It shall be an unlawful for any owner, lessee, occupant and/or agent or representative of any such owner, lessee, or occupant having control of any occupied or unoccupied lot or parcel of land thereof to allow, permit or maintain on any property, both public and private, or any adjacent public right of way outside the incorporated limits of any municipal corporation, and within the county limits, any of the following conditions:
A. The growth of weeds or unmown grass or the accumulation of overgrown weeds, grass, brush, nuisance trees or shrubs, whether dead or living, over eight inches (8") in height, with the exception of an actively operated compost pile not generating nuisance odors.
B. Any tree, shrub or other plant material or any dead or dying tree or shrub located on private property in the county which overhangs or intrudes over or upon any public street, alley, avenue, roadway, sidewalk, traffic intersection visibility triangle or traffic sign to such an extent that it interferes with the safety of the traveling public or is a hazard or hindrance to public safety or use of public property.
C. The accumulation and/or storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, inoperable or unlicensed vehicles including but not limited to recreational vehicles or motor homes, or parts thereof.
D. The keeping, storage, or accumulation of garbage, refuse, rubbish, building materials, unused furniture and appliances, junk, trash, or debris on any property, which creates a condition tending to be injurious to public health, safety, or the general welfare which shall include but is not limited to those circumstances which reduce the value of surrounding private or public property in the vicinity of the nuisance, and/or promotes deterioration, fire hazards and/or constitutes an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and/or safety of minors, or is a harborage for rodents, insects, unclaimed animals, and/or transients.
E. An animal carcass owned or controlled by him to remain upon public property, or to be exposed on private property, for a period of time longer than is necessary to remove and dispose of the carcass.
F. Allowing an excavation to remain unguarded by suitable barriers, including amber warning lights during hours of darkness, installation and operation of the amber warning lights shall be the responsibility of the person creating, maintaining, or in charge of such obstruction.
G. A building or structure which exists in whole or in part in such a condition so as to constitute a dangerous building that is injurious to the public health, safety, or general welfare as defined herein. (Ord. 160, 9-17-2019)