(A) Abandoned iceboxes. No person shall leave in a place accessible to children an abandoned or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or similar container without first removing the door.
(B) Attractive nuisances.
(1) Prohibited. No owner or person in charge of property shall permit thereon:
(a) Unsafe machinery, equipment, vehicles, or other devices which are attractive, dangerous, and accessible to children;
(b) Lumber, logs, or pilings placed or stored in a manner so as to be attractive, dangerous, and accessible to children; or
(c) An open pit, quarry, cistern, or other excavation without safeguards or barriers to prevent such places from being used by children.
(2) Exception. This section shall not apply to authorized construction projects with reasonable safeguards to prevent injury or death to playing children.
(C) Scattering rubbish. No person shall deposit upon public or private property any kind of rubbish, trash, debris, refuse, or any substance that would mar the appearance, create a stench or fire hazard, detract from the cleanliness or safety of the property, or would be likely to injure a person, animal, or vehicle traveling upon a public way.
(D) Trees and bushes.
(1) Trimming required. No owner or person in charge of property that abuts upon any public sidewalk shall permit trees or bushes on his or her property to interfere with street or sidewalk traffic. It shall be the duty of an owner or person in charge of property that abuts upon a street or public sidewalk to keep all trees and bushes on his or her premises, including the adjoining parking strip, trimmed to a height of not less than eight feet above the sidewalk and not less than 14 feet above the roadway.
(2) Dead or decaying trees. No owner or person in charge of property shall allow to stand any dead or decaying tree that is a hazard to the public, persons, or property on or near the property.
(E) Fences.
(1) Barbed wire. No owner or person in charge of property shall construct or maintain a barbed wire fence thereon, or allow barbed wire to remain as part of a fence, along a sidewalk or public way; except such wire may be placed about the top of other fencing not less than six feet and six inches high.
(2) Electric fence prohibited. No owner or person in charge of property shall construct, maintain, or operate an electric fence along a sidewalk or public way.
(F) Surface waters; drainage.
(1) Sidewalks. No owner or person in charge of any building or structure shall suffer or permit rainwater, ice, or snow to fall from the building or structure onto a street or public sidewalk or to flow across the sidewalk.
(2) Drainpipes. The owner or person in charge of property shall install and maintain in proper state of repair adequate drainpipes or a drainage system so that any overflow water accumulating on the roof or about the building is not carried across or upon the sidewalk.
(G) Dangerous excavations.
(1) Barriers. No owner or person in charge of property shall allow an excavation to remain unguarded without suitable barriers.
(2) Warning lights. In addition to the barriers required by division (G)(1) above, any person creating, maintaining, or in charge of such excavation shall ensure the installation and operation of warning lights encompassing the excavation and reasonably noticeable to passersby.
(H) Littering prohibited.
(1) To throw, deposit, or accumulate prohibited. No person shall throw, deposit, or accumulate litter in or upon any public place or private premises within the city, except for collection, or except while such person is temporarily engaged in clearing said public place or private premises of litter or improving said public place or private premises.
(2) Prohibited deposits. No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any city-owned receptacle located in a public place the garbage or litter which was accumulated in the residence or place of business occupied by said person.
(I) Garbage and refuse containers. No owner or person in charge of a property shall allow the storage or accumulation of garbage, refuse, or rubbish to be accumulated, unless contained in a sealed or sealable container designed for such purpose. A sealed or sealable garbage bag or sack alone is not sufficient; it shall also be sealed in a container.
(J) Refuse area enclosure.
(1) Enclosure area. All trash and/or garbage collection areas for commercial, industrial, and multi-family residential uses shall be enclosed on at least three sides by a solid wall or fence of at least four feet in height, or within an enclosed building or structure.
(2) Vehicular access. Adequate vehicular access to and from such area for the collection of trash and/or garbage shall be provided.
(K) Unsightly conditions.
(1) Exteriors. The exterior of all structures and yards shall be maintained in such manner that there is no detrimental effect on the property of others.
(2) Prohibited items. There shall be no keeping, depositing on, or scattering over the property of any of the following:
(a) Junk, trash, or debris;
(b) Abandoned, discarded, or unused objects or equipment, such as automobiles, furniture, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, cans, containers, or similar items;
(c) Stagnant water or excavations; or
(d) Any device, decoration, design, structure, or vegetation which offends the visual sensibilities of a reasonable person by reason of its condition.
(L) Structures. Any structure or part of a structure which, because of fire, wind, or other natural disaster or physical deterioration, is no longer habitable as a dwelling, nor useful for any other purpose for which it may have been intended, must be repaired or demolished within 30 days of such an incident or notice to the property owner, whichever is sooner.
(M) Vacant buildings. In any area within the city, any vacant dwelling, garage, or other outbuilding shall be kept securely locked and the windows kept glazed or neatly boarded up and otherwise protected to prevent vandalism or other types of tampering or fire hazard.
(N) Discarded vehicles. It shall be unlawful to store or permit the storing of a discarded vehicle upon any private property within the city, unless the vehicle is completely enclosed within a building, or unless it is in connection with and upon the property of a business enterprise dealing in junked vehicles lawfully conducted within the city.
(Prior Code, § 4-1-4) (Ord. 95-04, passed 5-30-1995) Penalty, see § 92.99