[Adopted 8-27-1984 by Ord. No. 250]
The collection of garbage and refuse as defined herein shall
be under the supervision of the Health and Welfare Committee, and
it shall make such regulations as are necessary regarding the collection
of garbage and refuse. The enforcement of health regulations relating
to garbage and refuse disposal shall be the responsibility of the
Health Officer of the City of Hayward, or in the alternative, the
City Police Department.
A.
No person shall deposit, throw or place garbage, offal, dead animals,
combustible refuse, or other deleterious matter in any park, lane,
alley, street, public grounds or public place within the City of Hayward,
nor place any garbage, offal, dead animals or other refuse matter
upon any private property whether owned by such person or not, unless
the same is enclosed in proper vessels or containers, which shall
be watertight and kept so with tightly fitting covers. All such containers
or vessels shall be properly delivered or readily accessible to the
collector when called for and shall be returned by the owner or the
collector, depending on the collection arrangements to such place,
or places without unnecessary delay; and no such person, excepting
the owner thereof or a member of his household, shall in any manner
interfere with the container or vessel or the contents thereof, except
to empty the container.
B.
Storage for the containers shall be in a place so as not to create
a nuisance or a public health problem.
A.
GARBAGE
REFUSE
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any refuse accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter,
liquid or solid that attends the preparation, use, cooking, dealing
in or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables, including
that from houses, butcher shops, and similar establishments and including
in both cases, natural content of moisture.
Combustible and noncombustible refuse. Discarded, relatively
dry, miscellaneous materials, comprising chiefly of wood, paper, rags,
excelsior, straw, leather, boxes, sweepings from buildings and similar
discarded articles of combustible and noncombustible nature.
B.
Any combination of garbage and refuse shall always be deemed to be
garbage for the purpose of licensing under this section.
Each person occupying and dwelling in a house or other building
or portion thereof and producing garbage for collection shall provide
and renew, when necessary, a sufficient number of cans to hold the
garbage accumulating between collections without overloading. Garbage
cans shall be of metal or plastic and of substantial construction
with tight-fitting covers and strong handles on the outsides and shall
be watertight and flyproof. All garbage receptacles shall be at the
time for collection readily accessible for the collector at the curb
or in any other location privately contracted for. All garbage before
being placed in garbage receptacles shall be thoroughly drained and
well wrapped in paper or placed in plastic bags. All cans shall be
maintained by the user in reasonably good, clean and sanitary condition.
The can filled shall not weigh more than 65 pounds. Any defective
can or any receptacles having ragged or sharp edges or any defects
which might injure or hamper the person collecting the waste must
be replaced immediately by a new can. Where garbage and refuse is
collected from commercial establishments such as hotels, restaurants
and other business places, and where said collection is of such a
volume that it is convenient to use larger containers commonly known
as "dumpsters," the provisions as set forth herein shall apply, except
the gross weight limit of the container shall be governed by the mechanical
means used to unload the dumpster. Said dumpster shall meet the same
requirements as metal or plastic cans, with respect to tight-fitting
covers and being watertight and flyproof.
All waste resulting from remodeling, construction or removal
of a building, roadway, or sidewalk shall be disposed of by the owner,
builder or contractor.
No garbage, mixed refuse or dead animals shall be kept more
than seven days on any premises except at an approved and properly
licensed sanitary landfill site except for special circumstances which
may be approved by the City Health Officer. The accumulation or deposit
of garbage, trash or putrescible animal or vegetable matter in or
upon any lot or land or any public or private place within the City
of Hayward, which causes the air or environment to become noxious
or offensive or to be in such a condition as to promote the breeding
of flies, mosquitoes or other insects, or to provide a habitat or
breeding place for rodents or other animals, or which otherwise becomes
injurious to the public health is prohibited and declared to constitute
a nuisance.
All stored manure from any animals shall be kept in flyproof
and impervious containers which are kept and maintained in good repair.
[Amended 6-11-1990 by Ord. No. 280; at time of adoption of
Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article,
upon conviction thereof, shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more
than $200 for the first offense. Every day of violation shall constitute
a separate offense. Upon second and subsequent convictions, forfeiture
shall be not less than $150 nor more than $300 for each offense.
The provisions of Ordinance No. 193[1] authorizing the use of citation for certain ordinance
violations is hereby incorporated by reference, and this article shall
be added to Section 1 therein, whereby said citation procedure is
authorized to be issued for violations hereof.
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.
[Amended 6-11-1990 by Ord. No. 280]
The Clerk of Circuit Court for Sawyer County, Wisconsin, shall
have the authority to accept cash deposits for forfeitures and/or
bond, pursuant to the schedule set forth below, or as ordered by the
Circuit Court for Sawyer County:
