(A) It shall be unlawful for any person owning property, or in control or possession of property, within the jurisdictional area of the city, to permit any real or personal property or any part of any property to become filthy, unwholesome, unsanitary, or in an obnoxious condition, or a nuisance to the public or any person within the city.
(B) The following are examples of unsanitary conditions not allowed within the jurisdictional area of the city, however this list shall not be deemed or construed to be conclusive, limiting or restrictive:
(1) Accumulation of rubbish, trash, refuse, junk and other abandoned materials, metals, lumber or other things.
(2) Any condition which provides harborage for rats, mice, snakes and other vermin.
(3) Any building or other structure which is in such a dilapidated condition that is unfit for human habitation, kept in such an unsanitary condition that it is a menace to the health of people residing in the vicinity thereof, or presents a more than ordinarily dangerous fire hazard in the vicinity where it is located.
(4) All unnecessary or unauthorized noises and annoying vibrations, including noises.
(5) All disagreeable or obnoxious odors and stenches, as well as the conditions, substances or other causes which gives rise to the emission or generation of such odors and stenches.
(6) The carcasses of animals or fowl not disposed of within a reasonable amount of time after death.
(7) Any accumulation of stagnant water permitted or maintained on any lot or piece of ground.
(`81 Code, § 93.015) (Am. Ord. 98-2319, passed 12-21-98) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Preservation of health, sanitation, and public welfare, see I.C. 36-8-2-4