No person may leave in a place accessible to children an abandoned, unattended or discarded refrigerator or similar container which has an airtight door with a snap lock or other mechanism which may not be released for opening from the inside, without first removing such lock or door from said container.
(Ord. 268 § 1, 2003)
A. 
No owner or person in charge of property may permit:
1. 
Unguarded machinery, equipment or other devices on such property which are attractive, dangerous and accessible to children.
2. 
Lumber, logs or piling placed or stored on such property in a manner so as to be attractive, dangerous and accessible to children.
3. 
An open pit, quarry, cistern or other excavation without erecting adequate safeguards or barriers to prevent such places from being used by children.
4. 
All permanent outdoor swimming pools shall be completely enclosed by a fence built consistent with state law. All fence openings or points of entry into the pool area enclosure shall be equipped with gates. The fence and gates shall be at least four feet in height (above grade) and shall be constructed of wire mesh or other material providing equivalent protection. All gates shall be equipped with self-closing and self-latching devices placed at the top of the gate, or key locks which may be located other than at the top of the gates. Fence posts shall be decay or corrosion resistant and shall be set in concrete bases.
5. 
Dilapidated/derelict structures as defined in Section 8.08.010 on such property in a manner so as to be attractive, dangerous and accessible to children.
B. 
This section shall not apply to authorized construction projects, if during the course of construction reasonable safeguards are maintained to prevent injury to children.
(Ord. 268 § 1, 2003; Ord. 526 § 1, 2017)
No owner or person in charge of property, improved or unimproved, abutting on a public sidewalk may permit:
A. 
Snow to remain on the sidewalk for a period longer than the first four hours of daylight after the snow has fallen;
B. 
Ice to cover or remain on a sidewalk, after the first four hours of daylight after the ice has formed. Such person shall remove ice accumulation on the sidewalk or cover the ice with sand, ashes or other suitable material to assure safe travel.
(Ord. 268 § 1, 2003)
No person may throw, dump or deposit upon public or private property an injurious or offensive substance or any kind of rubbish, trash, debris, refuse, or any substance that would mar the appearance, create a stench, detract from the cleanliness or safety of such property, or would be likely to injure an animal, vehicle or person traveling upon a public way.
(Ord. 268 § 1, 2003)
A. 
It is determined and declared that the keeping of any junk as defined in this chapter on a lot or premises within the city, or in a building that is not wholly or entirely enclosed except doors for use for ingress and egress, is a nuisance and is unlawful.
B. 
It is unlawful for any owner or person in charge of property to keep or allow to be kept any junk out of doors on any street, or on any lot or premises within the city, or in a building that is not wholly or entirely enclosed except doors used for ingress and egress.
C. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to junk kept in a duly licensed junkyard or automobile wrecking house.
(Ord. 268 § 1, 2003)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person to maintain any inoperable vehicle on private property for a period of time in excess of one month.
B. 
Any owner of an inoperable vehicle or any person maintaining such a vehicle on premises under his or her control for a period of time in excess of one month shall be subject to abatement proceedings by the city as maintaining a public nuisance.
(Ord. 268 § 1, 2003)
A. 
Logs. Logs may be stored on the property for a period not to exceed 60 days if said storage pile is not otherwise a public nuisance pursuant to Section 8.08.25.
B. 
Firewood. Firewood may be stored outdoors on any property so long as it is neatly stacked and is not a public nuisance pursuant to Section 8.08.110, nor offensive to the surrounding neighbors.
C. 
Building Material. Building material, including lumber, pipe, roofing material or other material required for an in-progress construction project, may be stored in a manner not offensive to surrounding neighbors for a period of time not to exceed 90 days from the start of the project. Permits may be issued for longer periods if the size of the project requires it, there is a valid building permit for the project, and the project is under active construction.
(Ord. 268 § 1, 2003)
All garbage shall be contained in a closed container stored in a manner not offensive to surrounding neighbors. Other trash and debris shall be removed within ten days from the date of deposit, except that leaves and trimmings may be stored in a manner not offensive to surrounding neighbors.
