108-7-6 Garbage, Junk, And Weeds Unlawful

a. Garbage, inoperable or abandoned vehicles, and junk. cityIt is unlawful for any owner or occupant of land to permit garbage, inoperable vehicles, or junk to accumulate where it creates a documented health hazard, fire hazard, or safety hazard, or where it constitutes a public nuisance as defined by this code. Cosmetic appearance alone shall not constitute a violation. b. Weeds and unkempt yards. Landowners are responsible for clearing all weeds from their property, including their property's perimeter and any adjacent sidewalk, trail or pathway, parkstrip, or unimproved portions of public rights-of-way. .Properties shall be maintained so they do not create health hazards, fire hazards, vermin harborage, or safety hazards. Agricultural uses, native vegetation, and normal rural property conditions shall not be considered violations based solely on appearance. Weeds, except noxious or invasive weeds which shall be removed promptly, and turf grasses shall be maintained at a height of not more than eight inches at any time, and the cuttings shall be promptly disposed of in an organized manner or mulched in place. Native vegetation, including grasses, and wildflowers, and shrubs, maintained in a natural state are exempt from the eight-inch regulation. Where a street has curbing, or where a deferral agreement for curbing was required, it is the responsibility of the property owner, not the cityCity, to maintain, cut, or remove any vegetation that is between the edge of the travel surface within the public right-of-way and the edge of the public right-of-way adjoining the owner's property. c. Exemptions. This section shall not apply to items which are clearly accessory and incidental to any agricultural use permitted in the zone, or to items completely and lawfully enclosed within a building or enclosure where it is not visible from a public or private way or other public or private property and which does not constitute a nuisance, endanger or adversely affect the health or welfare of the community, or the keeping of which does not violate any other law or ordinance. Agricultural uses shall be allowed to store equipment, materials, supplies, compost, soil amendments, irrigation components, and other items reasonably associated with agricultural production, even if visible from a public way, provided they do not create a documented health or safety hazard. d. Owner or occupant responsibility. Any owner or occupant of land that allows for the violation of this section shall make proper arrangements for the correction of the violation. a. Public streets and other public property. It is unlawful for any person to place or deposit in or upon any public street, right-of-way, or other public property in unincorporated areas of the city any garbage, inoperable or abandoned vehicles, junk, weeds, or any other vegetation, if the deposited items or materials may interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic or may in any way be dangerous to the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the city. It is the responsibility of owners or occupants of land adjoining a public right-of-way, pedestrian pathway, or sidewalk to ensure continual removal of vegetation overgrowth. In addition to the requirements of section 32-8-2, owners or occupants of a platted building lot, or a lot of record with an existing residential, commercial, or manufacturing use, that adjoins a paved pedestrian pathway and is less than five acres shall also be required to ensure continual removal of snow from the pathway.