Code Compliance

Grass & Weeds Over 12 Inches

Grasses weeds or brush at a height greater than twelve (12) inches, including the adjacent parkway and alleys. This includes:

• The portion of any lot, tract or parcel of land greater than five (5) acres, which is within thirty (30) feet from the curb of any street, edge of pavement, or any traveled portion of a street or roadway.
• The portion of the lot, tract or parcel of land greater than five (5) acres, which is within thirty (30) feet from any abutting lot, tract or parcel of land which is one(1) acre or less and occupied by a residence.

Please Note: Grass & weeds over 4 feet will be sent directly to a mower and the owner will be billed.

Dead Tree

Dead, diseased, or insect harboring trees when such trees constitute a hazard to life or property.

Dilapidated Fence

Fences in a deteriorated condition or subject to falling down due to lack of maintenance or damage or that are repaired with materials that are not comparable to the original.

Dilapidated Structure/Building

Any building or other structure which is in such a dilapidated condition that is unfit for human habitation, or kept in such an unsanitary condition that it is a menace to the health of people residing in the vicinity thereof, or presents a heightened fire hazard in the vicinity where it is located.

Junk, Trash, Debris & Abandoned Materials in Public View

Accumulation of rubbish, trash, refuse, junk. All appliances intended for indoor use, working or nonworking, used, stored, abandoned or junked anywhere in the public view. Excessive accumulation of items intended for use outdoors that are not screened from public view. Items on a porch, in a yard, under a carport, or within any area visible from the public view that are not intended for use outdoors, furniture intended for indoor use that is used, stored, abandoned or junked outside, including on a porch, in a yard, or under a carport.

Residents are urged to be sure their properties are clean.

Vehicle with Expired Plates & Inoperable (Not in the Street)

A junk vehicle is defined as follows:

• A vehicle which is self-propelled; and
• Displays an expired license plate or does not display a license plate, and
• Is wrecked, dismantled, or partially dismantled, or discarded, or
• Is inoperable and has remained inoperable for more than 30 consecutive days on private property

If a vehicle meets the definition of a junked motor vehicle it must be screened from public view. Appropriate screening may include an enclosed building or a solid privacy fence. Fitted car covers are not considered proper screening.

Vehicle Parked on Unimproved Surface of Residential Property

The ordinance prohibits vehicle parking on an unimproved surface of a residential area. To exclude areas screened from the public view by an opaque fence.

Obnoxious Odors

All disagreeable or obnoxious odors and stenches, as well as the conditions, substances or other causes which give rise to the emission or generation of such odors and stenches including dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas, soot or cinders, in unreasonable quantities.