§ 15-3. General enumeration.

The following are nuisances:

(1)

Carcasses of dead animals remaining exposed more than six (6) hours after death.

(2)

Ashes, cinders, slops, filth, excrement, sawdust, stone, rock, dirt, straw, soot, sticks, shavings, oyster shells, cans, dust, paper, trash, rubbish, manure, refuse, offal, waste water, chamber lye, fish, putrid meat, entrails, decayed fruit or vegetables, broken ware, rags, old china, old iron or other metal, old wearing apparel, all animal and vegetable matter, all dead animals, or any other offense or disagreeable substance or thing which is thrown, left or deposited, or caused to be left, thrown, or deposited, by any person, or in or upon any street, avenue, alley, sidewalk, parking, or other public way, or in or upon the public square, or any public enclosure, or any lot or any pool or pond of water.

(3)

Factories, slaughterhouses, and all places of business which cause an offensive odor.

(4)

Garbage, deposited and kept otherwise than as provided in this chapter.

(5)

Green or unsalted hides, kept in open or exposed places.

(6)

Hog pens, except as provided by ordinance.

(7)

Limbs of trees projecting over a sidewalk or street at a height of less than seven (7) feet.

(8)

Privies which overflow, leak, or are in a filthy condition.

(9)

Ponds or pools of stagnant or unclean water.

(10)

The rendering, heating, or steaming of any animal or vegetable product or substance in such a manner as to cause disagreeable odors.

(11)

Stables, stalls, sheds, pens or yards in which any horse or cow, or other animal, are not kept in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.

(12)

All substances or things which cause an odor disagreeable to the surrounding neighborhood.

(13)

Weeds over eight (8) inches high.

(14)

All dilapidated and unsightly or unsanitary buildings, parts, foundations or excavations therefor, or buildings in such condition to be unfit for habitation, or that may be dangerous to the public, or that may be injurious to the public health, located upon either residential or commercial property.

(15)

The burning within the city limits of any animal, vegetable or other substance, the burning of which creates or generates an offensive odor.

(16)

All trees that are either dead or so diseased or infected or damaged or that the same are injurious to the public health and safety.

(17)

Any soap factory, tallow chandlery, sausage factory, stable, or barn of any kind whatsoever, and permit the same to become offensive, disagreeable, or noxious to the community in which the same may be situate.

(18)

Any sign or awning over any sidewalk, the lowest part of which is less than seven (7) feet above the sidewalk.

(19)

Any business, vocation or pursuit conducted or operated to the injury or annoyance of the public.

(20)

The drainage, placement or discharge of any filth, slops, wastewater, or the content of any privy, vault, cesspool, or sink, either directly or indirectly, into any gutter or upon any sidewalk, avenue, alley, park, highway, or public place.

(21)

All open mine shafts existing upon premises within the city or within a one-half-mile radius of the city.

(22)

Trees that are infested with bagworms, tentworms or any other insects or worms injurious to trees or that trees which shall be dead, decayed, rotted, or broken to such an extent that they are dangerous.

(23)

All furniture, bedding, refrigerators, freezers, heating stoves, kitchen ranges, laundry and dishwashing equipment, air conditioning units, or any other such appliances, articles or equipment designed for use inside a dwelling unit if stored, or placed upon the ground, on any open porch, in any attached carport, in any freestanding carport, or in any garage or shed that is without doors to conceal such articles.

(Code 1978, §§ 245.020, 245.040—245.070, 245.090, 245.120; Ord. No. 6545, § 1, 12-14-93; Ord. No. 6793, § 1, 12-12-95; Ord. No. 00-74, § I, 10-10-2000; Ord. No. 09-03, §§ I, II, 1-27-09)