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The following conditions unless otherwise permitted by law are declared to constitute public nuisances; provided, that this section shall not be construed to prevent any other act or condition from being declared a nuisance pursuant to the standards set forth in this chapter:

A. The existence of trees, shrubs or foliage which destroy, impair, interfere, restrict, or limit the visibility of, access to, or free use of any streets, sidewalks, sewers, utilities or other public improvements;

B. The existence of obstructions to or encroachments upon a public highway, private way, street, alley, commons, landing place, crossing or sidewalk, which is made without lawful permission, or which, having been made by lawful permission, is kept and maintained after the purpose thereof has been accomplished, or for an unreasonable length of time;

C. The depositing or allowing of irrigation, stormwater drainage, or other water to run by any street, alley, or other public place, in such manner as to cause settling or damage to the street, alley, or other public place, or to cause annoyance, damage, or hazard to any user of the street, alley or other public place;

D. The existence of abandoned wells, ice boxes or refrigerators with doors and latches, shafts, basements or other excavations, abandoned or inoperative vehicles or other equipment, structurally unsound fences or other fixtures, lumber, fencing, vegetation or other debris, whether in or on a building, a building premises or an unoccupied lot and whether realty, fixture or chattel, which might reasonably be expected to attract children and constitute a danger to them;

E. The existence of accumulations of materials, objects or vegetation in a location or in a manner which constitutes a fire hazard;

F. The existence of grasses or weeds which exceed eighteen (18) inches in height in a nonagricultural use;

G. All vacant, unused or unoccupied buildings and structures within the city which are allowed to become or remain open to entrance by unauthorized persons or the general public, because of broken, missing or open doors, windows or other openings, or which are unsecured in a manner detrimental to the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the city;

H. The use of any building, or other place, for the exercise of any trade, employment, or manufacture, which, by occasioning obnoxious exhalations, offensive smells, or otherwise, is offensive or dangerous to the health of individuals or of the public;

I. Throwing, depositing, exposing, or causing to be disposed of, in any street or other public place within the city, any garbage, waste, refuse, litter, debris, or other offensive material, unless the disposal of such items in such place is specifically authorized by law;

J. Causing or allowing garbage, waste, refuse, litter, debris, or other offensive materials to be collected or deposited, or to remain in any place in the city, to the annoyance of any person, unless otherwise permitted by law;

K. Any violation of the Aberdeen regulations, as now enacted or hereafter amended, including:

1. All Aberdeen Municipal Code and Charter provisions;

2. All standards, regulations, and procedures adopted by the city pursuant to a city ordinance;

3. The terms and conditions of any permit or approval issued by the city, or any concomitant agreement entered into with the city, pursuant to code provisions; and

4. A written order of the hearing examiner.

L. Any unlicensed (missing vehicle plates or expired tabs) or otherwise inoperable car, truck, van, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, snowmobile or other vehicle typically powered by an engine, excepting watercraft, including vehicles that do not meet the definition of “junk vehicle” under RCW 46.55.010(5), unless the inoperable vehicle is stored in the manner authorized by Section 17.56.080(A);

M. The existence of graffiti on public property or on private property where the graffiti is visible from any vantage point located on public property, a railway, or any property open for business to the public; and

N. Abandoned shopping carts.

(Ord. 6701 § 1 (Att. A), Amended, 07/12/2023; Ord. 6636 § 3, Amended, 12/12/2018; Ord. 6558, Amended, 06/11/2014; Ord. 6446, Amended, 09/12/2007)