Amending Chapters 13 and 16 Regulating Nuisamce and Other Offenses

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10. Any portion of real property which emits an unwholesome odor. 11. Any waste water, filth, offal, garbage, rubbish, animal waste, human excrement, which is deposited, allowed, or caused to be upon any public or private property. 12. Any water or any other substance which is caused or permitted to flow onto or be deposited upon any public property or public way, except natural surface water drainage. 13. Any dead domestic or wild animal. 14. The erection of a dam or any other obstruction by a private party which prevents the natural flow of water and causes it to collect in pool upon any public property. 15. Any real or personal property which is infected with contagious disease and is likely to cause an immediate health hazard. 16. The placing or accumulating on or within any real or personal property or the permitting of same, of any matter which attracts or may attract rodents, insects, domestic or wild animals in such a manner as to create a health hazard or unsanitary or dangerous condition. 17. Any real or personal property used as a place of residence or habitation or for sleeping that is maintained in such a way as to be dangerous or detrimental to life or health due to lack of or defects in water, drainage, heat, plumbing, ventilation, or garbage and trash removal. 18. The storage of any explosive, combustible or other material which creates a safety or health hazard. 19. Trees, shrubbery, weeds, snow or other matter obstructing public ways, or causing visual barriers which create vehicular traffic or pedestrian safety hazards. 20. Trash or garbage containers left upon the area between a street and sidewalk except as per- mitted by this code for trash and garbage collection purposes. Section 16 -54 Citations. When a public nuisance is found to exist and after all persons known to have a substantial interest in the property have been given reasonable opportunity to bring the property into com- pliance and have not done so, the Board of Public Works or its designee may request that a Neighborhood Code Enforcement officer issue a city ordinance violation citation to the record owner of the property or to the person shown to have right of exclusive possession of the property. Such citation shall impose a twenty - five dollar ($25.00) fine. Each subsequent day of violation shall be considered a separate violation for which a citation may be issued. Section 16 -55 Notice prior to abatement by City. The Board of Public Works or its designee shall give forty -eight (48) hours notice in writing to remove from any real -2-