No person shall cause or permit a nuisance affecting the public health. The following are nuisances affecting the public health:
A. 
An open vault or privy constructed and maintained within the city, except those constructed or maintained in connection with construction projects in accordance with the State Health Division regulations.
B. 
Accumulations of debris, rubbish, manure or other refuse that affect the health of surrounding persons.
C. 
Stagnant water that affords a breeding place for mosquitoes and other insect pests.
D. 
Pollution of a body of water, well, spring, stream or drainage ditch by sewage, industrial wastes or other substances placed in or near the water in a manner that will cause harmful material to pollute the water.
E. 
Any animal, substance or condition on the premises that is in such a state or condition as to cause an offensive odor detectable at a property line, or that is in an insanitary condition.
F. 
Drainage of liquid wastes from private premises.
G. 
Cesspools or septic tanks that are in an unsanitary condition or which cause an offensive odor.
H. 
Animals, including livestock, or buildings for the purpose of maintaining livestock or animals, maintained in such places or in such a manner that they are offensive or annoying to the residents within the immediate vicinity, or maintaining the premises in such a manner as to be a breeding place or likely breeding place for rodents, flies and other pests.
I. 
An animal carcass permitted to remain on public property or to be exposed on public property for a period of time longer than is necessary to remove or dispose of the carcass.
J. 
Maintenance on private property of a dangerous building.
(Ord. 12-02 §1)
A. 
No responsible party shall allow noxious vegetation as defined in Sections 6.01.020.M.1 through 6.01.020.M.7 to be on the property or in the right-of-way abutting the property.
B. 
The responsible party for a violation of subsection A of this section shall cut down or destroy grass, shrubbery, brush, bushes, weeds or other noxious vegetation as often as needed to prevent them from becoming unsightly or, in the case of weeds or other noxious vegetation, from maturing or from going to seed.
C. 
No responsible party shall plant or allow to be planted on their property noxious vegetation as defined in Section 6.01.020.M.8.
D. 
The responsible party for a violation of subsection C of this section shall remove or otherwise destroy the subject invasive and noxious plants.
(Ord. 12-02 §1)
A. 
No responsible party shall permit branches or roots of trees or bushes on the property to extend into a right-of-way in a manner which interferes with its use.
B. 
A responsible party shall keep the branches of all trees or bushes on the premises that adjoin the right-of-way, including an adjoining parking strip, trimmed to a height of not less than eight feet above a sidewalk and not less than 13 feet above a street.
C. 
No responsible party shall allow to stand any hazard tree as defined in Chapter 8.02.
(Ord. 12-02 §1; Ord. 12-11 §1)
A. 
A responsible party shall maintain the property, subject to an easement to the city or to the public for greenway purposes.
B. 
Except as otherwise provided by this section and Sections 6.02.020 through 6.02.050, 6.02.210 through 6.02.230, and 6.02.310, the standards for maintenance shall be as follows:
1. 
Land shall remain in its natural topographic condition. No private structures, culverts, excavations or fills shall be constructed within the easement area unless authorized by the city engineer based on a finding of need in order to protect the property or the public health, safety or welfare.
2. 
Grass shall be kept cut to a height not exceeding 10 inches, except when some natural condition prevents cutting.
C. 
In situations where the approval authority establishes different standards or additional standards, the standards shall be in writing and shall be recorded.
D. 
No person shall be found in violation of this section of the code unless the person has been given actual or constructive notice of the standards prior to the time the violation occurred.
(Ord. 12-02 §1; Ord. 12-11 §1)
A. 
No responsible party shall permit on the property:
1. 
Unguarded machinery, equipment or other devices that are attractive, dangerous and accessible to children;
2. 
Lumber, logs, building material or piling placed or stored in a manner so as to be attractive, dangerous and accessible to children;
3. 
An open pit, quarry, cistern or other excavation without safeguards or barriers to prevent such places from being used by children; or
4. 
An exposed foundation or portion of foundation, any residue, debris or other building or structural remains, for more than 30 days after the destruction, demolition or removal of any building or portion of the building.
B. 
This section shall not apply to authorized construction projects with reasonable safeguards to prevent injury or death to children.
(Ord. 12-02 §1)
A. 
Placing graffiti that is visible from premises open to the public, such as public rights-of-way or other publicly owned property, upon any real or personal property, such as buildings, fences and structures, is a violation of this title and is subject to its remedies.
B. 
Any property location in the City of Tigard that becomes a graffiti nuisance property is in violation of this title and is subject to its remedies.
C. 
Every responsible party who permits a property to become a graffiti nuisance property is in violation of this title and subject to its remedies.
(Ord. 12-02 §1)