(A) General. The creation or maintenance of a public health nuisance is prohibited. The following are hereby expressly declared to be public health nuisances without limitation by reason of such enumeration:
(1) A clandestine lab site;
(2) Improper sewage disposal to such degree that sewage or effluent is discharging onto the surface of the ground, backing up into a structure or discharging into a body of water;
(3) An unsecured hole or opening caused by improperly abandoned cistern, well pit, sewage treatment system, unused or non-maintained swimming pool, mine shaft or tunnel;
(4) Failure to keep waste, refuse or garbage in an enclosed building or properly contained in a closed, insect- and rodent-proof, container designed or reasonably adapted for such purpose, except for the immediate time preceding pick-up by a refuse hauler;
(5) Accumulation of carcasses of animals, birds or fish by failing to bury or otherwise dispose of in a sanitary manner within 24 hours after death. This provision shall not apply if the animals, birds or fish are intended for human consumption;
(6) Accumulation of decaying animal or vegetable matter, animal or human feces, trash, rubbish, garbage, rotting lumber, packing material, scrap metal, tires or any other substances which can harbor flies, mosquitoes, other disease carrying insects, rodents or other vermin; this definition does not include compost bins or compost sites which are being managed in accordance with acceptable standards;
(7) Accumulations of waste, refuse, garbage, rubbish or junk as to become dangerous or injurious to the health and safety of any individual or to the public;
(8) Any structure that has become dangerous for further occupancy because of sanitary defects;
(9) Infestations of flies, fleas, cockroaches, lice, rats, mice, fly larvae or hookworm larvae; and
(10) Unnatural breeding grounds which support mosquito larvae and mosquitoes capable of carrying West Nile Virus, La Crosse Encephalitis Virus or any other disease causing microorganism.
(B) Jurisdiction.
(1) This chapter shall be applicable in all incorporated and unincorporated municipalities (city or township) within the boundaries or the county under the jurisdiction of the County Human Services Board.
(2) This chapter does not preempt any ordinances adopted by a city or township related to clandestine lab sites or related to buildings and housing.
(Ord. 11-06, passed 11-29-2011)