place for insects or rodents.
(1982 Code, Ch. 6, Art. I, § 2-1; 1982 Code, Ch. 6, Art. I, § 2.5; S.C. Code § 5-7-80) (Am. Ord. passed 6-16-2009)