(A) It is unlawful for any person to create or maintain on any premises or adjacent to a public right-of-way within the city any condition that contributes to the creation of a public nuisance and is injurious to health or safety, is offensive to the senses, or obstructs the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, or obstructs a public right-of-way.
(B) Such condition shall be deemed a nuisance if it affects an entire community or neighborhood or any considerable number of persons. Public nuisances include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Maintaining an attractive hazard on any premises for more than 24 hours without removing the door, lid or locking or fastening device from such container;
(2) Maintaining a junk vehicle or vehicles, whether on public or private property, for more than five consecutive days on public property; 30 consecutive days on private property, without removing such vehicle(s) to a legal disposal site or placing said junk vehicle(s) inside a storage building or garage;
(3) Maintaining a collection of junk (see definition) on any premises for more than five consecutive days without removing such material to a legal disposal site or placing such collection inside a storage building or garage;
(4) Creating or maintaining an obstruction to a public right-of-way;
(5) Creating or maintaining on any premises an amount of decaying matter, animal or vegetable, that is not part of an agricultural or farming operation, so as to contaminate the atmosphere and be offensive to the senses and obstruct the free enjoyment of life and property;
(6) Maintaining a dangerous structure (see definition) for more than 30 days without securing such property against entry or abating the dangerous condition of such structure;
(7) Creating or maintaining grass, weeds and lawns which are not regularly cut and mowed;
(8) Creating or maintaining fallen leaves, and branches that are allowed to accumulate upon any property to the point of creating a fire hazard;
(9) Accumulation of snow and ice on any public sidewalk adjoining private property, the removal of snow and ice may not be disposed on any public right-of-way;
(10) Nothing that is done or maintained pursuant to a permit issued by the city or the state shall be deemed a public nuisance; and
(11) Violations of this section shall be cited into City Court as civil citations, subject to penalties as provided § 5-2-15 of this chapter. Violations of this section may also be grounds for a civil abatement action as provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 2017-02, passed 7-17-2017)