[Ord. passed 4-21-2011; Ord. 05022016(B), passed 5-2-2016]
The following conditions are deemed to be public nuisances:
(A) 
Putrid, offensive or unhealthy substances, including but not limited to stagnant water, allowed to accumulate or remain on private property;
(B) 
Garbage, trash, waste, junk or debris allowed to accumulate or remain on private property;
(C) 
Keeping of cattle, swine, chickens, ducks or other fowl;
(D) 
Keeping of dead animals;
(E) 
Operating a slaughterhouse;
(F) 
Dangerous buildings, mobile homes or other structures unfit or unsafe for human occupation;
(G) 
Derelict cars, trucks or other vehicles or parts thereof, except that any business licensed for the repair or sale of vehicles shall be exempt from this provision;
(H) 
Grass, weeds or similar vegetation reaching a height of greater than 10 inches;
(I) 
An animal pen or enclosure kept in an unsanitary or unclean condition;
(J) 
Any condition that alters the natural flow of water creating a dangerous condition on public or private property; and
(K) 
Any other condition which is unhealthy or unsafe, provided that it is described in detail in the notice that is required below in this chapter, and that the definition is not successfully challenged by requesting a formal hearing as provided below in this chapter.
[Ord. passed 4-21-2011; Penalty, see § 90.99]
(A) 
Enforcement of this chapter shall be the responsibility of the Police Department. Enforcement shall commence by providing notice to the owner of the property of the public nuisance existing on his or her or its property. The notice may be delivered by personal service, by certified mail, or by ordinary mail. If sent by ordinary mail, there will be a refutable presumption that the letter was delivered five days after the date it was sent.
(B) 
The notice shall specifically describe the nature of the nuisance, the location of the property (using the mailing or popular address rather than a legal description, when reasonably possible to do so) and ordering the property owner to, within a period of 10 days from the receipt of the notice, abate the nuisance.
(C) 
Any owner who wishes to challenge the order of abatement may do so, provided that within the ten-day period he or she or it requests a hearing on the validity of the order. If no such request is made within that time period, the order becomes final and is not subject to challenge elsewhere. If such request is made, the hearing shall be conducted by the Chief of Police. The request for a hearing must be in writing, but otherwise no particular formality is required. Notice to the property owner of his or her or its right to request such hearing shall be given by including a copy of this chapter with any notice sent under authority of this section.
[Ord. passed 4-21-2011]
If a nuisance is present on the property 10 days after receipt of the notice by the property owner or five days after an unfavorable decision on the hearing, whichever is later, the enforcement officer may cause same to be abated. The enforcement official shall verify the cost of such abatement to the City Clerk or other officer in charge of finance who shall cause the certified cost to be included in a special tax bill or added to the annual real estate tax bill, at the collecting official's option, and shall be collected in the same manner and procedure as for collecting real estate taxes.
[Ord. passed 4-21-2011; Penalty, see § 90.99]
An owner who fails to remove a nuisance within 10 days after receipt of the notice by the property owner or five days after an unfavorable decision on the hearing shall be guilty of an offense and may be charged in Municipal Court with the offense of failure to abate a nuisance.
[Ord. 410.161, passed 11-18-2014; Penalty, see § 90.99]
(A) 
It shall be illegal to dump, leave or abandon garbage, rubbish, trash, junk or like items of any kind on property owned, leased or controlled by the City.
(B) 
Dumpsters and trash receptacles owned, leased or controlled by the City are not for general public use. It shall be a violation of this section and/or trespassing for anyone other than City employees or agents authorized to dispose of the City's trash, to utilize the same.
[Ord. 410.161, passed 11-18-2014]
(A) 
Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is otherwise provided shall be subject to the provisions of § 10.99.
(B) 
Violation of § 90.05 shall be punishable by fine of not less than $5 and not more than $500 or by jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or both such fine and jail.