A. Required: It shall be the duty of every person, whether an owner, lessee, renter, agent, contractor, purchaser or otherwise, in charge of any premises located within the town, including any vacant lot, place of business, dwelling house, tenement, apartment, construction site, or any other establishment, to at all times maintain the premises in a clean and orderly condition, free of any unsightly growth of weeds.
B. Garbage And Refuse Accumulation: No deposit or accumulation of garbage, other than ordinarily attendant upon the use for which the premises is legally authorized, shall not be permitted in the areas or by the persons addressed above, nor shall the same be permitted upon any public streets or alleys. (Ord. 160, 1-4-2005)
C. Storage Of Junk: It is unlawful for any person to store or allow or permit the storage of a material, including, but not limited to, any junk, junked vehicles, machinery or equipment not screened from ordinary public view upon any real property addressed above or upon any public streets or alley. This subsection does not apply to commercial businesses otherwise operating in accordance with applicable zoning and health and safety laws. The phrase "screened from public view" means in a manner which does not constitute a health hazard or an attractive nuisance by means of suitable fencing, trees or other suitable shrubbery or opaque covering. (Ord. 160, 1-4-2005; amd. 2012 Code)
D. Included Premises: The premises to be maintained includes all public rights of way adjacent to the premises, such as sidewalks, curb and gutter and to the center of the alleys. Public streets are not included herein.
E. Nuisance Declared: The unsightly growth of weeds or the accumulation of garbage as addressed above is hereby declared to constitute a nuisance and nonconforming use of the premises and in violation of this chapter. (Ord. 160, 1-4-2005)