For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein:
BOULEVARD: That strip of land abutting on either side of the streets of the city lying between the outside edge of the sidewalks and the curb along such streets or that area between the inside edge of sidewalks and the lot lines in areas having curbed sidewalks.
PERSON: Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind.
PROPERTY OWNER: The person owning such property as is shown by the Richland County clerk and recorder.
PUBLIC NUISANCE: A condition which endangers safety or health, is offensive to the senses, or obstructs the free use of property so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property by an entire community or neighborhood or by any considerable number of persons or a condition which renders dangerous for passage any public highway or right of way or waters used by the public.
STREET: The entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatsoever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public as a matter of right of way for the purpose of vehicular traffic. (Ord. 429, 9-19-1994)
The following conditions are public nuisances whenever they may be found within the city:
A. Any living or standing elm tree or part thereof infected to any degree with the Dutch elm disease fungus, Ceratocystis ulmi, and which harbors any of the elm bark beetles, Scolytus multistriatus, or Hylurgpoinus rufipes.
B. All limbs of trees, shrubs, bushes and plants which project over any public sidewalks, streets, or alleys and which are less than eight feet (8') above the surface of said public sidewalks, and less than fourteen feet (14') above the surface of any such street or alley. (Ord. 429, 9-19-1994)
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