§ 8.12.030. Filth, rubbish, etc., on premises.  


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  • A.

    No person owning or occupying any lot, house, building, enclosure, or property shall allow or permit to exist in or upon such premises any accumulations of trash, garbage, filth, rubbish, appliances, machine or mechanical parts, tires, animal or vegetable matter, solid or liquid, or of any stagnant or contaminated water or of any other substance which is or may be liable to become putrid, offensive, poisonous, annoying or unhealthy.

    Maintaining or causing to maintain upon any yard, unenclosed porch, deck, or other exterior part of any structure, furniture, other than furniture designed for exterior use, which is commonly intended for use inside a dwelling, including but not limited to upholstered sofas, chairs, beds, divans and the like, shall constitute a nuisance.

    B.

    Whenever any condition prohibited by this section shall be found to exist within the town, the town manager or his designee shall give notice to the owner or occupant of the premises or the person responsible for such condition to abate such condition within such reasonable time as may be specified in such notice. Notice shall be made by mailing such notice to the property address and to the address of the owner as listed on the property tax records. Notice may also be made by posting said notice on the front door or other prominent location on the property.

    C.

    If the owner and/or occupant of the property fails or refuses to abate the condition within the time stated in the notice, then the owner and/or occupant of the property shall be deemed in violation of this section and a citation for the infraction may be issued to the owner and/or occupant of the property. Each day that the condition continues shall be a separate infraction for which a separate citation may be issued.

    D.

    A violation of this section shall be a municipal infraction punishable by a fine of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) and shall be enforceable pursuant to the applicable provisions of Title 1. In addition thereto, the town may pursue any other remedy available to it, at law or in equity, including injunctive relief, to enforce this section or to correct violations of this section.

    (Prior code Art. V § 3)

(Ord. 09-11; Ord. No. 14-10, 12-2-14)