Health Nuisances.

(1) 

Nuisance Defined. Whatever is dangerous to human life or health, and whatever renders soil, air, water or food impure or unwholesome; whatever building or part or cellar thereof, if overcrowded, or not provided with adequate means of ingress or egress, or is not sufficiently supported, ventilated, sewered, drained, lighted or cleaned is hereby declared to be a nuisance and unlawful, and every person having aided in creating or contributing to the same, or who may support or continue to retain any of them shall be guilty of a violation of this section and shall, upon conviction thereof, pay for all the expense of the abatement or removal of any of such nuisances.

(2) 

Inspection of Premises. The Health Commissioner or his agents may enter into and examine any place at any time to ascertain health conditions, and no person shall refuse to allow such entrance at reasonable hours.

(3) 

Abatement or Removal. If a health nuisance be found on private property, the Health Commissioner shall order, in writing, its abatement or removal within twenty-four (24) hours; and, if the owner or occupant fails to comply, he shall be in violation of this subsection, and the Commissioner or his agents may abate or remove the nuisance.

(4) 

Cost of Abatement. The cost of abatement or removal of a nuisance by health officers may be collected from the owner or occupant, or person causing, permitting or maintaining the nuisance, or such cost may be charged against the premises and, upon certificate of the health official, assessed against the real estate, as are other special taxes.

(5) 

Expectorating in Public Places. No person shall spit, expectorate or deposit any sputum, spittle, phlegm, mucous, tobacco juice or wads of tobacco upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, alley or lane, or upon the floor, stairway, aisle of any theater, public hall or building, lodge hall, hotel or factory or any street car, bus or other public conveyance within the corporate limits of the City.

(6) 

Maintenance of Privies.

(a) 

Where Prohibited. No person, firm or corporation shall build or maintain any privy vault or vaults on any lot, part of lot or land fronting on any street or alley within the corporate limits of the City in which water pipes and sewers have been laid.

(b) 

Restrictions on Location. Any privy vault or vaults maintained on any lot, part of lot or land fronting on any street, alley or public ground, which is not provided with public sewers and water pipes, shall not be located within four (4) feet of the line of any lot, part of lot or land and shall be maintained water tight and in such sanitary conditions, as required by the Plumbing Inspector.

(c) 

Cleaning.

1. 

Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of emptying, cleaning, covering and removing the contents of any privy vault or cesspool shall obtain a license and perform said work, as required by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Health of the City.

2. 

No owner, occupant or agent of any premises, upon which a privy is maintained, shall be permitted to clean or remove the contents without the aid of a licensed scavenger, unless written permission is obtained from the Commissioner of Health and the work performed in the manner as therein directed.

3. 

The Commissioner of Health shall order the owner or agent of premises, upon which an offensive privy is maintained, to clean the same within the time directed by said order, and in case the owner or agent cannot be found, the Health Commissioner shall cause such offensive privy to be cleaned and the expense therefor to be collected as in cases of the removal or abatement of nuisances.

(7) 

Cleaning of Rugs and Carpets.

(a) 

Restrictions. No person shall beat, shake or sweep any rugs, carpets, mats or similar articles in any public thoroughfare or in any court or area within fifteen (15) feet of any building or buildings occupied by more than two (2) families.