01Public Nuisance.(a) It is unlawful and constitutes a public nuisance forthe owner or other person in charge or in control of a building, lot, junkyard,or other premises within the unincorporated territory of Russell County to failto keep the lot, junkyard, or premises clean and free from junk and litterincluding, but not limited to, used tires and any abandoned or burned outmanufactured home or mobile home, and any materials within which water mayaccumulate or which may shelter or encourage the growth of insects or rodents,or materials which generate obnoxious odors, or which offend the esthetics ofthe community, and which thereby cause a substantial diminution in the valueof other property nearby or which threaten the health and safety of anyresident. Used tires shall be coveredand kept out of the weather. In theevent an abandoned or burned out manufactured home or mobile home constitutes anuisance and title to the home is not held by the owner of the lot or propertywhere it is located, the owner of the lot or property shall be notified of theprovision of Chapter 12A, Title 35, and given time to follow the procedures ofChapter 12A prior to the institution of a tywhere it is located, the owner of the lot or property shall be notified of theprovision of Chapter 12A, Title 35, and given time to follow the procedures ofChapter 12A prior to the institution of a civil action by the county commissionto abate the nuisance.(b) This subpart shall not apply to any company,corporation, or business currently operating, whose primary purpose or businessis salvage materials, building refuse, waste products, timber stumps, trees, orbrush and other debris that results from clearing land, cutting timber, orrefurbishing or constructing buildings. Thissubpart shall not apply to farm buildings orfarm equipment and farm materialsstored around farm buildings on a farm. (Act 98–596, p. 1308, § 2; Act 2005–150, p. 266, § 1; Act 2009–597, § 1.)
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