(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, including the owner or occupant of such premises, to permit or create unsanitary, unsightly and/or unsafe conditions on his or her premises or lot; or to allow unsanitary, unsightly and/or unsafe conditions to remain on such premises or lot, or to create a unsanitary, unsightly and/or unsafe conditions adjacent to his or her premises or in any public place which is so located upon the premises as to be readily visible from any public place or from any surrounding private property.
(B) The following are declared to be examples of such unsanitary, unsightly and/or unsafe conditions, including but not limited to:
(1) Garbage, trash or refuse, except garbage, trash or refuse stored in authorized sealed receptacles specifically on designated trash collection days;
(2) Dilapidated or unusable furniture;
(3) Unusable or discarded iceboxes, refrigerators, stoves or other appliances;
(4) Unusable or discarded machinery or equipment or parts thereof;
(5) Used and discarded building materials;
(6) Broken and discarded glass;
(7) Any other item which is either wholly or partially rusted, wrecked, junked, dismantled, discarded, or inoperative;
(8) Used or discarded clothing;
(9) Dead animals;
(10) Stagnant water;
(11) Decayed vegetables and fruits;
(12) Any natural or manmade matter which causes an offensive odor;
(13) Dead, dying or damaged trees that present an imminent danger to life or property; and
(14) Anything that threatens or causes injury to the life or health of any person or significant damage to property.
(C) It shall be unlawful for the occupant or owner of any property within the town to allow any of the following items to remain on the property outside a dwelling or other enclosed structure for longer than 48 hours, in any location visible from streets or sidewalks adjacent to the property: bedding, bottles, glass, cans, cardboard, upholstered furniture manufactured for indoor use only, household appliances, jars, lumber and building supply materials not related to an active permit and not neatly stacked, machine parts, motor vehicles parts, pallets, paper, plumbing fixtures, rags, and scrap metal.
(D) For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
OUTSIDE A DWELLING OR OTHER ENCLOSED STRUCTURE. Any location that is not within the interior of a dwelling or other enclosed structure. Porches, balconies, decks, carports or other similar structures, unless completely enclosed, shall be deemed to be outside a dwelling or other enclosed structure. Temporary materials cannot be used to enclose a structure.
(E) The occupant or lessee of any premises and the owner, his or her agent, representative or employee having control of any vacant premises within the town, who shall permit or tolerate the existence of any of the conditions condemned in this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(1985 Code, § 26-202) (Am. Ord. 2020-04, passed 1-21-2020) Penalty, see § 94.99