The maintaining, using, placing, depositing, leaving, or permitting to be or remain on any public or private property any of the following items, conditions, or actions are declared to be and constitute a nuisance; provided, however, this enumeration shall not be deemed or construed to be exclusive, limiting, or restrictive:
(A) Any condition which is a breeding place or harborage for mosquitoes or a breeding place or harborage for rats or other pests;
(B) Any property which meets the following criteria concerning vegetative growth:
(1) Vacant lots that are adjacent to intersection of streets that pose a problem with the sight distance surrounding the intersection;
(2) Lots occupied by any structure (dwelling or commercial) that the height of growth is inconsistent with neighboring properties; and
(3) Vacant lots not occupied by a structure but which are within 50 feet of an occupied structure and the growth of weeds and vegetation exceeds 24 inches in height.
(C) Any open place of collection of water where insects tend to breed;
(D) Any open place of concentration of combustible items such as mattresses, boxes, paper, automobile tires or tubes, garbage, trash, refuse, brush, old clothes, rags, or any other combustible materials or objects of a like nature;
(E) Any open place of collection of garbage, food waste, animal waste, or any other rotten or putrescible matter of any kind;
(F) Any dilapidated furniture, appliances, machinery equipment, building materials, or any similar items not enclosed in a building with functional doors;
(G) Any furniture, appliances, or other metal products of any kind or nature openly kept which have jagged edges of metal or glass or areas of confinement;
(H) Any motor vehicle located on private property which is wholly or partially dismantled and any related motor vehicle parts and tools not enclosed in a garage with functional doors or covered with a tarp or canvass when not actively being repaired;
(I) Any improper or inadequate drainage on private property which causes flooding, interferes with the use of, or endangers, in any way, the streets, sidewalks, parks, or other public property of any kind;
(J) Any condition which blocks, hinders, or obstructs, in any way, the natural flow of branches, streams, creeks, surface waters, ditches, or drains to the extent that lots or properties are not free from standing water;
(K) Any tree which is dead or damaged and causes a safety hazard for public and/or private property and which has been declared by a forester, arborist, or other persons who are certified to make such declarations; and
(L) Any other condition specifically prohibited in this chapter or any other condition specifically declared to be a nuisance or a danger to the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of inhabitants of the city and a public nuisance by the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 92.002) (Ord. passed 9-14-1993) Penalty, see § 92.99