§ 8.08.060. Premises, cleanliness.

A.

No person owning, renting, acting as agent for, or occupying any premises shall permit any accumulation of manure, garbage, offal, rubbish, stagnant water, or filthy or offensive matter of any kind to be or remain upon such premises, or shall fail, refuse or neglect to keep such premises in a clean and wholesome condition. Not included are compost and deodorized fertilizers used for garden enrichment, and properly maintained to not cause odors.

B.

Any artificial alteration of property, excluding water, from its natural condition, that results in that property's supporting the development, attraction, or harborage of vectors is a public nuisance.

C.

Any water that is a breeding place for vectors is a public nuisance.

D.

Any activity that supports the development, attraction, or harborage of vectors, or that facilitates the introduction or spread of vectors, is a public nuisance.

E.

The presence of vectors in their developmental stages shall be prima facie evidence that a public nuisance exists.

F.

For the purposes of this section, "vector" means any animal capable of transmitting the causative agent of human disease or capable of producing human discomfort or injury, including without limitation mosquitoes, flies, mites, ticks, other arthropods, and rodents and other vertebrate animals.

(Ord. 2003-6 Div. 1, 2003: Ord. 92-13 Divs. 1, 2 (part), 1992.)