[Adopted as Ch. 4, Art. 4, of the 1976 Code]
[Amended 11-15-1977 by Ord. No. 1102]
The Council shall, by resolution, designate a place or places
for the dumping of all garbage, scavenger matter, refuse, rubbish,
filth, slops, manure, ashes, offal, excrement of any kind and other
offensive or obnoxious substances. Such dumping grounds shall be for
the use only of residents of the City and for the dumping and disposal
of such matter collected from and for residents of the City. It shall
be unlawful to dump or dispose of such matter in such designated place
or places for dumping and disposal by or for nonresidents of the City.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dump, deposit or otherwise
dispose of any garbage, scavenger matter, refuse, rubbish, filth,
slops, manure, ashes, offal, excrement of any kind and other offensive
or obnoxious substances or bury or dispose of any dead animals within
the corporate limits of the City or within two miles of the limits
thereof, upon any ground, premises or place other than that designated
by the City Council.
[Amended 1-3-1978 by Ord.
No. 1110]
A.
Such
dumping ground shall be under the supervision of the custodian designated
and employed by the City.
B.
Said
dumping grounds shall be kept open for dumping purposes a minimum
of eight hours each day, Monday through Friday of each week, inclusive,
and a minimum of four hours on each Saturday, except holidays; provided
that the City Council shall by resolution fix the hours of opening
and closing of such dumping ground on such days and may from time
to time by resolution change the opening and closing hours of such
dumping ground. It shall be unlawful for any person to dump any refuse
at any such dumping ground except during such hours so fixed.
C.
The custodian
or his assistant in charge of said dumping ground shall designate
the place or places where all refuse brought to such dumping ground
shall be placed. Said custodian may require persons bringing refuse
to said dumping ground for disposal to separate such refuse according
to kinds and classes of materials, and to deposit such different kinds
or classes of materials in different places on said dumping ground,
and may direct the manner and method of dumping and disposing of such
refuse.
D.
It shall
be unlawful for any person to bring any automobiles, automobile bodies,
parts of automobiles or machinery to such dumping grounds without
having first dismantled or taken same apart so that the pieces and
parts thereof shall lie flat on the ground, and the custodian shall
not permit the same to be deposited at the dumping ground unless so
dismantled or taken apart.
It shall be unlawful for any person to set a fire upon, or cause
a fire to be set upon, any dumping or disposal ground heretofore or
hereafter designated as such under the provisions of this article.
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than duly authorized
City employees, to enter upon any dumping grounds, except only for
the purpose of dumping and depositing thereon articles or substances
permitted to be dumped or deposited at such dumping ground. It shall
be unlawful for any person to search over or remove any article, thing
or substance which has been dumped at such dumping ground.
The custodian of the dump or dumps designated in accordance
with this article shall be the Street Superintendent unless a custodian
is appointed, provided a custodian may be appointed by the Mayor and
confirmed as other appointive offices by the Council, and said custodian
shall have full authority to regulate all dumping on the premises
of said dumping grounds. The custodian so appointed shall receive
such compensation payable in monthly installments from the General
Fund as the Mayor and Council shall fix and determine at the time
of his appointment. The Street Superintendent shall receive no additional
compensation while acting as custodian.
Any person who violates the prohibitions or provisions of this
article shall be deemed guilty of a violation. The penalty for such
violation shall be an amount not to exceed $500 for any one offense,
recoverable with costs, and in default of said payment the offender
shall stand committed to the County Jail until such fine and costs
are paid. Each period of 24 hours during or on which a violation occurs
or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
