[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council (now City Council) of the Town (now City) of Glenarden 10-12-1976 as Sec. 13-6 of the 1976 Code; amended in its entirety 5-11-1992 by Ord. No. O-4-92. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Brush, grass and weeds — See Ch. 48.
Littering — See Ch. 107.
Open burning — See Ch. 116.
Any trash, waste material, garbage and offensive and dirty material which has been or which may hereafter be allowed to accumulate on any private property adjoining any of the streets, alleys or lanes and within 200 feet thereof in the City is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to notify the owner, tenant or person in possession of any real estate where such public nuisance exists to remove such public nuisance within five days, inclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the date of such notice. Upon failure to remove such public nuisance within the time specified, the nuisance will be removed by the City, and the cost thereof will be charged to the owner, tenant or person in possession unless cause to the contrary is shown by filing objections, in writing, with the Code Enforcement Officer on or before the expiration date of such notice. If such written objections are filed, it shall be the duty of such person to appear before the Mayor and Council at its next meeting, when a public hearing shall be accorded to such person. Notice of the meeting shall be given to such person by placing the same in the United States Mail, addressed to the last known address of such person and with sufficient postage prepaid. If such public nuisance is not removed within the time specified in such notice and no written objections have been filed or filed and overruled by the Mayor and Council, then the Code Enforcement Officer shall cause the public nuisance to be removed, and he is authorized to incur the necessary expense in so doing, and shall place a charge against the proper person for such cost and proceed to collect the same by entering the same on the tax records as a tax upon such real estate or by suit if deemed necessary; or both.
[Added 11-9-1998 by Ord. No. O-23-98]
A. 
Containers.
(1) 
All garbage and rubbish containing food waste shall be kept in containers, constructed of durable metal or other approved types of material, which do not leak and do not absorb liquids.
(2) 
All containers shall be provided with tight-fitting lids or covers and, unless kept in a special vermin-proofed room or enclosure or in a waste refrigerator, shall be kept covered when stored or not in continuous use.
(3) 
After being emptied, each container shall be thoroughly cleaned on the inside and outside in a manner so as not to contaminate food, equipment, utensils, or food preparation areas. Brushes shall be provided for washing garbage containers and may not be used for any other purpose. Can-washing machines, steam-cleaning devices, or similar equipment may be used where the operation is large enough to warrant this type of equipment. Waste water from cleaning operations shall be disposed of as sewage.
(4) 
There shall be a sufficient number of containers to hold all of the garbage and rubbish containing food waste which accumulated between periods of removal from the premises.
B. 
Storage (when available).
(1) 
Garbage and rubbish containing food waste shall be stored so as to be inaccessible to vermin. All other rubbish shall be stored in a manner approved by legislation of the Mayor and City Council.
(2) 
Storage facilities, wherever available, shall be adequate for the proper storage of all garbage and rubbish.
(3) 
Storage areas shall be clean, and may not constitute a nuisance.
(4) 
Storage rooms or enclosures, wherever available, shall be constructed of easily cleanable, grease resistant, washable material and shall be vermin-proofed. The floors, and the walls up to at least the level reached by splash or spray, shall be grease resistant material. Garbage containers outside the establishment shall be stored either on a grease resistant, durable surface or on a rack which is at least 12 inches above the ground for a single bank of containers, or 18 inches above the ground for a multiple bank of containers.
C. 
Food waste grinders. Food waste grinders shall be constructed and installed so as to comply with applicable state and local plumbing laws, ordinances, regulations. Food waste grinders may not be connected to a sink drain when the sink is used for food or utensils.
D. 
Disposal.
(1) 
All garbage and rubbish shall be disposed of daily, or as frequently as may be, in a manner to prevent a nuisance, as approved by legislation of the Mayor and City Council.
(2) 
No garbage or combustible rubbish of any kind shall be burned on any premises within the City limits of Glenarden.
[Added 11-9-1998 by Ord. No. O-23-98]
A. 
General.
(1) 
Effective and approved control measures shall be used to eliminate the presence of rodents, flies, roaches, and other vermin on the premises.
(2) 
No person shall permit any firewood, lumber, boxes, barrels, bricks, stones, or similar materials to accumulate or be stored on any premises or open lot or in any alley within the City unless the same shall be placed on an open rack that is elevated not less than six inches above a weed-free surface, and evenly piled so that said materials will not afford a shelter or harborage for vermin.
B. 
Screening.
(1) 
Openings to the outside shall be effectively protected against the entrance of insects by tight-fitting, self-closing doors, closed windows, screening, controlled air currents, or other means acceptable to approved legislation of the Mayor and City Council. Screening used on outside openings shall be tight-fitting and in good repair.
(2) 
Screening doors to the outer air shall be self-closing. Screens for windows, doors, skylights, transoms, and other openings to the outer air shall be tight-fitting and in good repair.
C. 
Rodent proofing. All openings to the outside shall be protected against the entrance of rodents.
[Amended 11-9-1998 by Ord. No. O-23-98]
Violation of any provision of this chapter shall be deemed a municipal infraction and shall be punishable by a fine of $25 per violation payable to the municipality by the person charged in the citation within 20 calendar days of the summons.