§ 25-21. Land maintenance.

The following acts, omissions, conditions, and things in or upon any land, building or structure in the city constitute public nuisances, the existence which are hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful:

(a)

No person shall place any personal property, materials, goods, wares, merchandise or similar items of any kind in or upon any public street, sidewalk, alleyway or rights-of-way. Items placed by or approved by the city are exempt from this subsection.

(b)

No person shall attach or place any sign, placard, poster, banner or any other advertising device to any tree, public utility structure, traffic control device, streetlight standard, or any other device upon the public streets, alleyways, sidewalks or rights-of-way. Signs, banners or other devices approved by the city are exempt from this subsection.

(c)

No person shall place, deposit or leave in or upon any public street, alleyway, sidewalk, rights-of-way, park or other city building or property any bottles, glass, cans, graffiti, handbills, posters, pieces of scrap metal, metal articles, paper or other material or items, except in proper containers for collection.

(d)

No owner or occupant of any property shall allow or permit any trees, shrubs, or other plant growth on the property to impede, obstruct or interfere with the free passage upon any public street, sidewalk, or alleyway; or obstruct the visibility of drivers; or interfere with any traffic control device; or signs or street lighting. Tree limbs must be maintained to hang no lower than twelve (12) feet above any public street or alleyway and seven (7) feet above any public sidewalk. Trees below seven (7) feet, shrubs or other plant growth must be maintained one (1) foot from any public sidewalk.

(e)

No person shall allow the accumulation of items such as but not limited to bottles, glass, cans, pieces of scrap wood, metal, metal articles, paper, plastic, boxes, tires, vehicle parts or other such materials or items in unsheltered areas of private property.

(f)

No person shall place and/or store furniture, except furniture designed and placed for outdoor use, household equipment, appliances, construction or landscape material, cardboard material, plastic material, debris or any similar materials in a location that is visible to a person standing upon any public street or sidewalk.

(g)

No person owning or occupying any property fronting on any street, alleyway, or public place in the city including the area between the property line of such property and the street shall allow thereon grass or weeds to exceed a height over six (6) inches when such conditions create a blighting condition or may harbor infestations or are likely to become a hazard to the public health or safety.

(h)

No person owning any vacant building or vacant property within the city shall allow thereon grass or weeds to exceed a height over six (6) inches or allow the accumulation of discarded construction materials, construction waste, trash or any other debris when such conditions create a blighting condition, or may harbor infestations or are likely to become a hazard to the public health or safety.

(i)

No person shall place any waste materials, trash, weeds, or other accumulation of debris upon any public or private property not owned or under the control of such person, other than placement of refuse for collection in accordance with chapter 18, article III of the Code of the City of Glendale.

(j)

The storage of construction materials in unsheltered areas of the yard in which insects may breed or multiply or which provides harborage for rodents or which constitutes a hazard to the public health or safety is prohibited. This paragraph shall not apply to any construction material when a valid building permit exists for the property on which the construction material is located and the construction material is intended to be incorporated in the project for which the permit is issued.

(k)

No person shall allow any palm tree to have an excessive accumulation of dead or dry fronds that descend downward from the base of the lowest living frond more than four (4) feet or dry fronds longer than four (4) feet and closer than seven (7) feet to the ground that may result in insect or other infestations or result in other conditions that adversely affect the public health or safety.

(l)

Any person owning any vacant property that has been subject to illegal dumping on more than three (3) occasions within a twelve (12) month period must effectively secure the area where the illegal dumping has occurred and place "no dumping" signs. Methods such as, but not limited to permanent fencing, ditch and/or berm or four (4) foot posts at four (4) foot intervals may be used to secure the area where the illegal dumping has occurred.

(1)

All required signage must be a minimum of twelve by eighteen (12 (18) inches in size with two-three (2-3) inch lettering mounted on durable grade vinyl, aluminum, fiberglass or similar substrate. The signage must be mounted on a steel support post a minimum of one and one-half (1-1/2) inch diameter and the support must be placed a minimum of eighteen (18) inches in ground. Metal fasteners must be used to anchor the signage to the support post.

(2)

If the owner fails or refuses to effectively secure the area where the illegal dumping has occurred and/or place no dumping signs, the city may, at the expense of the owner, complete the work by contract and the owner shall be liable for all costs incurred.

(Ord. No. 1325, § 1(13-2), 12-4-84; Ord. No. 2186, § 6, 2-27-01)

Editor's note

Prior to amendment by Ord. No. 2186, § 6, 2-27-01, § 25-21 concerned definitions of nuisances, as derived from Ord. No. 1325, § 1(13-2), 12-4-84.