Lots, tracts and parcels of land within the city shall be maintained and action is to be taken by the city according to subsections (A) through (F) below.
(A) Stagnant water. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to allow any pool of stagnant water to accumulate and stand on his or her property without treating it so as to effectively prevent the breeding of mosquitoes.
(2011 Code, § 13-103)
(B) Smoke, soot, cinders and the like. It shall be unlawful for any person to permit or cause the escape of such quantities of dense smoke, soot, cinders, noxious acids, fumes, dust or gases as to be detrimental to or to endanger the health, comfort and safety of the public or so as to cause or have a tendency to cause injury or damage to property or business.
(2011 Code, § 13-102)
(C) Recorder to keep files and records. The City Recorder shall keep a complete set of files and records relating to such liens, and shall include the amount of such liens in tax statements for ad valorem taxes thereafter submitted to the owners of lots, tracts or parcels of land subject to such liens.
(D) Dead animals. Any person owning or having possession of any dead animal not intended for use as food shall promptly bury it or notify the Health Officer and dispose of such animal in such manner as the Health Officer shall direct.
(2011 Code, § 13-105)
(E) House trailers. It shall be unlawful for any person to park, locate or occupy any house trailer or portable building unless it complies with all plumbing, electrical, sanitary and building provisions applicable to stationary structures and the proposed location conforms to the zoning provisions of the city and unless a permit therefor shall have been first duly issued by the City Recorder.
(2011 Code, § 13-107)
(F) Storage. It is a further violation of this section to allow the storage of items on or adjacent to, any property or in any public roadway or alleyway, such as, but not limited to: dilapidated furniture; appliances; cleaning products; unused landscaping materials; paint or chemical products; machinery; equipment; building materials; construction materials and/or tools; automobile parts; tires; or any other item(s) which are in a wholly or partially rusted, wrecked, junked, dismantled or inoperative condition, which are not completely enclosed within a building, dwelling or opaque fencing or screening, and as such are not visible to the general public from a common public roadway, residence, parking lot, empty lot, school, city park and/or gathering area, and such items are stored as to not endanger or cause injury to the residents or occupants of nearby properties.
(2011 Code, § 13-101)
(Ord. 02-06, passed 4- -2002; Ord. 13-25, passed 11-18-2013)