§ 19-2. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and derivations shall have the meaning given herein, unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended:

(1)

Attractive nuisance. The term "attractive nuisance" refers to a potentially harmful thing which is inviting or otherwise lures a person, no matter the age of the person, into or onto a thing to investigate, play in or otherwise enter without permission or utilizes.

(2)

Blight. The term "blight" refers to commercial or residential property, including structures whether movable or immovable and lots, in a deleterious condition, uninhabitable, overgrown with vegetation, has an accumulation of junk or debris or otherwise unfit for human habitation or use and/or not in compliance with code. Blight also refers to conditions that impair growth or prosperity.

(3)

Boarded. The term "boarded" shall mean a structure whose doors and windows have been covered with plywood or other material for the purpose of preventing entry into the structure by persons or animals.

(4)

Compliance. The term "compliance" refers to the removal of a proprietary party from a parish contractor list due to his/her maintenance of his/her property for a period of not less than three consecutive months.

(5)

Nuisance. The term nuisance means any activity, condition or use of a premises which is detrimental to or endangers public safety, health or welfare; produces such material annoyance, inconvenience, discomfort so as to interfere with or disturb another in the peaceful possession of his property or cause injury to the right of another or of the public; is detrimental to the property of others or which causes or tends to cause substantial diminution in the value of other property in the vicinity or neighborhood in which such premises is located; is in violation of any zoning ordinance or regulation; and/or any prohibited activity or condition declared to be a nuisance in these ordinances.

(6)

Open excavation. The term "open excavation" as used in this chapter shall include any item not included in the definition of swimming pool and shall include but not be limited to a burrow pit, pond, construction site, any uncovered cutting in the earth whether naturally forming or man-made and is not used for recreational bathing or enjoyment, or other area in which water may accumulate.

(7)

Maintenance of a nuisance. The term "maintenance of a nuisance" means to conduct, carry on, keep or permit to exist on one's premises any prohibited activity or condition as defined in this chapter or any nuisance; failure to abate a nuisance or prohibited activity or condition shall be considered as maintenance of a nuisance.

(8)

Prohibited activity or condition. The term "prohibited activity or condition" means any activity or conduct as now or hereafter declared to be a nuisance or otherwise prohibited under the laws of the parish or state, including, but not limited to, sections of this chapter.

(9)

Property maintenance violation. The term "property maintenance violation" shall refer to the act of keeping buildings, premises, structures and equipment in a proper condition so as to prevent their decline or failure and in accordance with standards of cleanliness, sanitation, stability and safety and shall include but not be limited to maintenance of exterior weather protective coatings, soffit, facia and gutters and other minor building conditions, vegetation, and trash and debris as required in this Code.

(10)

Proprietary party. The term "proprietary party" means an owner, person with ownership interest, lessee, sublessee, tenant or occupant of any premises.

(11)

Property. The term "property" means any lot, tract or parcel of land, and/or any portion of ground or other immovable property, whether occupied or vacant, which is situated within the unincorporated areas of the parish; for the purposes of this chapter, the term shall also include the area abutting said property including but not limited to, sidewalks as defined in section 1-2, and other servitudes

(12)

Premises. The term "premises" means any building, structure, property, watercraft or movable owned or occupied by any proprietary party or representative thereof.

(13)

Repeat offender. The term "repeat offender" can include, but is not limited to, (a) the owner, tenant or representative of any property issued a third notice for the same violation but had previously corrected said violation timely within a consecutive twelve-month period; (b) the owner, tenant or representative of a property that has been previously found in violation by a trier of fact; and/or (c) any owner, tenant or representative of a property placed on any parish contractor list for remedial action.

(14)

Representative. The term "representative" means an officer, agent, employee or other representative of a proprietary party.

(15)

Structure. The term "structure" shall include a building, house or other items such as signs and canopies which are man made and protrude above lot grade.

(16)

Swimming pool. The term "swimming pool" as used in this chapter, refers to any body of water used for swimming or other recreational bathing such as a hot tub, spa or other manmade structure designed to hold water for recreational purposes, which is of artificial or semi-artificial construction including all appurtenances relative to its use. The term as used in this chapter shall in no way change or otherwise affect the interpretation of any terms or definitions found in the Standard Swimming Pool Code Edition adopted within section 19-34.

(Ord. No. 23373, § 1, 8-20-08; Ord. No. 24159, § 1, 11-9-11)