(Ord. 268 § 1, 2003)
No owner or person in charge of property may maintain or allow to exist the following things, practices or conditions on any property or within public road rights-of-way adjacent to that property:
A. 
The term "noxious vegetation" does not include vegetation that constitutes an agricultural crop, unless that vegetation is a fire, health or traffic hazard and is vegetation within the meaning of subsection B of this section. The term "noxious vegetation" does not include vegetation that is part of the natural topographic condition of city or state parks and greenway areas.
B. 
The term "noxious vegetation" includes:
1. 
Weeds more than 10 inches high;
2. 
Grass more than ten inches high and not within the exceptions stated in subsection (1) of this section;
3. 
Trees, bushes, roots, other natural growth, soil or solid waste that obstructs public sidewalks or roadways;
4. 
Dead or decaying trees or tree limbs, dead bushes, stumps and any other thing likely to cause a fire or that present a safety hazard to the public or to abutting property owners;
5. 
Uncontrolled or uncultivated growth of weeds, brush, berry vines, poison oak, poison ivy, tansy ragwort or grasses which offer vector or rodent harborage, contribute noxious pollens to the atmosphere, constitute a fire hazard or unreasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment of abutting public or private property;
6. 
Vegetation that is a health hazard;
7. 
Trees, bushes, hedges, shrubbery, natural growth or other obstructions, weeds, grass or debris on property, or on the adjoining street or public right-of-way, which interfere with street or sidewalk traffic, impairs the view of a public thoroughfare, or otherwise makes use of the thoroughfare hazardous. This includes:
(i) 
Trees and bushes on the property and on the adjoining right-of-way which are not trimmed to a height of not less than seven and one-half feet above the sidewalk level, over the street area at an elevation of not less than 11 feet above the street level and to a height of not less than 14 feet above the street level on any street designated as an arterial or one-way street, and where parking has been prohibited.
(ii) 
Hedges, shrubs, etc., which are not trimmed to allow a minimum of three feet of horizontal clearance between the edge of pavement and the hedges, shrubs, or other vegetation.
(Ord. 268 § 1, 2003)
A. 
No owner or person in charge of any building or structure may suffer or permit rainwater, ice or snow to fall from such building or structure onto a street or public sidewalk, or to flow across such sidewalk.
B. 
The owner or person in charge of property shall install and maintain in a proper state of repair adequate drainpipes or a drainage system so that any overflow water accumulating on the roof or about such building is not carried across or upon the sidewalk.
(Ord. 268 § 1, 2003)
A. 
No owner or person in charge of any project, building, structure, or parcel of land may intentionally or inadvertently allow any visible or measurable erosion which has entered, or is likely to enter, a public storm drainage facility or any surface water body as determined by the following criteria:
1. 
Deposition of soil, sand, dirt, dust, mud, rock, gravel, refuse, or any other organic or inorganic material exceeding one cubic foot in volume in a public right-of-way or public property, or into the city surface water drainage system either by direct deposit, dropping, discharge, or as a result of erosion; or
2. 
Flow of water over bare soils, turbid, or sediment laden flows, or bare soil slopes, where the flow of water is not filtered or captured on the property owner's parcel of land; or
3. 
Earth slides, mud flows, land slumping, slope failure, or other earth movement that leaves, or is likely to leave, the property of origin.
B. 
Owners and persons in charge of any project, building, structure, or parcel of land shall be solely responsible for the cleanup of sidewalks, roadways, natural drainage ways, and adjacent properties of any debris, soil, dirt and foreign materials originating or derived from their building, structure or parcel of land.
C. 
Dust Control.
1. 
Dust and other particulate matters containing pollutants may settle on property and be carried to waters of the state through rainfall or other means.
2. 
Dust shall be minimized to the extent practicable, utilizing all measures necessary, including, but not limited to:
a. 
Sprinkling haul and access roads and other exposed dust producing areas with water.
b. 
Establishing temporary vegetative cover.
c. 
Placing wood chips or other effective mulches on vehicle and pedestrian use areas.
d. 
Maintaining the proper moisture condition on all fill surfaces.
e. 
Pre-wetting cut and borrow area surfaces.
f. 
Use of covered haul equipment.
(Ord. 268 § 1, 2003)