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Created: 2024-04-23 09:57:48 [EST] (Supp. No. 60) Page 1 of 3 Sec. 46-34. Public nuisances. (a) The following are declared to be public nuisances: (1) All ponds or pools of stagnant water. (2) All decayed or unwholesome food offered for sale to the public. (3) Privy vaults and garbage cans which are not flytight and trash receptacles of insufficient size so as to not eliminate the storage of trash outside the covered receptacle. (4) The effluent from any cesspool, septic tank, or sewage disposal system discharging upon the surface of the ground. (5) Accumulations of manure, trash, household items, or other debris. (6) The pollution of any public well or cistern, stream or lake, canal or body of water by sewage, industrial waste or other substances. (7) All noxious weeds and other overgrown vegetation upon public or private property. (8) Dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas and soot, or cinders in such quantities as to render the occupancy of the property itself, or any other property, uncomfortable to a person or ordinary sensibilities. (9) Accumulations or storage in the open (i.e., not contained within a building) of any of the following items or any parts or accessories thereto: a. All dangerous unguarded machinery, in any public place, or so situated or operated on private property as to attract the public; b. Household appliances or furnishings; c. Any motor vehicle which is inoperable, not currently licensed, or generally is not being driven. d. Items which are not generally or normally used on the particular premises; e. Firewood which is not neatly stacked; f. Any other materials or items of any kind or nature which tend to harbor rats, mice, snakes, or vermin or otherwise a potential fire, health or safety hazard from such accumulations; g. Pipe, lumber, forms, machinery, or other occupational materials kept up any property for more than 30 days except when in current use in construction or repair work; and h. Accumulations of any items that tend to cause unsightly appearance of the premises and which cause discomfort for any other members of the public who may be using their own or public property. i. The outside storage of pipe, lumber, forms, machinery, or other occupational materials upon property in a residential district and covering more than one percent of the total lot area of such property. j. Dumpsters, bag dumpsters, and other rubbish containment containers (excluding standard trash and recycling bins used in conjunction with normal household or business operations) used for the disposal of garbage, trash, rubbish, etc. must be located on a paved or gravel surface and may not be placed within the public right-of-way. 1. Dumpsters, bag dumpsters, and other rubbish containment containers are limited to 30 days within a calendar year, unless being utilized in conjunction with an active building Page 88 of 389