LACEY MUNICIPAL CODE
A
Codification of the General Ordinances of the City of Lacey, Washington
Title
9: PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 9.52
NUISANCES [1]
Sections:
9.52.010 Nuisances declared
9.52.020 Nuisance maintenance prohibited
9.52.050 Remedies cumulative
9.52.060 Severability
9.52.070 Effective date
9.52.010 Nuisances declared. The following conditions, acts, omissions and activities are declared to be harmful to the health, safety, peace, comfort or welfare of the citizens of the city and to constitute public nuisances:
A. The operation of a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle or other vehicle in such a manner or in such location either as a single unit or in conjunction with the operation of other motorcycles or motor-driven cycles and/or other vehicles so as to create a safety hazard for young children or an unreasonable disruption of the peace and comfort of the occupants of residential dwellings;
B. All unoccupied buildings which have not been securely closed against entry by those having no interest in the property and all buildings or structures which by reason of abandonment, decay, dilapidation or damage by fire, the elements or any other cause have become harmful to the health, safety, peace, comfort or welfare of the public, or unsafe for the purpose or purposes for which the buildings or structures are being used.
C. The accumulation of garbage and refuse not disposed of in accordance with Chapter 8.04 of the Lacey Municipal Code, or the accumulation of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles incapable of being operated or unlicensed for the current year, parts, glass, old appliances or parts thereof, old iron or other metal, paper, cardboard, old lumber or wood, old mattresses or other furniture, and all other waste or discarded material or other junk which is not completely fenced off or enclosed from public view and public access;
D. The existence of hazardous vegetation, such as poison oak, poison ivy, deadly nightshade, tansy, ragwort or any similar noxious or toxic weed or plant which is allowed to grow on any property;
E. Loud noise emanating from any source on residentially zoned property which causes disruption of the peace and comfort of the occupants of residential dwellings;
F. The existence of dry grass, weeds, shrubs, trees or other vegetation on property which because of its height or density constitutes a fire hazard or which overhangs any sidewalk, street, or abutting property in such a manner to obstruct or impair the free and full passage along said sidewalk or street or the use of said abutting property. (Ord. 826 §1, 1988; Ord. 772 §1, 1986; Ord. 502 §1, 1978; Ord. 498 §1, 1978; Ord. 360 §1, 1974; Ord. 344 (part), 1974).
9.52.020 Nuisance maintenance prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to participate in, cause or maintain, or allow to exist on property owned or occupied by said person, any of those conditions or activities listed in Section 9.52.010. A violation of this chapter as it relates to those activities set forth in 9.52.010(A) and (E) shall constitute a misdemeanor. Allowing those conditions described in 9.52.010(B), (C), (D), and (F) to exist after the date set for correction by a city enforcement officer pursuant to Chapter 14.40 of this code shall likewise constitute a misdemeanor. (Ord. 968 §12, 1993; Ord. 772 §3, 1986).
9.52.050 Remedies cumulative. The provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative and in addition to the provisions of the now existing ordinances of the city and shall not have the effect of repealing any ordinance of the city now in effect or revoking any powers of the city to require the removal of nuisances. (Ord. 344 (part), 1974).
9.52.060 Severability. If any section or provision of this chapter is held void or unconstitutional, all other sections and all other provisions of this chapter which are not so held to be void or unconstitutional shall continue in full force and effect. (Ord. 344 (part), 1974).
9.52.070 Effective date. The ordinance codified in this chapter is a public emergency ordinance necessary for the protection of public health, public safety, public property and the public peace, and shall be effective upon its adoption by the city council. (Ord. 344 (part), 1974).
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