It shall be unlawful for an owner, occupant, lessee or renter of any lot or parcel of ground within the city limits (herein cumulatively referred to as “owner” or “occupant”) to:
(1) 
Fail to maintain such property:
(A) 
Free of accumulations of brush, earth and construction materials, garbage, litter, junk, refuse, rubbish, solid waste, trash, weeds, unwholesome matter and any other objectionable, unsightly, or unsanitary matter of whatsoever nature;
(B) 
Free and clear from weeds and tall grass from the line of such property, including the sidewalks, to the established curbline next adjacent thereto;
(C) 
Free of drain holes and depressions in which water collects, or to fail to regrade any lots, grounds or yards or any other property owned or controlled by the owner or occupant which shall be unwholesome or have stagnant water thereon, or which from any other cause is in such condition as to be liable to produce disease;
(D) 
Free from filth, carrion or other impure or unwholesome matter of any kind, on any portion of the property under the owner’s or occupant’s control, including any house, building, establishment, lot, yard or ground owned or occupied, especially any such filth, carrion or other impure or unwholesome matter that exudes any noxious, foul or offensive odor that is detectable past or beyond the boundary of the property upon which the matter is located;
(E) 
Free of discharge of sewage or hazardous wastes into the soil or subsurface soil without proper containment thereof; or
(F) 
In any manner that is inconsistent with this article;
(2) 
Suffer, allow or permit any person to bring or transport onto the property any filth, carrion, decaying animal or vegetable matter, or other impure or unwholesome matter of any kind that exudes any noxious, foul or offensive odor that is detectable past or beyond the boundary of the property that is under the ownership or control of the owner or occupant; or
(3) 
Operate or conduct any business or activity on the property in a manner that causes or results in any noxious, foul or offensive odor that originates on the property, or that emanates from any source that such owner or occupant has suffered, allowed or permitted to come onto the property, being detectable past or beyond the boundary of the property that is under the ownership or control of the owner or occupant.
(1995 Code, sec. 41-56)
Whenever brush, earth or construction materials, garbage, litter, junk, refuse, rubbish, solid waste, trash, weeds, unwholesome matter and any other objectionable, unsightly, or unsanitary matter whatsoever shall exist, covering or partially covering the surface of any lot or parcel of any real estate situated within the city, or when any of said lots or parcels of real estate as aforesaid shall have the surface thereof filled or partly filled with holes or be in such condition that the same holds or is liable to hold stagnant water therein, or if from any other cause shall be in such condition as to cause disease, or produce, harbor or spread disease or germs of any nature or tend to render the surrounding atmosphere unhealthy, unwholesome or obnoxious, or shall contain unwholesome matter of any kind or description, or any other conduct prohibited hereby occurs upon any lot or parcel in the city, the same is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance, the prompt abatement of which is hereby declared to be a public necessity. Any such nuisance shall be removed from the property by the owner or other person in possession or control of such property.
(1995 Code, sec. 41-57)
If the owner or occupant of any lot or parcel of land within the city shall suffer, allow or permit any spoiled, rotting or decaying animal or vegetable matter to be on the property, and such spoiled, rotting or decaying animal or vegetable matter shall cause or result in a noxious, foul or offensive odor being detectable past or beyond the boundary of the property that is under the ownership or control of the owner or occupant, the same is hereby declared to be and constitute a public nuisance. Any such nuisance shall be removed from the property by the owner or other person in possession or control of such property.
(1995 Code, sec. 41-58)
All garbage, sewage, hazardous wastes and other unwholesome materials of any kind shall be stored in containers to prevent such materials from dispersing beyond the storage location, or seeping into the ground, or permitting the escape of noxious, foul or offensive odors into the air across the boundaries of the owner or occupant’s property to another property.
