§ 92.03 RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE.

   (A)   Violation. It is declared a nuisance for any person to install or maintain machines or installations of any kind which unnecessarily or avoidably causes interference with radio and television reception within in the city.

   (B)   Abatement. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police of the city to inspect any device or installation of any kind which may be causing interference with radio and television reception, and whenever he or she shall find such device or installation is unnecessarily or avoidably causing the interference, he or she shall notify the owner or operator of same to abate such nuisance within 30 days or less. Whenever such owner or operator of the device or installation shall fail to abate such nuisance within the prescribed time, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, and he or she shall have the power to cause electrical service to the premises whereon such nuisance is being maintained to be disconnected and discontinued until such time as nuisance has been abated.

(Prior Code, § 8.24.010) Penalty, see § 92.99

§ 92.04 EXCEPTIONS.

   Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, it is expressly declared that a person shall not be charged with a violation of and no relief can be sought against the person under the provisions of this chapter when the conduct or activity which is alleged to violate this chapter is conduct or activity which is authorized by permit, license, authorization, or approval issued by the United States of America or the state, county, city, and/or any agency or department of those governmental entities.

(Prior Code, § 8.24.080) (Ord. 03-1, passed - -)

BUILDING NUISANCES

§ 92.15 MAINTAINING BUILDING OR PREMISES NUISANCE PROHIBITED.

   No owner, occupant, or person in charge of any house, building, lot, or premises in any unincorporated areas of the city shall create, maintain, or commit or permit to be created, maintained, or committed any public nuisance, as defined § 92.01 or as enumerated in § 92.02.

(Prior Code, § 8.24.040) (Ord. 03-1, passed - -) Penalty, see § 92.99

§ 92.16 VARIANCE OF BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO CONSTITUTE NUISANCE.

   (A)   It is unlawful for any person owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge or possession of any buildings or premises in the city to keep or maintain such buildings or premises in a manner which is at variance with and inferior to the level or maintenance of surrounding properties.

   (B)   The following condition or conditions constitute such a variance and are declared a public nuisance:

      (1)   Buildings which are abandoned, boarded up, partially destroyed, or partially constructed and uncompleted subsequent to the expiration of building permit;

      (2)   Buildings with deteriorating or peeling paint that allows the exterior building coverings to deteriorate or to permit the effects of sun and water penetration so as to encourage decay, dry rot, warping, and cracking;

      (3)   Buildings with broken windows, doors, attic vents, and under-floor vents;

      (4)   Overgrown vegetation which is unsightly and/or likely to harbor rats or vermin;

      (5)   Dead, decayed, or diseased trees, weeds, and other vegetation;

      (6)   Trash, garbage, or refuse cans, bins, boxes, bags, or other such containers permanently stored in front yards visible from public streets;

      (7)   Lumber, junk, trash, tires, debris, or salvage materials maintained upon any other household fixtures or equipment stored so as to be visible at ground level from any public alley, street, or adjoining premises;

      (8)   Abandoned, discarded, or unused furniture, stoves, sinks, toilets, cabinets, or other household fixtures or equipment stored so as to be visible at ground level from any public alley, street, or adjoining premises;

      (9)   Premises having a topography, geology, or configuration which as a result of grading operations or improvements to the land causes erosion, subsidence, unstable soil conditions, or surface or subsurface drainage problems as to pose a threat to or be injurious to adjacent premises, streets, or alleys;

      (10)   Abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative trailers, campers, boats, and other motor vehicles which are accumulated or stored in yard areas;

      (11)   Building exteriors, walls, fences, driveways, or walkways which are cracked, broken, defective, deteriorated, in disrepair, or defaced; and

      (12)   Any like or similar condition or conditions.

(Prior Code, § 8.24.060) (Ord. 03-1, passed - -) Penalty, see § 92.99

§ 92.17 ABATEMENT.

   It is unlawful for any person to do any act or conduct any business or keep any house, room, or building in the city for or any purpose which, by act of the Legislative Assembly of the state or ordinance of the city, is declared to be a nuisance, and all such nuisances may be abated by appropriate proceedings according to law.

(Prior Code, § 8.24.020) Penalty, see § 92.99

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