(a) 
Outside accumulation of the personal property designated in subsection (b) is prohibited in the front or side yard on property within all residentially zoned districts and on property used primarily for residential purposes, including multifamily property. For the purpose of this section accumulation is defined as being a mass or quantity of something that has gradually gathered or been acquired.
(b) 
Outside accumulation of the following items is prohibited:
(1) 
Merchandise for sale;
(2) 
Building materials (except with a valid building permit with the city);
(3) 
Trash cans, trash containers, including trash bags, and recycling containers (except when placed at street curb on collection days);
(4) 
Chemicals and supplies;
(5) 
Inventory or supplies for a business;
(6) 
Indoor furniture, barbecue grills, including smokers, ice chests, and pet kennels;
(7) 
Lawnmowers and other lawn care equipment;
(8) 
Tools;
(9) 
Boxes, bins, barrels and buckets;
(10) 
Motor vehicle parts and accessories; including, but not limited to, engines, transmissions, electrical equipment, suspension parts, tires, hubcaps, camper shells, and other motor vehicle parts. For purposes of this section, a camper shell, also sometimes referred to as a canopy, topper, cap, bed cap, box cap, or simply shell, is a small housing or rigid canopy used as a pickup truck or coupe utility accessory, including but not limited to tonneau/truck bed covers; and
(11) 
Unattended motor vehicles stored on jack stands or otherwise lifted from the ground or surface.
(Ordinance 1179-2018 adopted 3/13/18)
Nothing in this article shall preclude the city from enforcing any nuisance, health and safety, or fire code violations that are screened from public view or exist anywhere on a property.
(Ordinance 1179-2018 adopted 3/13/18)
It shall be an offense for a person to violate any provision of section 6.03.061. An offense under this division shall be a class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500.00. Each day that a violation is committed or allowed to continue shall be a separate offense.
(Ordinance 1179-2018 adopted 3/13/18)
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for an offense under section 6.03.063 that any of the following conditions apply:
(1) 
For purposes of section 6.03.061(b)(1), that a valid garage sale permit was obtained prior to the sale of merchandise.
(2) 
For the purposes of section 6.03.061(b)(2), that the building materials are used in active construction or demolition work performed on the property for which a permit has been issued by the city. Where materials are stored for work not requiring a permit, that the materials are stored no longer than single period of ten consecutive days within any six-month period.
(3) 
For purposes of section 6.03.061(b)(6), that the barbecue grill or smoker is actively being used or is mounted to an attached trailer that is licensed and is capable of being operated on the public roadway.
(Ordinance 1179-2018 adopted 3/13/18)