(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