§ 16-5. Public nuisances affecting adjacent property.

The following are declared to be nuisances affecting adjacent property:

(1)

All unsightly accumulations of lumber, wood, scrap metal, cans, refuse, debris, tires, fencing materials, mechanical parts, rocks, gravel or any other items or materials which serve to diminish the value or quality of any adjacent property, regardless of whether said adjacent property is privately or publicly owned.

(2)

All trees, shrubs, weeds, fences or any part thereof, exterior storage, or any other materials or vegetation which extend into an adjacent property, including snow removed onto an adjacent property, to an extent where access is impeded, or the quality, usability, safety, or visibility of the adjacent property is negatively affected.

(3)

All excessive collections of water on an adjacent property caused by irregular grades, structures, hard-surfaced areas, or any other feature causing such excessive and frequent runoff to an adjacent property.

(Ord. No. 87-02, § 2, 4-28-87)

Cross reference

Garbage and refuse, Ch. 11; trees, Ch. 26; exterior storage standards, zoning, subdiv. 3(g).