It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or knowingly keep, cause or allow to be kept within the city any premises owned or controlled by him in such a manner as to be unhealthy, offensive or a nuisance to any other person whatsoever.
(1988 Code, ch. 6, sec. 5.00; Ordinance adopted 6/10/57, art. VI, sec. 9; 2010 Code, sec. 16-1)
The occupant of any premises within the limits of the city shall keep such premises free from accumulations of garbage, rubbish, rags, tin cans, paper, empty barrels, boxes or other material which, because of its character, condition or location, may invite the breeding or collection of flies, mosquitoes or rodents or which may be in any manner to the prejudice of public health or comfort. The proper keeping of premises referred to in this section, and in the manner specified, shall be done at the owner’s or occupant’s expense.
(1988 Code, ch. 6, sec. 6.00; Ordinance adopted 6/10/57, art. VI, sec. 4; 2010 Code, sec. 16-2)
(a) 
No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained any pond, well, cistern, rain barrel or any receptacle which contains or may contain water or permit the accumulation of water upon any premises owned, controlled or operated by him in such a manner that mosquitoes may breed therein.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow stagnant water to accumulate or remain in, on or about any premises within the city owned or controlled by him. It shall likewise be unlawful to have, keep, maintain, cause or permit, within the city, any collection of standing or flowing water in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed, unless such collection of water is treated so as to effectually prevent such breeding.
(c) 
The natural presence of mosquito larvae in standing or running water shall be deemed sufficient evidence to assume that mosquitoes are breeding there, and failure to prevent such breeding within three days, after due notice has been given by the health officer, shall constitute a violation of this section.
(1988 Code, ch. 6, sec. 7.00; Ordinance adopted 6/10/57, art. VI, secs. 6, 9; 2010 Code, sec. 16-3)
(a) 
No kitchen waste, industrial waste, laundry water, sewage, wastewater from filling stations, wash racks or hydrants, or wastewater from any cellar or pit shall be allowed to discharge into any street, gutter, alley or public place of whatsoever kind, or discharge on top of the ground on any public or private premises, in such manner as to provide a breeding place for flies and mosquitoes or permit odors that might become obnoxious to nearby residents.
(b) 
No material, cinders, ashes or waste products of any character from any mill, factory, slaughterhouse, rendering or fertilizing works, junk establishment, common carrier or any other industry or utility shall be allowed to escape or be stored or deposited so as to cause pollution or contamination of the surrounding atmosphere, land or water, or to be injurious to public health or comfort.
(1988 Code, ch. 6, sec. 8.00; Ordinance adopted 6/10/57, art. VI, secs. 4, 7; 2010 Code, sec. 16-4)
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or place, in any street, alley, drainage ditch, easement or public space, generally, any trash, yard waste, refuse or other matter whatsoever, so as to prevent the free passage of water or cause same to stagnate therein. It shall likewise be unlawful for any person installing or repairing water, gas or service pipes to leave any street, alley, drainage ditch, easement or public space, generally, in such condition as to impair the drainage of same. The following acts, among others, are declared to be unlawful and in violation of this section, but such enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
(1) 
No person shall cart, place, sweep or deposit anywhere within the city any garbage, trash or refuse in such manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, sewer, parkway or other public place or upon any occupied premises within the city.
(2) 
No person shall throw or deposit any garbage, trash, refuse or yard wastes in any watercourse or stream, pond, body of water or ravine within the city.
(3) 
No person shall throw, place, sweep, blow or otherwise deposit any waste, refuse, dirt, textiles, papers, dead grass, grass clippings, tree limbs, leaves, brush, logs, weeds, foliage, shrub cuttings or clippings into the streets, alleys or ditches along the streets of the city.
(1988 Code, ch. 6, sec. 10.00; Ordinance adopted 6/10/57, art. VI, sec. 9; 2010 Code, sec. 16-5; Ordinance 2017-11 adopted 8/14/17)
It shall be unlawful for any person to spit upon any sidewalk or upon the floor, wall or stairway of any public building, store or office within the city.
(1988 Code, ch. 6, sec. 11.00; Ordinance adopted 7/6/10, sec. 1; 2010 Code, sec. 16-6)
(a) 
Any pool, well, spring or collection of water within the city containing the Bacillus coli germ or bacteria is a public nuisance and dangerous to public health, and any person maintaining or allowing to be maintained such well, pool, spring or collection of water on premises owned or controlled by him shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) 
If, at any time, it shall develop, upon examination, that any well, pool, spring or collection of water within the city is contaminated with Bacillus coli, the health officer shall instruct the person owning or controlling the property upon which same is located to seal, fill or drain such well, pool, spring or water collection, so that same can no longer be used for drinking, bathing or domestic purposes. In case such person owning or controlling the premises fails immediately to so fill, drain or seal such well, pool, spring or collection of water, the health officer shall file a complaint against such person in the municipal court, and shall report the condition, together with his recommendations, to the city council. If, upon investigating the facts, the city council shall deem it for the best interest of the public health that such well, pool, spring or collection of water shall be closed up, filled in or sealed over, it shall instruct the chief of police to carry out the required work and the cost thereof shall be charged to the person owning or controlling the property, and may be collected by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(1988 Code, ch. 6, sec. 12.00; Ordinance adopted 6/10/57, art. VI, sec. 7; 2010 Code, sec. 16-7)
(a) 
No septic tank or septic tank drain shall be constructed or installed in the city without a permit from the health officer. Such construction or installation shall be done under the supervision of the health officer and in accordance with plans and specifications furnished by the health officer or the city engineer. Septic tanks must be so constructed and maintained as to prevent the escape of odors and to exclude animals, poultry, rodents, flies and mosquitoes.
(b) 
When cleaned, the contents of septic tanks must be disposed of under the direction of the health officer in a manner that such disposal will not create a nuisance or provide a breeding place for flies or mosquitoes, or be accessible to rodents, animals or birds.
(1988 Code, ch. 6, sec. 19.00; Ordinance adopted 6/10/57, art. VI, sec. 3; 2010 Code, sec. 16-8)