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Section 8.20.010 Nuisance defined.

A nuisance consists in doing an unlawful act, or omitting to perform a duty, or suffering or permitting any condition or thing to be or exist which act or omission, condition or thing either:

a.    Annoys, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, or safety of others;

b.    Offends decency;

c.    Is offensive to the senses;

d.    Unlawfully interferes with, obstructs or tends to obstruct or renders dangerous for passengers any stream, public park, parkway, square, street or highway in the city of Vancouver;

e.    In any way renders other persons insecure in life or the use of property;

f.    Obstructs the free use of property so as to essentially interfere with the reasonable and comfortable use thereof.  

g.    Normal accepted practices of agriculture and mineral resource activities shall not be considered a nuisance unless the activity has a substantial adverse effect on the public health and safety.   (Ord. M-517 § 1, 1960)

(M-3408, Amended, 12/07/1998, Prior Text)