(A) In addition to other public nuisances declared by other sections of this code or law, the following are hereby declared to be public nuisances:
(1) The sale, or offering for sale, of unwholesome food or drink; or the keeping of a place where such sales or offerings are made;
(2) The sale, offering for sale, or furnishing of intoxicating liquor in violation of the state law or ordinances of the city; or keeping of a place where intoxicating liquor is sold, offered for sale, or furnished in violation of the state law or ordinances of the city;
(3) The exposure, display, sale, or distribution of obscene pictures, books, pamphlets, magazines, papers, documents, or objects; or the keeping of a place where such are exposed, displayed, sold, or distributed;
(4) The keeping of a place where persons gamble, whether by cards, slot machines, punchboards, or otherwise;
(5) The keeping of a place where prostitution, illicit sexual intercourse, or other immoral acts are practiced;
(6) The keeping of a place where activities in violation of state law or ordinance are practiced or carried on;
(7) The conduct or holding of public dances in violation of the ordinances of the city; or the keeping of a place where such dances are held;
(8) The public exposure of a person having a contagious disease;
(9) The continued making of loud or unusual noises which annoy persons of ordinary sensibilities; or the keeping of an animal which makes such noises;
(10) The operation or use of any electrical apparatus or machine which materially or unduly interferes with radio or television reception by others;
(11) Any use of a street or sidewalk or a place adjacent thereto which causes crowds of people to gather so as to obstruct traffic on such street or sidewalk, or which otherwise obstructs traffic thereon, except as may be authorized by law or ordinance;
(12) Permitting water or other liquid to flow or fall, or ice or snow to fall, from any building or structure upon any street or sidewalk;
(13) All wells, pools, cisterns, bodies, or containers of water in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed, or which are so constructed, formed, conditioned, or situated as to endanger the public safety;
(14) Rank weeds or grass, carcasses, accumulations of manure, refuse, or other things, which are, or are likely to be, breeding places for flies, mosquitoes, vermin, or disease germs; and the premises on which such exist;
(15) Any building or structure which is dangerous to the public health or safety because of damage, decay, or other condition;
(16) Any pit, hole, or other thing which is so constructed, formed, conditioned, or situated as to endanger the public safety;
(17) Any fire or explosion hazard which endangers the public safety;
(18) Any occupation or activity which endangers the public peace, health, morals, safety, or welfare;
(19) Any motor vehicle (whether in operating condition or not) or any trailer without a current vehicle plate and current insurance verification as required by law for vehicles used on the public highways, when stored or kept in a residence district;
(20) Any stable or other place where animals are kept that may become obnoxious or annoying to any resident of this city, by reason of any noise or noises made by the animal therein, or by reason of lack of sanitation, is hereby declared to be a nuisance;
(21) Every building or other structure that shall become unsafe and dangerous from fire, decay, or other cause, or shall become hazardous from fire, by reason of age, decay, or construction, location, or other cause, or shall be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of this city or its inhabitants from any cause, is hereby declared to be a nuisance;
(22) Unlawfully performing an act or omitting to perform a duty or condition which:
(a) Annoys, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, or safety of others;
(b) Offends public decency;
(c) Unlawfully interferes with, obstructs, tends to obstruct, or renders dangerous for use, any lake, drainage way or easement, stream, stream basin, public park, street, or other public property; or
(d) In any way renders other persons insecure in life or in the use of property.
(23) A NUISANCE shall further be defined by mention or definition of any act, omission, or thing constituting a nuisance or public nuisance anywhere within this code, which shall include, but is not limited to:
(a) Dilapidated or unsecured buildings;
(b) Weeds, tall grass, untrimmed trees, shrubbery;
(c) Trash, junk;
(d) Graffiti; and
(e) Abandoned, wrecked, junked, or non-operating vehicles.
(B) The above enumeration of certain public nuisances shall be cumulative and not limit other provisions of law or ordinances defining public or private nuisances either in more general or more specific terms.
(Prior Code, § 93.007) (Ord. 2019-560, passed 9-3-2019) Penalty, see § 93.999