§ 7-1-20. Definitions.

When used in this Chapter, the following words shall be interpreted as follows, unless the context indicates otherwise:

Action to abate a public nuisance means any action brought in Municipal Court to declare and then restrain, terminate, prevent, abate or perpetually enjoin a public nuisance.

Administrative Officer means the Mayor, Town Administrator/Clerk or Enforcement Officer.

Brush means voluntary growth of bushes and such as are growing out of place at the location where growing, and shall include all cuttings from trees and bushes; and also high and rank shrubbery growth which may conceal filthy deposits.

Building means a dwelling, office building, store, warehouse or structure of any kind, whether or not the building is permanently affixed to the ground upon which it is located, and any trailer, semi-trailer, mobile home or any other vehicle designed or used for occupancy by persons for any purpose.

Inoperable vehicle means any automobile, truck, tractor, motorcycle or self-propelled vehicle which is in a condition of being junked, wrecked, wholly or partially dismantled, discarded, abandoned or unable to perform the functions or purpose for which it was originally constructed. The existence of any of the following conditions shall raise the presumption that a vehicle is inoperable:

a.

Absence of an effective registration plate upon such vehicle.

b.

Placement of the vehicle or parts thereof upon jacks, blocks, chains or other supports.

c.

Absence of one (1) or more parts of the vehicle necessary for the lawful operation of the vehicle upon the streets and highways.

Lawn grasses shall be considered to be those ornamental grasses that are commonly grown for ground cover as part of a lawn.

Litter means the scattering or dropping of rubbish, trash or other matter, organic or mineral.

Native grasses will not be considered as weeds or undesirable plants, and they may be permitted to grow on unimproved property larger than one (1) acre in size. Said grasses shall be buffalo grass, brome grass and other native grasses as approved by the Town Engineer and the Town Administrator/Clerk.

Public nuisance means the doing of, or failure to do, something that injuriously affects the safety, health or morals of the public, or works some substantial annoyance, inconvenience or injury to the public.

Refuse means and includes any grass clippings, leaves, hay, straw or manure; shavings, excelsior, paper or ashes; rubbish containers, boxes, glass, cans or bottles; garbage, waste or discarded materials such as used furniture, appliances and vehicle parts; animal remains such as unused wool, hides or limbs; discarded building and construction materials, including but not limited to plaster, broken concrete, bricks, cinder blocks, stones, rocks, wood, roofing material, wire or metal binding; sacks or loose discarded or unused material; all rubbish; and any other materials commonly known as rubbish of any kind or character or by any means known.

Rubbish means any type of debris, trash, waste or rejected matter.

Trash means any worn out, broken up or used refuse, rubbish, toppings, twigs, leaves of trees or worthless matter or material.

Undesirable plants means Russian, spotted and diffuse knapweed, leafy spurge, ragweed, poison ivy and other poisonous plants, which shall be controlled by this Article.

Weed means an unsightly, useless, troublesome or injurious growing herbaceous plant, and shall include all rank vegetable growth which exhales unpleasant and noxious odors and also high and rank vegetable growth that may conceal filthy deposits and which meets one (1) or more of the following criteria:

a.

It aggressively invades or is detrimental to economic crops or native plant communities.

b.

It is poisonous to livestock or humans.

c.

It is a carrier of detrimental insects, diseases or parasites.

d.

Its presence has a direct or indirect effect detrimental to the environmentally sound management of natural or agricultural ecosystems.

For the purposes of this Chapter, weeds shall not include those agricultural crops purposely grown for beneficial use. (Prior code 10.01.05; Ord. 13-1992 §1; Ord. 18-1994 §11-401; Ord. 11-2007 §1)