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Each of the following conditions, unless otherwise permitted by law, is declared to constitute a public nuisance, if such conditions are able to be viewed from the public right-of-way or adjacent public property:

A. Any unfenced, uncovered, unguarded or abandoned pit, hole, excavation, well, septic tank, cesspool, or swimming pool into which a child or other person could fall. This paragraph does not pertain to residential and commercial decorative water features that are maintained and are in good working order.

B. Attractive nuisances dangerous to children, including, but not limited to, abandoned, broken or neglected vehicles, boats, equipment and machinery; refrigerators, freezers or other insulated containers within which a child could suffocate; and abandoned, dilapidated or structurally unsound buildings.

C. The existence or accumulation of any trash, litter or inorganic waste, including used, broken, torn or discarded paper, cardboard, plastic, rags, empty bottles, cans, glass, plaster, barrels, boxes, crates, packing cases, construction debris, styrofoam, hay, straw, packing materials, scrap metal, wire, pipe, crockery, and plaster not in covered and enclosed receptacles.

D. The existence or accumulation of any junk, including broken, discarded, torn, or nonfunctional furniture, mattresses, bedding, appliances, toys, vehicle parts, or other articles of personal property.

E. The existence or accumulation of building material, lumber, salvage materials, scrap iron, tin and other metal, wire, stone, cement or brick that are not associated with an active building permit, or are not neatly piled and screened from view from the public right-of-way or any adjacent public property.

F. Any fence or structure which is sagging, leaning, fallen, or decayed, and is deemed a fire or safety hazard. Any building which is determined to be a dangerous building pursuant to the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings as adopted by reference in the Gig Harbor Municipal Code.

G. Any vacant building or accessory structure which is in a dilapidated condition. (Ord. 1162 § 1, 2009).