8.10.190 Debris, junk and garbage.
A. A person in charge of a premises must not permit, allow or cause to exist any accumulation of debris, junk, or garbage on the premises that is:
1. Injurious or detrimental to the public health, welfare or safety; or
2. Not removed from the premises within a reasonable time.
B. A person in charge of a premises must not permit, allow or cause to exist any accumulation of debris, junk, or garbage on the premises that constitutes a fire hazard, as determined by the fire chief or designee.
C. The prohibitions described in subsections A of this section do not apply to:
1. Yard cuttings, other than grass clippings, that are accumulated to be burned during the first available open burning season and that meet the size and location requirements of the fire code.
2. Yard cuttings and other organic material that are accumulated for composting, if the material:
a. Is not visible from a street or sidewalk;
b. Is maintained in a manner that does not attract vermin; and
c. Does not produce an offensive odor.
3. Garbage or recycling material that is accumulated in order to be hauled by a licensed solid waste hauler or to be taken by the person to a landfill, if the garbage:
a. Is secured within a covered or sealed container that is kept clean and in good repair; and
b. Is removed within 14 days.
4. Debris or junk that is kept in a building that is wholly or entirely enclosed except for doors used for ingress or egress.
5. Debris or junk that is stored in a back yard of a residential property if the debris or junk:
a. Is screened by a sight-obscuring fence so that it is not visible from adjoining properties, streets and public rights-of-way; and
b. The debris or junk is maintained in a manner that does not attract vermin, produce an offensive odor, or otherwise become a danger to public health or safety.
6. Debris or junk that is kept in a licensed and/or permitted junkyard or automobile wrecking house, in compliance with the terms of the license and/or permit.
D. As used in this section, “junk” means any machinery, machinery part, appliance or appliance part, iron or other metal, glass, paper, lumber, wood, or other waste or discarded material.
E. In addition to any corrective action ordered by the city, a person found to have violated the provisions of this section may be assessed a civil penalty. The amount of the civil penalty assessed for each day of continuing violation will not exceed the amount established for a Class 5 code violation. (Ord. 5079 §1 (Exh. 1 (part)), 2019).