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The words and phrases used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, shall have the following meanings:

(1) “Abate” means to repair, replace, remove, destroy or otherwise remedy the condition in question by such means and in such a manner and to such an extent as the enforcement officer, in his judgment, determines is necessary in the interest of the general health, safety and welfare of the community.

(2) “Building materials” means and includes lumber, plumbing materials, wallboard, sheet metal, plaster, brick, cement, asphalt, concrete block, roofing material, cans of paint and similar materials.

(3) “Enforcement officer” means the Mayor or any alternate designee.

(4) “Junk” includes all appliances or parts thereof, all parts of motor vehicles, tires, all iron or other metal, plastics, glass, paper, cardboard, rubber, lumber, wood, mattresses, disabled trailers or parts thereof, all of which meet one of the following requirements:

(a) Are discarded;

(b) Are unusable;

(c) Are broken; or

(d) Have not been used for their primary and original purpose for a period of six months and have no value other than scrap value.

(5) “Nuisance Party” means a social gathering or party which is conducted on premises within the City and which, by reason of the conduct of the persons in attendance, results in any one or more of the following conditions or events occurring at the site of the said party or social gathering, or on neighboring public or private property: disorderly conduct; illegal open container; outdoor urination or defecation in a public place; unlawful sale, furnishing, dispensing or consumption of beer or intoxicating liquor; sale or furnishing of beer or intoxicating liquor to an underage person; possession or consumption of beer or intoxicating liquor by an underage person; illegal use or sale of a controlled substance; public indecency; unlawful deposit of litter or refuse; the damage or destruction of property without the consent of the property owner; unlawful pedestrian or vehicular traffic; standing or parking of vehicles that obstructs the free flow of traffic on the public streets and sidewalks or that impedes the ability to render emergency services; unlawfully loud noise; violation of a public health order or proclamation issued by the Governor of Washington State or any state, federal, or local public health official; or any other conduct or condition that threatens injury, inconvenience, or alarm to persons or damage to property which is hereby declared to be an unlawful public nuisance.

(6) “Premises” means any building, lot, parcel, real estate or land or portion of land whether improved or unimproved, including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips.

(7) “Public Nuisance” means:

(a) The violation of any chapter or section of Title 5 of the Pullman City Code or of any public health order or proclamation issued by the Governor of the State of Washington or any state, federal, or local public health official with jurisdiction within the City limits; or

(b) Doing an act; omitting to perform any act or duty; or permitting or allowing any act or omission which annoys, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, or safety of others; is unreasonably offensive to the senses; or which obstructs or interferes with the free use of property so as to interfere with or disrupt the free use of that property by any lawful owner or occupant; or

(c) Other nuisances as expressly defined in this chapter; or

(d) A nuisance party as defined in this chapter; or

(e) Conditions which are determined by the department director or department head responsible for enforcing an ordinance or chapter of the Pullman City Code to be violations of the standards and requirements of the ordinance or code and unreasonably detrimental to the public health and safety, or welfare, so as to constitute a public nuisance. The criteria for determining whether a nuisance exists shall be based on the criteria in subsection (c) of this section and Chapter 7.48 RCW.

(8) “Responsible Person” means any agent, lessor, lessee or other person occupying or having charge or control of any premises, except the owner.

(9) “Owner” means any person owning property, as shown on the real property records of Whitman County or on the last assessment roll for taxes, and shall also mean any lessee, tenant, occupant or other person having control or possession of the property. (Ord. 20-6 §1, 2020; Ord. 07-3 §4, 2007).