It shall be unlawful for any person owning, leasing, renting, occupying, or having charge or possession of any nonresidential zoned property in the county to maintain the property or to allow the property to be maintained in a manner that any of the following conditions are found to exist thereon and be visible from public street or approved private street for an unreasonable period of time as determined by the enforcement officer, except as may be allowed by any other provision of law, or when existing in conjunction with a lawfully existing business use. The prohibited conditions are:

    A.    The accumulation of abandoned, discarded, or dilapidated objects, including but not limited to broken or neglected vehicles, equipment, machine parts, scrap material, appliances, furniture, household equipment and furnishings, shopping carts, containers, packing materials, salvage materials, firewood, plant cuttings, litter, rubbish and debris or similar materials that constitute a threat to the health or safety of any person or contribute to conditions that cause blight and property degradation. Upon written notice that sets forth prohibited conditions on vacant lots, the enforcement officer may order the property to be enclosed by chain link or equal fencing;

    B.    Attractive nuisances generally considered dangerous to children including abandoned, broken, or neglected equipment, machinery, refrigerators and freezers; or hazardous pools, ponds, and excavations;

    C.    Overgrown vegetation likely to harbor rats, vermin or other nuisances dangerous to public health, safety, and welfare; or obstructs the view of drivers on public streets or private driveways, or substantially obstructs the use of a public sidewalk area;

    D.    Except in the Agricultural District, weeds, dead or hazardous trees, and other vegetation that is unsightly appearance or dangerous to public health, safety and welfare;

    E.    Except in the A district, the accumulation of dirt, sand, gravel, concrete or other similar material not incorporated into landscaped areas on the property;

    F.    Except in the A district, trash, garbage, recycling or greenwaste cans, bins, boxes or other such containers stored for more than forty-eight (48) hours including trash and recycling pick-up day for such property in any front or street side yard, public street, private driveway and public sidewalk area unless otherwise authorized by the enforcement officer;

    G.    Except in the A district, permanent dumpsters, debris boxes and other such trash containers that are unscreened from view from the street;

    H.    Except in the A district, trash or garbage containers, permanent dumpsters, debris boxes and other such trash containers without covers that fit securely; this prohibition shall not apply to debris boxes or recycling containers;

    I.    Except in the A district, buildings that are dilapidated, abandoned, boarded up, partially destroyed, have broken windows or broken windows secured with wood or other materials, or that are left in a state of partial construction or demolition, or disrepair;

    J.    Except in the A district, buildings that are unpainted (except color coated or natural finish coated), or where the paint on the building exterior is mostly worn off, cracked, or peeling; or where roofing or other exterior materials or components are deteriorated, mostly infected with dry rot, or warped so as to constitute an unsightly appearance; or contribute to conditions that cause blight and property degradation;

    K.    Except in the A district, fences, gates, and similar structures that are sagging, leaning, missing boards, fallen, or otherwise in an unsafe condition; or constitute an unsightly appearance; or are left in a state of partial construction or disrepair;

    L.    Graffiti including but not limited to words, symbols or drawings on the exterior of any building, fence, wall, pole or other structure;

    M.    Except in the A district, awnings, covers, canopies, umbrellas, screens or other window coverings or building structures that are damaged, torn, faded, rusted, bent, unpainted or in some other state of disrepair;

    N.    Any other condition or use of a property that gives rise to a reasonable determination by the enforcement officer that such condition or use represents a threat to the health and welfare of the public by virtue of its unsafe, dangerous or hazardous nature, or that is out of harmony with the standards of properties in the vicinity so as to cause a diminution of the enjoyment, and use of the property or contributes to blight or property degradation. (Ord. 99-49 § 1 (part): Ord. 93-86 § 1 (part): prior gen. code § 3-302.0)