8.12.010 Nuisances designated.
The provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable to any condition defined as a nuisance by this Code, by any other ordinances or resolutions of the City Council, or by statutes of the state. Additionally, it shall be unlawful and it is declared to be a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge of any residential or commercial property in the City to maintain the property in such a manner that any of the following conditions are found to exist thereon:
A. Land, the topography, geology, or configuration of which, whether in a man-made state or as a result of grading operations, excavation, removal of a structure, or fill, causes erosion, subsidence, or surface water drainage problems of such magnitude as to be injurious to the public health, safety and welfare or to adjacent properties, or which violates state or federal regulations or local ordinances regarding stormwater runoff;
B. Buildings or structures constructed without applicable permits or approvals, or which are partially destroyed or are permitted to remain in a state of partial construction for more than twelve months from initial issuance of the building or demolition permit without evidence of substantial construction activity leading to the completion of the permitted work in a timely manner;
C. Doorways, windows or other openings into vacant structures which are not secured and maintained from public access;
D. Accumulated trash and debris;
E. Dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous trees, weeds and other vegetation on developed property which:
1. Creates a danger to public health, safety and welfare, or
2. Blocks or obstructs a sidewalk, street, driveway or alley;
F. Landscape features failing to meet minimum levels of maintenance and care as follows:
1. Landscape irrigation pipes and sprinkler heads, where installed, shall be maintained in good working order so as to cover all landscaped areas without creating excessive runoff,
2. All walls, fences, trash enclosures and other structures shall be maintained free of significant surface cracks, dry rot, warping, missing panels or blocks which either (i) threaten structural integrity, or (ii) result in a dilapidated, decaying, disfigured or partially ruined appearance;
G. Maintenance of the premises in a manner so out of harmony or conformity with the maintenance standards of adjacent properties as to cause material diminution of the enjoyment, use or property values of such adjacent properties;
H. Storage on private property of products which are items of commerce that are stored as part of conducting a private business, and which are visible from a public right-of-way or neighboring properties;
I. Except in fully enclosed garages, the parking or storage of abandoned or nonoperational motor vehicles, boats, trailers or motorcycles, or operational motor vehicles, boats, trailers, or motorcycles which have been placed on blocks or otherwise immobilized;
J. Private sewer lines which have been determined to be illegally connected or in a leaking, broken or clogged condition;
K. Any attractive nuisance dangerous to children including, but not limited to:
1. Any swimming pool, pond, spa or other body of water or excavation which is abandoned, unattended, unfiltered, or is otherwise unsafe, or does not conform to City or state statutes regulating pool safety enclosures,
2. Buildings which are abandoned, partially destroyed or left for a period of over twelve months in a state or partial construction without substantial construction activity,
3. Abandoned, neglected or broken motor vehicles, boats, machinery or equipment;
L. Performance of work, other than emergency repairs or minor maintenance which will be completed in seventy-two hours or less, on motor vehicles, vehicle engines or parts, boats, trailers, or household fixtures or appliances, on a public right-of-way, or performance of such work in yard areas of residential properties so as to be visible from a public right-of-way or neighboring properties;
M. Use of the public right-of-way for temporary or permanent storage and/or cleaning of commercial kitchen appliances or utensils;
N. Docks which are in a deteriorated condition resulting in the threat of breaking loose from their moorings, or which have broken loose from their moorings, or which have loose, broken or missing planks;
O. Storage on private property of construction vehicles or materials for more than thirty days without evidence of substantial construction activity taking place;
P. Abandoned utility lines. (Ord. 95-3 § 1, 1995; Ord. 76-4 § 1, 1976; prior code § 13A-2.)