§ 20-2. Nuisances per se.

The following acts, services, apparatus and structures are hereby declared to be public nuisances:

(1)

Stagnant water. The maintenance of any pond, pool of water or vessel holding stagnant water.

(2)

Throwing, leaving offensive articles in streets, sidewalks, etc. The throwing, placing, depositing or leaving in any street, highway, lane, alley, public place, square or sidewalk, or in any private place or premises where such throwing, placing, depositing or leaving is in the opinion of the city administrator or designee dangerous or detrimental to public health, or likely to cause sickness or attract flies, insects, rodents, or vermin, by any person or any animal or vegetable substance, dead animal, fish, shell, tin cans, bottles, glass or other rubbish, dirt, excrement, filth, unclean or nauseous water, or fluids, hay, straw, soot, garbage, swill, animal bones, hides or horns, rotten soap, grease or tallow, offal or any other offense article or substance whatever.

(3)

Pollution of streams and other bodies of water. The pollution of any stream, lake or body of water by, or the depositing into or upon any highway, street, lane, alley, public street or square, or into any adjacent lot or grounds of, or depositing or permitting to be deposited any refuse, foul or nauseous liquid or water, creamery or industrial waste, or forcing or discharging into any public or private sewer or drain any steam, vapor or gas.

(4)

Emission of noxious fumes. The emission of noxious fumes or gas in such quantities as to render occupancy of property uncomfortable to a person of ordinary sensibilities.

(5)

Vehicles for immoral or illegal purpose. Any vehicle used for any immoral or illegal purpose.

(6)

Obscene books, etc. All indecent or obscene pictures, books, pamphlets, magazines and newspapers.

(7)

Betting, bookmaking, etc. Betting, bookmaking and all apparatus used in such occupations.

(8)

Gambling devices. All gambling devices.

(9)

Houses kept for prostitution. All houses kept for the purpose of prostitution or promiscuous sexual intercourse, gambling houses, houses of ill fame and bawdy houses.

(10)

Distributing samples of medicines, drugs. The distribution of samples of medicines or drugs unless such samples are placed in the hands of an adult person.

(11)

Storage of explosives or dangerous substances. All explosives, inflammable liquids and other dangerous substances stored in any manner or in any amount contrary to the provisions of this Code, or statute of the state.

(12)

Unsafe buildings, structures, excavations. All buildings, walls and other structures which have been damaged by fire, decay or otherwise and all excavations remaining unfilled or uncovered for a period of 90 days or longer, and which are so situated as to endanger the safety of the public.

(13)

Dangerous excavations or machinery. All dangerous, unguarded excavations or machinery in any public place, or so situated, left or operated on private property as to attract the public.

(14)

Improperly loaded trucks or motor vehicles. The owning, driving or moving upon the public streets and alleys of trucks or other motor vehicles which are constructed or loaded so as to permit any part of their load or contents to blow, fall or be deposited upon any street, alley, sidewalk or other public or private place, or which deposit from their wheel, tire or other parts onto the street, alley, sidewalk or other public or private place dirt, grease, sticky substances or foreign matter of any kind; provided, however, that under circumstances determined by the city director of public works to be in the public interest, he may grant persons temporary exemption from the provisions of this subsection conditioned upon cleaning and correcting the violating condition at least once daily and execution of an agreement by such person to reimburse the city for any extraordinary maintenance expenses incurred by the city in accordance with such violation.

(15)

Advertising matter on motor vehicles. The placing or causing to be placed in or on any motor vehicle parked upon any street, alley or other public place within the corporate limits of the city any paper, posters, signs, cards or other advertising matter.

(16)

Loud, boisterous noises. Making any loud, boisterous, unnecessary noise which annoys, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health or safety of the public.

(17)

Shouting, hooting in public streets. Yelling, shouting, hooting or whistling in the public streets and public places between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within the city limits.

(18)

Drinking in public streets. Drinking or exposing intoxicating beverages in public streets and places, canals and the Detroit River within the city limits.

(19)

Throwing paper, litter into streets, canals, Detroit River. Throwing, scattering or depositing any paper, litter, bottles, garbage, rubbish or other animal or organic matter in public streets and places, canals and the Detroit River within the city limits.

(20)

Loud animals, bird. Keeping any animal or bird that disturbs the neighbors by frequent or long-continued noise.

(21)

Amplifiers, loudspeakers. Using any amplifier or loudspeaker, whether mechanical or not on trucks or other moving vehicles, in any street or alley, canals and the Detroit River or other place within the city limits, or when such trucks or vehicles are parked or not in motion, for advertising or for attracting crowds or haranguing the same or the passersby, or using any such amplifiers or loudspeakers or other instrument or device to be used for the purpose of attracting attention by the creation of noise to any show, performance, sale or display of merchandise, without first obtaining a written permit from the city clerk for a specified day and hour.

(22)

Barns, stables, outhouses kept in unhealthy condition. Any premises, buildings, barns, stables, privies, privy vaults, outhouses or sheds that shall become filthy, noxious, unhealthy or unwholesome from any cause whatever, shall be deemed a public nuisance, and it shall be the duty of the owner, occupant, or tenant thereof, or the person having charge of the same, to remove the cause of such nuisance at once on receiving notice thereof, and in case such owner, occupant, tenant or person having charge thereof, shall not within 24 hours after receiving such notice, remove the cause of such nuisance, the director of public safety shall enter on the premises where such nuisance exists, and with such assistance as may be necessary, abate the cause of such nuisance, the cost and expense of which shall be audited and paid by the city council, which cost and expenses shall be forfeited and paid, and shall be a charge against such owner, occupant, tenant or person in possession, and may be collected in the manner provided in sections 11.11 and 11.12 of the Charter.

(23)

Depositing fly ash, cinder dust in marshlands, canals, streets. Unloading, depositing or dumping any fly ash or cinder dust for fill purposes or otherwise on any property, waterways, marshland, canals, public streets or places within the city limits.

(Code 1969, § 9.7; Code 1977, § 16-2)