Chapter 8.04
NUISANCES GENERALLY
Sections:
8.04.010 Nuisances generally.
The following acts constitute nuisances:
A. To cause or suffer the carcass of any animal, any offal, filth or any noisome substance to be collected, deposited or to remain in any place to the prejudice of the public;
B. To obstruct or encroach upon any highway, private way, street, alley, common, landing place;
C. To erect, continue or use any building or other place for exercise of any trade, employment or manufacture which by occasioning obnoxious exhalations, offensive smells or otherwise is offensive or dangerous to the health of individuals or the public;
D. To suffer or maintain on one’s premises or on the premises of another, or to permit to be maintained on one’s own premises, any place where wines, spiritous, fermented, malt or other intoxicating liquors are kept for sale or disposal to the public in contravention of the law;
E. To cause any building or structure to be erected, maintained and kept upon any premises, which building or structure is unsafe, unsanitary or a fire hazard to the public;
F. To suffer or maintain on one’s premises or on the premises of another, or to permit to be maintained on one’s own premises, junk as defined in this code;
G. Every public nuisance so far within the city shall be proceeded against by any action of abatement brought by the city attorney pursuant to the direction of the mayor. (Ord. 718 (part), 2006: amended during 1999 codification; Ord. 326 §§ 1—6, 1967)
8.04.020 Abatement.
A. The cost of any such action of abatement to prevent or enjoin any nuisance prohibited under this chapter shall, among other things, include judgment against the person so erecting or maintaining such nuisance for reasonable attorney’s fees and, for costs to the city incurred in destruction or prevention or removal of such nuisance as described in this chapter.
B. Such judgment shall be a lien against the property of the defendant and shall be executed against as provided by law to satisfy any judgment acquired by the city.
C. Any warrant of abatement issued pursuant to this chapter shall be directed to the chief of police of the city. (Ord. 326 (part), 1967)