(1995 Code, sec. 41-59)
The entire yard and premises occupied by any butcher shops, meat markets, and food processing or food manufacturing establishments of any animal or vegetable matter shall be well drained, the floors shall be free of sawdust, shavings or other dust-creating or filth-collecting coverings, and all back rooms, sheds or yards, or other places connected by any opening with any room shall at all times be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, and free from filth, exposed refuse or garbage, trash and unrefrigerated animal or vegetable scraps. Each room and the floors, walls, ceilings, windows and doors thereof, and all the fixtures, furniture, receptacles, utensils, machinery, implements and other things, excepting receptacles used to hold refuse, in each such room, or used in connection with any such business, shall at all times be kept free from dirt, adhering foreign matter, unwholesome odors, decaying substances, cobwebs, trash, scraps, etc., and in a clean and sanitary condition. Further, all butcher shops, meat markets, and food processing or food manufacturing establishments shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) 
Two (2) adjacent deep vats shall be provided for in all rooms containing the actual butcher shops, meat markets, and food processing or food manufacturing establishments with hot and cold running water under pressure.
(2) 
No slaughtered meat, fish, poultry or meat products, and no milk, butter, cheese or dairy products, shall be left open or exposed to contamination by dust, air, insects or other extraneous matter, either within or without any such room or place of business, and all fresh or uncooked meat, fish, poultry and all milk and butter shall be immediately placed and kept in a refrigerator or icebox or cold-storage room, except when removed therefrom for the immediate purposes and operation of the business. Meats and fish shall not be kept in the same compartment with milk and butter.
(3) 
Each refrigeration, icebox or cold storage room shall be well constructed, tight and secure, and shall be kept reasonably dry on the inside and free from foul odors, mold and slime, and shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
(4) 
All readily perishable products shall be kept at fifty (50) degrees Fahrenheit or below, including offal, bones and other waste products while on the property. All liquid wastes from such refrigeration equipment shall be connected to a public sewer in an approved manner.
(5) 
No refuse or tainted or decaying meat, fish or other substance shall be allowed to remain in any refrigerator, icebox or cold-storage compartment, unless such refrigerator, icebox or cold-storage compartment is designated and maintained exclusively for such purpose. Offal, bones or other garbage or discarded organic matter, animal or vegetable, or slops or refuse of any character whatsoever shall not be left exposed to the atmosphere of any room, but shall immediately be deposited and kept in a closed container, which shall be emptied and cleaned at least once each day. All refuse and tainted or decaying meat, fish, poultry, cheese or other organic matter, whether animal or vegetable, shall be stored and removed from the property in a manner to prevent any foul, noxious or offensive odor from being detectable past or beyond the boundary of the property that is under the ownership or control of the owner or occupant.
(6) 
Each room shall be kept free from flies, rats, roaches and other insects and vermin.
(7) 
No animals or fowl shall be kept or allowed to be kept in the same room as any food processing or manufacturing.
(1995 Code, sec. 41-60)
All vehicles, wagons, carts, transports and conveyances used for delivering, collecting or transporting, through the city, any offal, bones, or other garbage or discarded organic matter, animal or vegetable matter, or slops refuse of any character in an amount of greater than forty-five (45) pounds shall keep, maintain, haul and transport the waste in an enclosed storage container that is well constructed, tight and secure, to prevent the escape of any such matter and to prevent any noxious, foul or offensive smells from escaping the confines of such storage container within the city limits.
(1995 Code, sec. 41-61)
It shall be unlawful for any person who shall own or occupy any lot or lots in the city limits to allow weeds and/or grass to grow on such lot or lots to a height of more than twelve (12) inches. Weeds and/or grass of a height exceeding twelve (12) inches are declared a nuisance. Provided, however, this section shall not apply to property used for the growing of agricultural crops or grass if such property has not been platted into lots.
(1995 Code, sec. 41-62)
(a) 
Prohibition.
Any person or persons who shall allow or permit sewage or hazardous wastes to discharge into the ground or subsurface soil, which shall have the effect of causing odors or obnoxious, unhealthy and unwholesome conditions to exist, is declared to have caused a public nuisance and shall be in violation of this article.
(b) 
Property owner or occupant presumed responsible for violation.
In any prosecution charging a violation of this article governing the discharge of sewage or toxic wastes, proof that the particular sewage or toxic wastes described in the complaint was discharged into the ground or subsurface soil in violation of subsection (a) of this section, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of such discharge, the registered owner or occupant of such lot or lots, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner or occupant of such lot or lots was the person who discharged such sewage or toxic wastes when such violation occurred.
(1995 Code, secs. 41-63, 41-64)