[1943 Code § 605.01; Ord. 9-18-1967, § 1; Ord., 8-4-1975, § 1; Ord., 4-6-1981, § 1; Ord. 2001-2, 2-5-2001, § 1]
Every owner or manager of a dwelling containing six or more apartments and every owner, licensee or manager of all business establishments shall provide or cause to be provided a unitized garbage container, commonly known as a leach box; provided, however, that upon inspection and recommendation of the building commissioner of the Village, the owner, manager or licensee may provide portable cans in lieu of the leach box, in such number as may be specified by the building commissioner. The building commissioner shall make the determination based on the physical layout of the premises and the availability of sufficient room to permit storage of a leach box without interfering with any public right-of-way and without diminishing required off street parking.
All containers must be in good repair with close fitting covers and shall be placed in the rear of the building or premises. No garbage containers shall be placed in any street, alley or public way.
[1943 Code § 605.04]
It shall be unlawful for any person controlling or owning any lot or parcel of land in the Village to burn garbage or any other similar matter on such lot or parcel of land.
It shall also be unlawful for any person owning or controlling any building in the Village to burn garbage or other similar waste matter in an incinerator in such building unless such burning can be accomplished without causing objectionable smoke or odor. Such incinerator shall be fired with an auxiliary fuel and no fly ash shall be permitted to escape from the chimney or flue connected to such incinerator.
[1943 Code, § 605.04]
No tin cans, glass, papers, rags, iron or tin or woodenware, shall be placed in any street, alley or public place, but shall be placed in a receptacle provided by the owner of the property for that purpose, and placed in the rear of the premises. All paper and rags shall be rolled and tied with a string so as to prevent same from being blown about by the wind.
[1943 Code, §§ 605.02, 605.03]
Ashes and cinders shall not be placed in any receptacle other than a fireproof receptacle which shall be provided for the deposit of the same. Ashes and cinders shall not be mixed with any garbage, dung, offal, putrid or unwholesome matter or any matter likely to become putrid or unwholesome, tin cans, glass, papers, rags, iron, tin or woodenware.
[1943 Code, §§ 605.02, 605.06]
No person shall throw, place or deposit, or cause to be thrown, placed or deposited, any dung, carrion, dead animal, offal, garbage, putrid or unwholesome substance, or any substance liable to become putrid or unwholesome or offensive, or waste matter of any kind upon any vacant property, street or other public place in the Village, from the premises or place occupied or owned by him, but each owner or occupant shall place the same in the regular container provided in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
[Ord. 2-1-1988, § 1]
The dumping or storage of snow or ice from other premises upon lots within the Village may increase the potential for excess water runoff or flooding, or may pose other potential hazards that will endanger the health and safety within the community or adversely affect the enjoyment of the residential neighborhoods of the Village. Therefore, in addition to the restrictions contained in Section 23-4 of this article, no person or entity shall throw, place, deposit or dump, or permit or cause to be thrown, placed, deposited or dumped, any snow or ice upon any vacant property, street or any public place in the Village, from another premises or place occupied or owned by him or another person. These restrictions shall not apply to the Village, or its agents or employees, when operating within the scope of their employment by the Village.
[Ord. 90-1, 5-21-1990, eff. 7-1-1990, § 1; 4-1-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-23]
No person shall place grass clippings, leaves, twigs, branches and other plant matter into any bag, container or other receptacle in which other garbage or waste matter is placed. All grass clippings, leaves, twigs, branches or other plant matter which are to be removed by the Village pursuant to Section 23-5.1 of this article, shall be placed in a biodegradable bag or other type of bag or container as may be approved from time to time by the Village.
[Ord. 90-16, 8-7-1990, § 1]
Any person possessing a sufficient interest in real property within the Village may provide upon the property for a compost system. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a compost system upon real property within the Village in a manner not consistent or in compliance with the terms contained in this chapter.
[Ord. 90-16, 8-7-1990, § 1]
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish and maintain a compost system in a manner that results in the emission of offensive odors that interfere with the use and enjoyment of adjacent and neighboring property.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit in a compost system any garbage, pet waste, meat scraps, food products or other materials that may attract animals or vermin to the compost pile or which may produce an obnoxious odor.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or place in a compost pile any materials in such a way that they may become windblown.
[Ord. 90-16, 8-7-1990, § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or maintain a composting system in a manner that may give rise to a risk of fire damage.
[Ord. 90-16, 8-7-1990, § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish a composting system upon their real property without providing for compliance with the following provisions:
(a) 
Said composting facility shall not be located in any required front yard or corner side yard as established under the Village comprehensive zoning ordinance of 1972, as amended, or any successor zoning ordinance applicable within the Village limits.
(b) 
Said composting system shall not be located within three feet of any lot line or property line.
(c) 
Said composting system shall not be maintained or contained within a facility having a height greater than three feet above the grade level of the property.
