The following words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
ABATEMENT: The removal, stoppage, prostration or destruction of that which causes or constitutes a nuisance, whether by breaking or pulling it down, or otherwise destroying or effacing it.
JUNK: Any or all worn out, cast off, destroyed or discarded article or material which is ready for destruction or has been collected and stored for salvage or conversion to some other use. Any article or material which, unaltered, unchanged and without further reconditioning, can be used for its original purpose as readily as when new and shall not be considered "junk".
JUNK CARS: Any used car or motor vehicle not in the process of reconditioning, which has been abandoned for use as a motor vehicle on a public highway and which is in unsafe operating condition and shall have remained in such condition for a period in excess of thirty (30) days; or portions of junk cars, such as hoods, fenders, radiators, rims, motors, hubcaps, etc., not being immediately utilized in the repair of a motor vehicle.
NUISANCE: Any item, thing, manner or condition whatsoever that is dangerous to human life or health, or renders soil, air, water or food impure or unwholesome.
OWNER: The person, firm or corporation in whose name said premises are listed in the records of the county recorder's office for Washington County, Utah.
PROPERTY: Any real property, premises, structure or location on which a nuisance or public nuisance is alleged to exist.
PUBLIC NUISANCE: Any fence, wall, shed, deck, house, garage, building, structure or any part of any of the aforesaid; or any tree, pole or smokestack; or any excavation, hole, pit, basement, cellar, sidewalk subspace, dock, wharf or landing dock; or any lot, land, yard, premises or location which, in its entirety, or in any part thereof, by reason of the condition in which the same is found or permitted to be or remain, shall or may endanger the health, safety, life, limb or property, or cause any hurt, harm, inconvenience, discomfort, damage or injury to any one or more individuals in the county, in any one or more of the following particulars:
A. By reason of being a menace, threat and/or hazard to the general health and safety of the community.
B. By reason of being a fire hazard.
C. By reason of being unsafe for occupancy or use on, in, upon, about or around the aforesaid property.
D. By reason of lack of sufficient or adequate maintenance of the property, and/or being vacant, any of which depreciates the enjoyment and use of the property in the immediate vicinity to such an extent that it is harmful to the community in which such property is situated or such condition exists.
RUBBISH: Means and includes wire, chips, shavings, boxes, barrels, rags, bottles, broken glass, crockery, tin, cast or wooden ware, iron, stumps, tree trunks, paper circulars, handbills, boots, shoes, ashes, trash, or any similar waste material. (2004 Code)