Whatever is dangerous to human life or health, whatever renders the ground, the water, the air, or any food or drink unwholesome and a hazard to human life and health, and whatever may injure or affect the public health or comfort in any manner is declared to be a nuisance, and unlawful.
(1984 Code, sec. 10-16; 1998 Code, sec. 6.201)
The following things or conditions, among others, are declared to be nuisances, but are in no way to be construed as being the only nuisances that may be declared under this section. As nuisances, the same may be abated by the city, and the persons guilty of causing or permitting any of them upon his premises or in any building occupied or controlled by him or on any yard or grounds surrounding any building owned or controlled by him, or in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk or gutter immediately adjacent to the premises, shall, upon conviction, be fined as provided in section 1.01.009 of this code.
(1) 
All cellars, vaults, drains, pools, privies, sewers, yards, grounds or premises which have become foul, nauseous or not provided with adequate means of ingress or egress or not sufficiently supported, ventilated, sewered, drained, cleaned or lighted.
(2) 
All carcasses, all decaying flesh, fish, fowls, fruit or vegetables, all deposits of manure, all flesh of any kind or description whatever, all filthy or offensive water or slops in any private yard or premises, and all other unwholesome substances when thrown upon or conducted into or upon any street, alley, public ground or enclosure in such manner as to render such substances unwholesome and offensive or liable to become unwholesome or offensive.
(3) 
All privies and all markets, cellars, laundries, stores or other buildings or places which are not kept clean and free from filthy and unwholesome substances and odors. All deposits or substances that are offensive or liable to engender disease.
(4) 
Every trade, business or occupation injurious to the health or comfort of persons who reside in the vicinity, and any can or receptacle containing water or slops which are stagnant or offensive or unwholesome from any cause.
(5) 
The act of depositing filth or any foul, offensive, nauseous or injurious substance upon any sidewalk, street, alley, public thoroughfare or other public place.
(6) 
The act of sweeping or depositing any trash, paper or rubbish into any street, alley, public thoroughfare or other public place while driving, walking or by any other means.
(7) 
The act of burning any substance which may cause or produce an offensive smell, smoke or odor capable of annoying persons living in the vicinity or persons passing along the streets, alleys or public thoroughfares.
(8) 
The act of defecating or urinating upon the streets, alleys or public grounds, or in any place that may be seen from a private residence, or by persons passing along the streets, alleys or public thoroughfares.
(9) 
The act by any person of permitting or allowing any weeds, filth or rubbish to remain on any street, alley or sidewalk adjacent to any premises owned or controlled by such person.
(10) 
The act of scattering or distributing any advertisements, circulars, handbills, printed or written announcements or paper of like character, or any medicines, upon the streets, sidewalks, alleys or within the public buildings or grounds within the city.
(11) 
The act of throwing from any opening in, or carrying from, any dwelling or place of abode, any night soil, feces, urine or filthy or unclean water into or upon any alley, street or sidewalk or into or upon any adjacent property not owned by the principal.
(12) 
The act of conducting into any alley or gutter wastewater from any sink or tank or any source of water supply which may produce a pool of stagnant water in the alley or gutter.
(13) 
Any article or substance placed upon any street, sidewalk, alley, gutter, drain or public ground except such articles as are permitted by this code or other ordinance of the city, in such manner as to obstruct passage.
(14) 
The act of throwing any rubbish into or upon the sidewalks, streets, alleys, public thoroughfares, drains or gutters.
(15) 
Any unwholesome food, liquor or adulterated medicine.
(16) 
Any nauseous, foul or putrid liquids or substances likely to be nauseous foul, offensive or putrid, discharged, placed or thrown upon any street, alley, public ground or common.
(17) 
The act of erecting or maintaining buildings or structures with roofs or eaves projecting beyond the property line or which shed water upon any property other than that belonging to the owner of such building.
(18) 
The act of conducting any business or enterprise upon any premises or within any building which through negligence allows paper, paper cups or any other debris to escape from such premises or building and litter any sidewalk, alley, street or other public place or private property.
(19) 
The allowance of noises other than those necessary in the conduct of the business, which emanate from any private premises, business or otherwise, which affect the comfort or enjoyment of private property by the owners thereof, such as, but not limited to, automobiles with loudspeakers, exterior loudspeakers on buildings, automobiles with loud mufflers, screaming, yelling or loud language during the nighttime hours, ringing of bells, blowing of horns and bugles, crying of goods, and other noises, practices and performances which may injure or affect the public health or comfort in any manner.
(1984 Code, sec. 10-17; 1998 Code, sec. 6.202)
(a) 
In the event that an owner or occupant of any premises shall fail or refuse to remedy any of the prohibited conditions under this article within ten (10) days after notice to do so, the city may do such work, or cause the same to be done, and pay therefor, and charge the expenses in doing or having such work done, or improvements made, to the owners of the property, whereupon such charge shall be a personal liability of such owner to the city.
(b) 
The notice required by subsection (a) may be in writing served upon such owner in person by an officer or employee of the city, or may be by letter addressed to such owner at his post office address, or, if personal service may not be had as aforesaid, or the owner’s address not known, notice may be given by publishing a brief summary of said order two (2) times within ten (10) consecutive days in some newspaper of general circulation in the city.
(1984 Code, sec. 10-18; 1998 Code, sec. 6.203)
Nothing in this article shall be construed as abridging the right of the city to resort to the courts of this state for the enforcement of this article, or the rights of any owner to resort to the courts of this state in an attempt to enjoin the enforcement of this article.
(1984 Code, sec. 10-19; 1998 Code, sec. 6.204)