§ 46-5. Creating unsafe or unhealthy conditions.

(a)

The following acts or omissions are hereby declared unlawful:

(1)

To park a vehicle having more than six wheels on the public streets or on private property within any of the residential zones of the city;

(2)

To put trash, garbage, or waste in any waste receptacle belonging to another person or business in the city;

(3)

To fail to pay for rubbish and/or limb pickup provided to any person, firm, or entity by the city;

(4)

To keep or maintain upon any lot or premises in the city any rubbish, trash, or debris creating an unsanitary and unsightly condition so as to constitute a public nuisance;

(5)

To keep or maintain materials, which constitute a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare, on any lot or premises in the city;

(6)

To leave on any public street or thoroughfare in the city or upon any residential lot, any abandoned or junk vehicle; and

(7)

To keep or allow to remain on any lot in the city, any burned out, hazardous, or dilapidated structure, whose condition is such that it constitutes a public nuisance.

(b)

Any city police officer or any other person designated by the city council is charged with the duty of identifying any of the above and foregoing conditions, infractions, or incidences and is given the authority to issue a warning that gives the violator ten days to correct the defect or omission after which (should the defect or omission continue) a citation will be issued citing the offending party or, in the case of the above violations involving maintenance of unsanitary or unsafe conditions, citing the owner or tenant of the lot upon which such unsanitary or unsafe condition is located, requiring that person to appear in municipal court and answer to the charge.

(c)

In the case of nonpayment for city pickup of private rubbish and trash, upon conviction, the person, firm, or entity guilty of violating that portion of this section shall be required to pay the city charge for such pickup, a $25.00 fine and court costs.

(d)

In the case of a person, firm, or entity maintaining any of the above and foregoing nuisances, unsafe, or unsanitary conditions, the person, firm, or entity guilty of such violation shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $200.00; shall be required to abate such nuisance, unsanitary, or unsafe condition within 60 days and shall be responsible for court costs.

(e)

In the case of those persons parking vehicles having more than six wheels overnight on a public street or on a residential lot, the fine shall be not less than $1.00 nor more than $100.00 plus cost of court.

(f)

In the case of those persons, firms, or entities convicted of violating this section concerning the placement of trash and/or rubbish in dumpsters owned by or leased by private individuals or businesses, the fine shall be not less than $10.00 nor more than $200.00 plus cost of court.

(g)

For all other violations not specifically addressed above, the municipal court shall be authorized to fine not less than $10.00 nor more than $200.00 plus cost of court.

(h)

The continuance of any of the prohibited acts or omissions after the ten-day warning period shall be a violation and each day that the prohibited act or omission continues shall be a separate violation.

(Ord. No. 511, §§ 3—10, 1-11-2006)

Cross reference

[Additional classifications], § 26-58.