(A) No owner, occupant or person in charge of any lot or parcel of ground shall cause or permit water to accumulate thereon and become stagnant, or permit culverts, drains or natural watercourses thereon to become obstructed, or cause or permit any putrid or unsanitary substance to accumulate thereon.
(B) No owner, occupant or person in charge of any lot or parcel of ground shall cause or permit to accumulate on the exterior of the premises anything of an unsanitary or unsightly nature which creates a public nuisance, including, but not limited to the following:
(1) Litter, debris, rubbish, garbage, and other similar articles or materials which are patently unsightly and offensive to the senses;
(2) Junk motor vehicles and parts thereof including tires, wheels, batteries, radiators, hoods, doors and fenders;
(3) Broken, dilapidated or discarded furniture, mattresses, appliances, fixtures or other household furnishings;
(4) Tree and bush trimmings, decayed wood, building materials not in use and yard waste, excepting properly maintained compost piles or bins located in a rear yard.
(C) No owner, occupant or person in charge of any lot or parcel of ground shall cause, or permit a structure to be maintained in a condition which creates a fire, safety or health hazard or which by a lack of maintenance, creates a public nuisance, including, but not limited to the following:
(1) Broken or dilapidated gutters, awnings, windows, fences, walls, foundations, roof or other structures;
(2) Missing parts of walls, siding, facia, roofs, decks or other structural elements.
(3) Peeling paint or other deteriorated treatment of exterior elements of structures.
(1974 Code, § 94.14) (Ord. 8-97, passed 2-18-1997)
Penalty, see § 94.99