Title 7 - Health and Sanitation

8. H.
   Nuisance shall mean any condition which causes or creates an unreasonable interference with the rights of the general public and shall include, but not be limited to, graffiti, rank vegetation; rank or infested compost heaps; dense smoke; excessive dust, ash, or fine particles in the air; rank ponds or standing water including swimming pools, water receptacles, and undrained areas; cesspools creating on or rising to the surface; rank odors; unkempt trash, refuse, brush and limbs, debris or building materials; rank sewage or septic system; excessive accumulation of animal waste; exposed animal carcasses after death; sheds, garages, or other out-buildings allowing infestation of rodents or insects or left unsecured to allow entry of animals, humans, or the natural elements such as rain, hail and snow, or otherwise left unkempt or unsightly, except for outdoor dog or pet houses maintained in a clean and reasonable manner; trees, shrubs, or plants which are dead, diseased or infested which present a harmful or dangerous condition to the public; exposed refrigerators or freezers, or other appliances left unsecured; private streets on residential and commercial properties containing potholes or other conditions creating safety hazards for pedestrians or motor vehicles; encroachments in the public right-of-way for private purposes which create a safety hazard including, but not limited to, fixed basketball goals and masonry mailbox enclosures; surface discharge from sump pumps or other subsurface drainage lines in a manner that causes buildup of algae or ice that endangers pedestrian or vehicular traffic; and any other condition which is determined to present a dangerous or harmful condition to the public.

Effective on: 1/1/1901