(a) 
Any act, condition, or thing existing, done, or in being within the town which endangers the peace, property, health, and safety of the citizens of the town is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(b) 
Without limiting the power of the town council to hereafter declare as a public nuisance any other act, condition, or thing by ordinance, the following specific acts, conditions, and things are, each and all of them, hereby declared to be and constitute public nuisances:
(1) 
The disposal or accumulation of any vile, decaying, or putrescent substance or other offensive material dangerous to public health, including junk, rubber, trash, sewage, garbage, oil, grease, glass or scraps, in or upon any lot, street, or highway; or the escape of any gas or odors to such an extent that the same or any of them shall, by reason of such offensive odors, become a source of discomfort to persons living or passing in the vicinity.
(2) 
The keeping or allowing to be kept in any pen, place, or premises within the town of any animal or animals in such manner as to be offensive or an annoyance to any reasonable person of normal sensitivity.
(3) 
The depositing, or causing to be deposited, of garbage or refuse or any noxious, offensive, or dangerous substance upon any property in the town.
(4) 
The owner, occupant, or the agent of any owner or occupant of lots, parcels, or areas within the town permitting the premises to become unsanitary or a fire menace by allowing any offensive or unsafe matter to accumulate or otherwise occupy and remain upon such premises.
(5) 
The owner, occupant, or the agent of any owner or occupant of lots, parcels, or areas within the town permitting pools of water to accumulate and remain upon the premises and become stagnant and foul, or in which mosquito larvae breed.
(6) 
Making or causing to be made any loud and raucous noise in the town which is offensive to any reasonable person of normal sensitivity within the area of audibility.
(7) 
Maintaining premises in a manner that creates an unsanitary condition likely to attract or harbor mosquitoes, rodents, varmints, or disease-carrying pests.
(8) 
Keeping, storing, or accumulating refuse on premises in a neighborhood, unless the refuse is entirely contained in a closed receptacle.
(9) 
The storage or accumulation of manure or other noxious fertilizer so as to create a public health hazard or to create offensive odors for persons living or passing in the vicinity.
(10) 
The presence of polluted water in a well, cistern, spring, or other source of water supply, when the water from there is used for human consumption.
(11) 
The maintenance of any but sanitary toilets, and these only in compliance with the public health laws, ordinances, and regulations of the state and the town.
(12) 
The burning of domestic waste, heavy oils, items containing natural or synthetic rubber or any material which produces unreasonable amounts of smoke. The burning of commercial waste or any waste not generated on the site.
(2001 Code, sec. 6.101)
If the owner or person in control of property maintains a public nuisance thereon and does not comply with a requirement of this article, the ordinance enforcement officer of the town shall notify such owner or person in control of such real property to abate and remove any such nuisance within ten (10) days of notice of a violation. The notice must be given personally to the owner in writing, by letter addressed to the owner at the owner’s post office address, or, if personal service cannot be obtained or the owner’s post office address is unknown, by publication, by posting the notice on or near the front door of each building on the property to which the violation relates or by posting the notice on a packet [placard] attached to a stake driven into the ground on a property to which the violation relates, if the property contains no buildings. The town, in the notice of a violation, may inform the owner by certified mail, return receipt requested, that, if the owner commits another violation of the same kind or nature that poses a danger to the public health and safety on or before the first anniversary of the date of the notice, the municipality without further notice may correct the violation at the owner’s expense and assess the expense against the property.
(2001 Code, sec. 6.102; Ordinance adopting Code)
Should the owner or person in control maintain the nuisance in violation of this article and the notice given as provided above, or upon written request and authorization of such owner or person in control, the ordinance enforcement officer of the town shall take all steps necessary to abate said nuisance. The ordinance enforcement officer shall make every effort to obtain compliance with the notice and abatement of the nuisance by the owner or the person in control of the premises, but if after twenty-five (25) days from the original notification the owner or person in control continues to maintain a nuisance as described in this article, the ordinance enforcement officer shall initiate action to abate the nuisance with the town forces or by contract with an independent contractor.
(2001 Code, sec. 6.103)
The expenses incurred for abatement of the nuisance may be assessed against the real estate on which the work was done or improvements were made. To obtain a lien against the property, the mayor, municipal health authority, or code enforcement officer must file a statement of expenses with the county clerk, including the name of the property owner if known and the legal description of the property. The lien attaches upon the filing of the lien statement with the county clerk. The lien is inferior only to tax liens and liens for street improvements. This remedy is cumulative of the fine authorized for violation.
(2001 Code, sec. 6.104)