§ 25-24. Miscellaneous.

(a)

General: No person shall erect, maintain, use, place, deposit, cause, allow, leave or permit to be or remain in or upon any private lot, building, structure or property or in or upon any public street, alleyway, sidewalk, rights-of-way or other public or private place, any condition, thing or act, to the prejudice, danger or annoyance of a neighborhood or others.

(b)

No person shall abandon, discard, store or keep in any place accessible to children, a refrigerator or any other self-latching container of a capacity greater than one and one-half cubic feet which is outside of any dwelling unit or within any unoccupied or abandoned building or structure without removing the doors, lids, hinges, latches, or securing to prevent access.

(c)

All property shall be maintained to prevent the accumulation of stagnant water that may cause a hazardous or unhealthy condition or breed insects.

(d)

No person shall allow any swimming pool, architectural pool, pond or spa to remain or be maintained in a condition that may breed insects or result in insect or other infestations, is polluted or stagnant, or creates a blighting condition.

(e)

No person shall permit or cause the discharge of water from any swimming pool, architectural pool or spa into any public street, alleyway or rights-of-way.

(f)

No person shall keep or harbor any animal that by frequent or habitual barking, howling, yelping, crowing or the making of other noises disturbs the peace and quiet of two or more independent witnesses who are not related. For purposes of this section, "animal" means any bird or non-human mammal.

(g)

No person who keeps or controls any animal shall cause, allow or permit any manure or liquid discharge of such animal to accumulate on private property or to be unloaded, left or dumped in or upon any ditch, street, alleyway, sidewalk, place, vacant lot or public property within the city.

(h)

Animal waste such as but not limited to manure and droppings shall be removed from pens, kennels, stables, yards and other enclosures at least twice weekly and from the property at least once each week or more frequently if the conditions so necessitate.

(i)

All property shall be kept free of noxious or objectionable stench or odors that disturb the sense of smell of two or more independent witnesses who are not related.

(Ord. No. 1325, § 1(13-42), 12-4-84; Ord. No. 2186, § 6, 2-27-01; Ord. No. 2802, § 1, 5-22-12)

Editor's note

Prior to amendment by Ord. No. 2186, § 6, 2-27-01, § 25-24 concerned duty to remove weeds and debris, as derived from Ord. No. 1325, § 1(13-42), 12-4-84.