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A. A nuisance is an offense against the order and economy of the city and consists in unlawfully doing an act or omitting to perform any duty, which act or omission either:

1. Annoys, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health or safety of three (3) or more persons; or

2. Offends public decency; or

3. Unlawfully interferes with, obstructs or renders dangerous for passage any stream, public street, park, square or highway; or

4. In any way renders three (3) or more persons insecure in life or the use of property.

B. An act which affects three (3) or more persons in any of the ways specified in this section is still a nuisance regardless of the extent of annoyance or whether damage inflicted on individuals is unequal. (Ord. 3-19-1981)

C. If any condition designated herein as an offense against the order and economy of the city is determined by the fire chief to constitute a fire or hazard, or is determined by the chief of police to constitute a safety hazard, or is determined by the state division of health to be a health hazard, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such act or omission is within the designations of subsection A of this section. (Ord. 3-19-1981; amd. 2003 Code)