As used in this chapter, a NUISANCE shall be defined to include the following conditions, acts, or omissions:
(A) Any sign on or off premises which advertises goods, products, services or facilities which are no longer available to the public or which directs persons to a location where such goods, products, services or facilities are no longer available.
(B) Any tree or other object in such a condition that it appears likely to fall, either in whole or in part, and which if it does fall may cause injury to persons or property upon the public streets or public ways of the city or to persons or property on adjoining properties.
(C) (1) The presence outdoors on property of refuse, trash, garbage or other discarded or waste objects or materials unless same is:
(a) Present for purposes of immediate pick up or collection; and
(b) Properly located, contained, and enclosed, all in accordance with the provisions of the city’s ordinances relating to trash collection and the city’s commercial and residential solid waste franchise agreements.
(2) Items such as discarded appliances, furniture, mattresses or the like located outdoors on property shall be deemed a nuisance unless there for immediate collection by a collector who is charged with the duty of collection of material of the kind in question and who has been notified of the necessity for collection; any such item which remains outdoors on property for longer than five days shall conclusively be deemed to be a nuisance.
(D) Weeds, grass, or other vegetation on premises which is greater than ten inches in height; provided that ornamental and landscaping plantings and fruit or vegetable plantings shall not be deemed to be “weeds, grass, or other vegetation” within the meaning of this section.
(E) Trees or shrubbery on premises which in any way interferes with the use or maintenance of streets or sidewalks, which cause injury to streets or sidewalks, or which constitutes a safety hazard by obstructing the vision of a motorist, bicyclist, or pedestrian.
(F) The storage on the outdoors of premises of junk, scrap metal, or motor vehicles in an inoperative condition, except on premises authorized by city ordinance for such purposes, or any motor vehicle which is parked on private property except on a weed-free surface made of gravel, crushed stone, asphalt, or concrete. A motor vehicle which lacks current registration shall be deemed to be inoperable.
(G) Any trash or garbage container, not including commercial or construction-related dumpsters, not concealed from view from the street at all times other than when placed at the curb for pick-up the night prior to and the day of scheduled pick-up time.
(H) Any outdoor security light, spotlight, floodlight, or the like located on private property and situated or aimed in such a fashion as to project light:
(1) Onto the porch, deck, patio, or similar area of the residence of another person; or
(2) Into a window of another person’s residence, in such intensity as to be offensive to a person of ordinary sensibilities.
(I) The failure to keep an animal’s pen, yard, lot, or other enclosure in a sanitary condition and free from preventable offensive odors.
(J) The failure of the owner or custodian of a pet or other animal to remove any excrement deposited by the pet or animal on public walks, streets, recreation areas, or private property.
(K) Any yard sale type of display of items for sale which exists for a period in excess of 48 hours.
(L) Any dog which barks or howls so incessantly and on such a number of occasions as to become offensive to a person of ordinary sensibilities, or which comes onto the property of another without permission.
(Ord. 16-05, passed 2-9-16)