Loomis Municipal Code Art. I Nuisances

It shall be unlawful for any person owning, leasing, renting, occupying or having charge or possession of any property in the town to maintain or to allow to be maintained such property in such manner that any of the following conditions are found to exist thereon, except as may be allowed by this code.

A. The accumulation of dirt, litter, or debris on the property which is visible from a street or roadway;

B. Clotheslines or clothes hanging in front yards, side yards, porches or balconies and visible from a street or roadway;

C. Trash, garbage or refuse cans, bins, boxes or other such containers stored in front or side yards and visible from a street or roadway;

D. Packing boxes, lumber, junk, trash, salvage materials, or other debris kept on the property for an unreasonable period and visible from a street or roadway;

E. Attractive nuisances dangerous to children and visible from a street or roadway, including abandoned, broken or neglected equipment, machinery, refrigerators and freezers, hazardous pools, ponds and excavations;

F. Broken or discarded furniture, household equipment and furnishings or shopping carts stored on the property for unreasonable periods and visible from a street or roadway;

G. Overgrown vegetation likely to harbor rats, vermin and other nuisances causing detriment to neighboring properties or property values or obstructing necessary views of drivers on streets or roadways or private driveways and visible from a street or roadway;

H. Dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous trees, weeds, overgrowth or other vegetation constituting an unsightly appearance, a danger to public safety and welfare, fire hazard or a detriment to neighboring properties or property value and visible from a street or roadway;

I. Graffiti or other words, letters or drawings which remain on the exterior of any building or fence for an unreasonable period and are visible from a street or roadway;

J. Boats, trailers, vehicle parts or other articles of personal property which are abandoned or left in a state of partial construction or repair for an unreasonable period of time in front yards, side yards, driveways, sidewalks or walkways and are visible from a street or roadway;

K. Camper shells which are left for an unreasonable length of time in front yards, driveways, side yards, sidewalks, or walkways and are visible from a street or roadway; and

L. Buildings which are abandoned, boarded up, partially destroyed, or left in a state of partial construction for an unreasonable length of time and such buildings which are unpainted or where the paint on the building exterior is mostly worn off.

(Ord. 59 Art. 1 § 1, 1988; Ord. 203 §§ 1, 2, 3, 2003)

Any property found to be maintained in violation of Section 7.04.010 is declared to be a public nuisance and shall be abated by rehabilitation, removal, demolition, or repair pursuant to the procedures set forth herein. The procedures for abatement set forth herein shall not be exclusive and shall not in any manner limit or restrict the town from enforcing other town ordinances or abating public nuisances in any other manner provided by law.

(Ord. 59 Art. 1 § 2, 1988)