The following are specifically declared to be nuisances affecting
the public health:
A. All
decayed, spoiled, tainted, unwholesome or harmfully adulterated food,
drink or drugs offered for sale to the public.
B. All
ponds or pools of stagnant water in which mosquitoes, flies or other
insects can multiply.
C. Carcasses
of animals or fowl not buried, destroyed or otherwise disposed of
in a sanitary manner within 24 hours after death.
D. Accumulations
of decayed animal or vegetable matter, trash, manure, rubbish, rotting
lumber or other debris to which are attracted flies, mosquitoes, insects
or other vermin.
F. Garbage
cans which are not flytight.
G. Pollution
of any public well or cistern, stream, lake, canal or body of water
by sewage, creamery or industrial waste, or other substances.
H. All
noxious weeds and other rank growths of vegetation.
I. Dense
smoke, noxious fumes, gas, soot, cinders, fly ash or industrial dust
in such quantities as to render the occupancy of property dangerous
or uncomfortable to a person of ordinary sensibilities.
J. All
nuisances including sick and diseased animals; all animals causing
personal or property damage.
[Amended by Ord. No. 012, Series 1997]
No person shall, within the Village, cause or create any public
health nuisance or permit any public health nuisance to remain on
premises owned or occupied by him.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 018-2014]
Whenever any condition or thing dangerous to human health or life, or which is any source of filth or cause of sickness, or which renders soil, water or air, or any food or drink impure or unwholesome, is found on any premises within the Village, the Village Health Inspector is authorized in his discretion to cause the same to be summarily abated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
8.36 of this Code. The Village Board shall have and exercise the powers as provided in that chapter.