§ 16-3. Public nuisances affecting health.

The following are hereby declared to be nuisances affecting health where an unreasonable, unwarrantable or unlawful use by a person of his or her personal property or where a person's personal conduct causes another individual or the general public to be consequently damaged:

(1)

Exposed accumulation of decayed or unwholesome food or vegetable matter;

(2)

All diseased animals running at large;

(3)

All ponds or pools of stagnant water having noxious odors or determined to harbor disease or pose a danger of infection;

(4)

Carcasses of animals not buried or destroyed within twenty-four (24) hours after death;

(5)

Accumulations of manure, refuse or other debris;

(6)

Privy vaults and garbage cans which are not rodent-free or flytight or which are so maintained as to constitute a health hazard or to emit foul and disagreeable odors;

(7)

The pollution of any public well or cistern, stream or lake, canal or body of water by sewage, industrial waste, or other substances;

(8)

All noxious weeds and other rank growths of vegetation upon public or private property, except as otherwise permitted by chapter 31 of the City Code;

(9)

Dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas and soot, or cinders, in unreasonable quantities; and

(10)

Any offensive trade or business as defined by the zoning ordinance.

(Ord. No. 87-02, § 2, 4-28-87; Ord. No. 2009-21, § 1, 12-22-09)

Cross reference

Nuisances relative to housing, § 7-65(10).