As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
ABATE: | To put an end to any condition which is considered a violation of this chapter. |
ACCUMULATIONS OF MANURE, DROPPINGS OR OTHER WASTE: | Manure, droppings or other waste or debris, or offensive material resulting from animal keeping which has not been removed or cared for in such a manner as to avoid becoming offensive or annoying to other persons or becoming a health hazard. |
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON SIDEWALKS: | All accumulations of snow, sleet, hail, or other precipitation impairing safe access and use of sidewalks abutting on any public right of way of the city which has not been removed within twelve (12) hours from the termination of the depositing storm. The responsible party shall be any person owning, occupying, having control or charge or being an agent over any building, property, lot or partial lot of land abutting said sidewalks. |
DELETERIOUS: | Anything injurious to the health, safety, or welfare of any persons. |
DELETERIOUS OBJECTS OR STRUCTURES: | Burned machinery; buildings and equipment which are obsolete or in disuse; parts of vehicles; unsecured vacant structures; inoperable equipment; buildings in a state of general disrepair; objects with sharp, protruding edges; any structure which has become a fire hazard due to the accumulation of combustible materials; objects supported in such a manner as to be easily dislodged from the support; fences in a state of disrepair. |
DELETERIOUS OR NOXIOUS WEEDS: | Vegetation that has become a fire hazard as determined by the Uintah City fire and rescue department; weeds or grasses that are not maintained at less than six inches (6") in height; plants specifically listed as noxious weeds by the state of Utah or by Weber County, or as may be from time to time hereafter amended (see list on file in the city office); vegetation that endangers the public health and safety by creating a fire hazard or insect, rodent or other vermin harborage. |
DEPOSITING OF SNOW OR OTHER MATERIALS IN THE STREET: | Snow or other material from a sidewalk or driveway leading to a business or residence which is deposited in a street maintained and plowed for purposes of snow removal by the city or other public agency. The responsible party shall be any person owning, occupying, having control or charge or being an agent over any building, property, lot or partial lot of land abutting said street. |
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION OR TRAVEL: | Trees or shrubs which intrude into the sidewalk space or are not trimmed to a minimum clearance of seven feet (7') over sidewalks or thirteen and one-half feet (131/2') over roadways; any object which would prohibit the full use of sidewalk space by any person; any object placed in such a location as to restrict the clear view of roadways unreasonably or dangerously by persons using or entering the roadway. |
OWNER: | Any person, who alone or with others: |
A. Has legal title to any premises or dwelling, with or without accomplishing actual possession thereof; or | |
B. Has charge, care or control of any premises or dwelling, as legal or equitable owner, lessee, or is an agent of the owner or the estate of the owner in any manner. | |
PREMISES IDENTIFICATION: | Numbers or addresses placed on all new and existing buildings in such a position as to be plainly visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property. Said numbers shall contrast with their background. |
REFUSE, DEBRIS, GARBAGE, JUNK: | Spent, useless, worthless or discarded materials; used tires; whole vehicles; parts of vehicles or vessels; old and unused machinery and appliances or parts thereof; trash; rubbish; waste plant materials; trimmings; litter; scrap building materials; waste food products; dead animals. |
SIGHT TRIANGLE AREA: | The following methods shall be used to determine the sight triangle area of a particular lot or property (see diagram on file in the city office): |
A. Where curbs are installed; that portion of a corner lot lying within a triangular area formed by measuring back along each of the curb lines to a point forty feet (40') from the intersection of said curb lines, and then connecting the two (2) points with a third line. | |
B. Where no curbs are installed; that portion of a corner lot lying within a triangular area formed by measuring back from the property lines adjacent to the intersecting streets to a point on each property line twenty feet (20') back from the intersection of said property lines and then connecting the two (2) points with a third line. | |
VEHICLE: | Vehicle includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway vehicle, camper, park model recreational vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home. |
VESSEL: | Vessel means every type of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. |
WRECKED, INOPERABLE OR ABANDONED VEHICLES AND/OR VESSELS: | Any motor vehicle, Vessel, trailer, or semitrailer, not currently registered and licensed in this state or another state, that cannot be operated in its existing condition because the parts necessary for operation such as, but not limited to, tires, windshield, engine, drive train, driver’s seat, steering wheel or column, gas or brake pedals are removed, destroyed, damaged, deteriorated, or nonconforming. Vehicles/vessels made inoperable due to a collision or other event.(Ord. 243-18, 3-20-2018; amd. Ord. 274-23, 1-17-2023) |