§ 10-31. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Any and all other objectionable, unsightly or unsanitary matter of whatever nature shall apply to objects and matters not included within the meanings of the other terms used in this article, which are liable to produce or tend to produce an unhealthy, unwholesome or unsanitary condition to the premises within the general locality where the same are situated.

Blight means the physical deterioration of property that results in the reduction in value of that property, thus affecting the value of nearby property.

Debris includes material and objects that are placed placed outside of the house, barn or shed that is composed of litter, rubbish, trash, and any putrid, unhealthy or unwholesome part of any dead animal, or waste parts of plants, vegetables or animal matter in any quantity, and the accumulations of plant cuttings or trimmings, the remains of fallen trees, any construction materials that are unstacked and exposed to the elements, parts of vehicles or other machinery, broken furniture, furniture that is not designed to be weather proof and is exposed to the elements, large house hold appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, trash compactors, washing machines, dryers, commodes, and the like even if intended as art of some other use, accumulations of bottles, cans, glass, ashes, paper or paper products, small pieces of scrap iron, wire, metal articles, small household appliances, bric-a-brac or cement, broken concrete, broken glass, broken plaster and all such trash or abandoned material unless it is kept in approved covered bins or appropriate containers as a means of temporary retention until appropriate disposal.

Lot or parcel of real estate means, in addition to those grounds within their respective boundaries, all lots or parcels of ground lying and being adjacent thereto and extending beyond the property line of any such lot or parcel of real estate to the curbline of adjacent streets where a curbline has been, and 14 feet beyond the property line where no curbline has been established.

Rank growth/weeds means grass which has grown to more than 12 inches in height, and all other vegetation at any stage of height or maturity which is uncultivated, and has the potential to harbor, conceal or invites rodent, pests or vermin, debris, or to emit noxious odors; or constitute a fire or traffic safety hazard; or produce an unhealthy, unsightly, unwholesome, or unsanitary condition contributing to neighborhood blight.

Responsible person means record fee title owners, beneficiaries of any trust holding title to any real estate, trustees, conservators, guardians, executors, administrators, individual(s), partnership(s), firm(s) or corporation(s) having a legal or equitable interest in, owning, leasing, occupying, controlling, or possessing in any manner any lot or parcel of real property as reflected in the public records of Horry County, specifically including rights acquired by note, mortgage, lien or other publicly recorded document that provides for the right of entry to preserve an asset.

Yard waste means all trees, all shrubbery, hedge trimmings, tree limbs, branches and trimmings, plant and shrub trimmings, leaves and limbs, yard cleanings, and other similar items which are not cultivated nor cared for by persons owning or controlling the premises.

(Ord. No. 2013-7, 1-22-13)