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Village of Richfield, WI
Washington County
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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:
BUSINESS WHICH HAS A TENDENCY TO CREATE A PUBLIC NUISANCE
One which, unless properly regulated, may create conditions fostering a public nuisance, as defined in § 263-2 and reads as follows:[1]
PUBLIC NUISANCE
A thing, act, occupation, condition, or use of property which shall continue for such length of time as to:
A. 
Substantially annoy, injure or endanger the comfort, health, repose or safety of the public.
B. 
In any way render the public insecure in life or in the use of property.
C. 
Greatly offend the public morals or decency.
D. 
Unlawfully and substantially interfere with, obstruct or tend to obstruct or render dangerous for passage any street, alley, highway, navigable body of water or other public way or the use of public property.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
No person shall conduct within the Village any business which has a tendency to create a public nuisance, except upon a permit issued by the Village Board and subject to such conditions as the Board may impose.
This article is enacted pursuant to § 66.0415, Wis. Stats.