(A) No lot, tract, parcel of real property or yard area shall be used as a collection or storage area for debris, garbage, rubbish, junk, broken glass, or furniture: appliances including without limitation a refrigerator, stove, washer, dryer, television or other household item; an automobile. boat, truck, trailer, camper, watercraft and/or other vehicle, or any part thereof, whether motorized or non-motorized, without a current, valid license plate or other registration certificate thereon; construction materials unless collection is maintained pursuant to a valid construction permit; dead, diseased or hazardous trees, lumber, vegetation, branches or sticks; trash not within an approved receptacle in any structure, building or premise or on any lot, tract or parcel of property; or storage or collection of other public nuisance items, unless otherwise specified and/or permitted in this code.
(B) No lot, tract, parcel of real property or yard area shall be used as a garbage dump or a dead animal rendering plant, nor may manure, rubbish, or public nuisance refuse be stored in the open within any district where the same may be construed as a menace to the public health, safety or welfare. No lot, tract, or parcel of real property shall contain a pool that contains unsanitary water or other conditions detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare. Any public nuisance prohibited by Fla. Stat. Chapter 823 shall also be prohibited within the boundaries of the city.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of property to permit or maintain, or for any person to cause an accumulation of rubbish, waste, trash, or debris, decaying vegetative matter, exposed salvageable material or other manmade materials upon any lot, tract, or parcel of land where the effect of such accumulation is to cause or to create any of the following:
(1) A visual nuisance or other unsightly condition visible from adjoining public or private property;
(2) An actual or potential haven or breeding place for snakes, rats, rodents or other vermin of like or similar character;
(3) An actual or potential breeding place for mosquitoes;
(4) A fire hazard to adjacent properties;
(5) An adverse effect on or impairment of the economic welfare of adjacent properties;
(6) A hazard to traffic at road intersections or rights-of-way within the city; or
(7) A nuisance as defined by law, or other unsanitary condition.
(Ord. 1283-15, passed 10-26-15) Penalty, see §
95.99