No person shall cause or permit on property owned or controlled by him/her a nuisance affecting public health. The following are nuisances affecting public health and may be abated as provided in Article VI of this chapter.
A.
Privies. Open vaults or privies constructed and maintained within the city, except those constructed or maintained in connection with construction projects in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Environmental Quality.
B.
Debris. Accumulations of debris, rubbish, manure and other refuse that are not removed within a reasonable time and which are unsightly or which affect the health, safety or welfare of the city.
C.
Stagnant Water. Stagnant water which affords a breeding place for mosquitoes and other insect pests.
D.
Pollution of Water. 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.
Odor. Any premises which are in such a state or condition as to cause a nuisance or offensive odor, which are in an unsanitary condition or upon which animal or vegetable products or substances are rendered, heated, steamed or buried in such a manner as to cause or permit the escape of offensive odors.
F.
Surface Drainage. Surface drainage of sewage or geothermal fluids, other than the temporary discharge of geothermal fluids when authorized by the public works department, from private premises.
G.
Food. Decayed or unwholesome food offered for human consumption.
H.
Liquid Waste Drainage. Drainage of liquid wastes from private premises.
I.
Cesspools/Septic Tanks. Cesspools or septic tanks that are in an unsanitary condition or that cause an offensive odor.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2010)