The maintaining, using, placing, depositing, leaving or permitting to be or remain on any public or private property of any of the following items, conditions or actions are hereby declared to be and constitute a nuisance; provided, however, that this enumeration shall not be construed as a designation of all nuisances:
A. Any weeds, such as broom grass, jimson, burdock, ragweed, sandspur or lawn turf of any type other than recognized native xeriscaping, trees, ornamental bushes, shrubs or flowers that exceed nine inches in height.
[Amended 8-26-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-05]
B. Accumulation of trash, litter, debris, garbage, bottles, paper, cans, rags, dead or decayed fish, fowl, meat or other animal matter; fruit, vegetables, offal, bricks, concrete or other building debris; or other refuse of any nature.
C. Any condition which provides harborage for rats, mice, snakes and other vermin.
D. Any building or other structure which is in such a dilapidated condition that it is unfit for human habitation, or kept in such an unsanitary condition that it is a menace to the health of people residing in the vicinity thereof or presents a more than ordinarily dangerous fire hazard in the vicinity where it is located.
E. All unnecessary or unauthorized noises and annoying vibrations in excess of the levels allowed by Pinellas County regulations, including animal noises, which tend to disturb the peace of the surrounding area.
F. All disagreeable or obnoxious odors and stenches, as well as the conditions, substances or other cause which give rise to the emission or generation of such odors and stenches.
G. The carcasses of animals or fowl not disposed of within a reasonable time after death.
H. The pollution of any public well or cistern, stream, lake, canal or body of water by sewage, dead animals, creamery, industrial wastes or other substances.
I. Any building, structure or other place or location where any activity which is in violation of local, state or federal law is conducted, performed or maintained.
J. Any accumulation of stagnant water permitted or maintained on any lot or piece of ground in which mosquitoes or other insects are likely to breed.
K. Dense smoke, noxious or lethal fumes, lethal gas, soot or cinders.
L. Any condition constituting a fire hazard.
M. Any worn-out, scrapped, partially dismantled, nonoperative, unusable or discarded materials or objects, such as automobiles or parts thereof, building materials, machinery, metal, wastepaper, rags, glass, vehicles, boats or parts thereof, or other items of junk, except as otherwise allowed by law.
N. Failure by any person in charge of a dog to immediately remove excrement of such dog deposited on any public property, including, but not limited to, municipal parks and public rights-of-way, or on private property not belonging to the owner or person in charge of the dog.
O. Parking or permitting others to park more than four (4) motor vehicles on any parcel of land zoned single-family residential for any five (5) consecutive twenty-four-hour periods during any consecutive thirty-day period is prohibited.
P. Feeding by placing or making available any food (substance which is edible) in any location where wild animals have access to the food. This includes bird feeders, except pigeon- and squirrel-proof feeders approved by the Director of the Community Improvement Department in single-family residences, provided that the feeder is located in the rear yard.
[Added 6-11-1996 by Ord. No. 96-03; amended 6-10-1997 by Ord. No. 97-18]
Q. Any unshielded artificial lighting or reflective material that causes light to shine or be reflected onto the property of others in a manner that interferes with the peaceful enjoyment of the neighboring property or creates a safety hazard for traffic.
[Added 8-26-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-05]
R. Property in the commercial general land use category with dead landscaping, brown turf, shrubs with no foliage, weeds, insect infestation, parking lots with pot holes, rusted signs, structures with collapsing walls or roofs, peeling paint, graffiti, broken windows or any other condition that suggests blight.
[Added 1-13-2009 by Ord. No. 2008-14]