TITLE 10: LOCAL LAWS DIVISION 3: THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT (SAIPAN, ETC,)
§ 30506. Conditions Prohibited and Declared Public Nuisances. The following described conditions occurring or being upon any lot, tract, or parcel of land, or contiguous swales, improved or unimproved, within 50 feet of any improved property on which there exists a building, structure, or other premises occupied by people within the island of Saipan, or on any lot or parcel of land irrespective of its distance from any structure when the Administrator determines, on a case by case basis, to the extent and in the manner that the lot, tract, or parcel of land is, or may reasonably become, infested or inhabited by rodents, vermin, or animals, or may furnish a breeding place for mosquitoes, or threatens or endangers the public health, safety or welfare, or may reasonably cause disease, are each hereby prohibited and declared to be a public nuisance: (a) An unsecured vacant building or dwelling, including abandoned buildings, unfinished buildings where construction has ceased for over six months, and any other unsecured vacant building; (b) A building, structure, premises, or other place which provides uncontrolled breeding places, protection or shelter for rodents, vermin, or other pests, or which is not currently occupied by the owner and provides a site for drug manufacturing, drug trafficking, or drug use; (c) Accumulated garbage, trash, rubbish, or debris; (d)(1) Junk or abandoned vehicles, or any vehicle which: (i) Threatens or endangers public safety or welfare; (ii) Creates a blighting influence upon the neighborhood where the vehicle rests; or (iii) Is, or may reasonably become, infested or inhabited by rodents, vermin, or animals, or may furnish a breeding place for rodents, vermin, or animals. (2) As it relates to bona fide automobile repair facilities existing as of the effective date of SLL 20-25, such establishments shall be allowed to maintain outside storage of junk or abandoned vehicles for a period of six months from the effective date of SLL 20-25. After the expiration of this time period, all junk and/or abandoned vehicles must be removed, or stored in a completely enclosed building; (e) Nuisance vegetation which exceeds a height of 15 inches over the majority of the parcel, or untended growth or weeds, grass, underbrush or undergrowth, or other noxious vegetation (but not including trees, plants, or other vegetation protected by law), or nuisance vegetation that impairs visibility along public roadways in a manner that impedes traffic safety or is a fire hazard; (f) A wholly or partially manmade pool, pond or other body of water, which tends to produce disease vectors, biting insects, pests or the like. In addition, in the case of swimming pools, water quality and clarity may be declared a threat to or endangerment of public health and safety when the clarity of the pool water is such that the main drain grate is not visible to a person standing on the pool deck,
TITLE 10: LOCAL LAWS DIVISION 3: THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT (SAIPAN, ETC,)
or the recirculation system or disinfection feeding equipment is missing or not functioning; (g) Any use of the right of way that is not permitted pursuant to the laws of the United States or Commonwealth or which poses a hazard to motorists; and (h) An unsafe or unsanitary condition not included within the meaning of the other terms as used herein which endangers the public health, welfare, or safety of the community. Source: SLL 20-25 § 2 (June 14, 2018), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission capitalized the section title pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(f). The Commission inserted serial commas throughout pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g). The Commission inserted a comma after “land is” and after “reasonably become” in the leading paragraph and inserted a comma after “reasonably become” in (d)(1)(iii) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g). The Commission changed “fifty (50)” to “50” in the leading paragraph; changed “(fifteen) 15” to “15” in (e); and changed “motorists.” to “motorists; and” in (g) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g). The Commission renumbered the subsections of (d) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a). The Commission changed “the effective date of this legislation” to “the effective date of SLL 20-25” in (d)(2) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(d). The Commission struck figures that were merely repetitions of written words in (a) and (d)(2) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(e).