(d) 
Said composting system shall not have a maximum ground or base area of more than 100 square feet.
(e) 
Said composting system shall be located in a place providing for reasonable security as to access by authorized persons only.
(f) 
Said composting system shall be well maintained and operated so as not to create any endangerment as to health or safety for persons or surrounding properties.
[Ord. 6-19-1950, § 1; Ord. 7-2-1951, § 1; Ord. 5-19-1958, § 1; Ord. 11-20-1967, § 1; Ord. 5-19-1976, § 1; Ord. 5-2-1977, § 1; Ord. 87-14, 11-2-1987, § 1; Ord. 1-22-1990, § 1; Ord. 90-8, 7-2-1990, § 1; Ord. 91-1, 5-20-1991, § 1; Ord. 92-3, 6-1-1992, § 1; Ord. 92-25, 3-1-1993, § 1; Ord. 95-05, 3-20-1995, §§ 1, 2; Ord. 97-28, 10-6-1997, § 1; Ord. 2001-09, 5-21-2001, § 1; Ord. 2005-26, 12-5-2005, § 1; Ord. 2009-06, 7-6-2009, §§ 1, 2; Ord. 2011-12, 6-6-2011; 4-1-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-23]
(a) 
Effective July 1, 2011, there shall be charged and collected for the removal by the Village of garbage, tin cans, glass, papers, rags, iron, tin and woodenware, a bimonthly fee computed as follows:
(1) 
Single-family R1: $19 per month, which service shall be limited to one sixty-five-gallon wheeled refuse cart per week.
(2) 
Large family option R1L: $31 per month, which service shall be limited to one ninety-five-gallon wheeled refuse cart per week.
(3) 
Two-flat R2: $33.50 per month, which service shall be limited to one ninety-five-gallon wheeled refuse cart per week.
(4) 
Three-flat R3: $48.50 per month, which service shall be limited to two ninety-five-gallon wheeled refuse carts per week.
(5) 
Four-flat R4: $66.50 per month, which service shall be limited to one cubic yard container per week.
(6) 
Five-flat R5: $74.50 per month, which service shall be limited to a 1 1/2 cubic yard container per week.
(b) 
Effective May 1, 2013, there shall be charged and collected for the removal by the Village of garbage, tin cans, glass, papers, rags, iron, tin and woodenware, a bimonthly fee computed as follows:
(1) 
Single-family R1: $21 per month, which service shall be limited to one sixty-five-gallon wheeled refuse carts per week.
(2) 
Large family option R1L: $33.50 per month, which service shall be limited to one ninety-five-gallon wheeled refuse cart per week.
(3) 
Two-flat R2: $36 per month, which service shall be limited to one ninety-five-gallon wheeled refuse cart per week.
(4) 
Three-flat R3: $50 per month, which service shall be limited to two ninety-five-gallon wheeled refuse carts per week.
(5) 
Four-flat R4: $68.50 per month, which service shall be limited to one cubic yard container per week.
(6) 
Five-flat R5: $75.50 per month, which service shall be limited to a 1 1/2 cubic yard container per week.
The fees established by operation of this section shall be included on and in addition to the water bill. Whenever any garbage collection fees shall remain unpaid for a period of more than 30 days from the date of such statement as herein provided, there shall be added to the amount of such fee a penalty in an amount equivalent to 5 1/2% of the gross amount of such unpaid garbage collection fees, for each thirty-day period that said fees remain unpaid.
[Ord. 12-7-1987, § 1]
In consideration of the fees established by Section 23-5 of this chapter, the Village, or its agents, shall remove or cause to be removed all garbage or waste from each residential dwelling place containing five or less dwelling units or apartments. Every owner or manager of a residential dwelling place containing six or more dwelling units or apartments, and every owner, licensee or manager of all business establishments shall remove, or cause to be removed, all garbage or waste from such premises no less than once per week and the Village shall have no obligation with respect to the removal of garbage or waste from such establishments.
[1943 Code, §§ 605.11, 605.12; 4-1-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-23]
It shall be the duty of the Director of Code Administration, upon being notified by complaint by the Police Department or any citizen of any violation of this chapter, to cause a notice to be served upon the party violating the same to abate the nuisance occasioned thereby and to conform to the provisions of this chapter immediately. If such notice is not complied with, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Health to cause such person offending to be prosecuted, provided, that where the violation complained of relates to the disposal of ashes and refuse other than garbage, such duties shall devolve upon the Village Manager.
The Village, or its agents, shall not remove any garbage, ashes or miscellaneous waste placed, stored or kept in violation of the provisions of this chapter, and any person failing to comply with such provisions shall be given three days' written notice by the Village Clerk to remove at his expense all garbage, ashes and miscellaneous waste. In the event such person fails to obey such notice the Village shall cause the same to be removed and the cost of such removal charged to such person. The Village shall immediately institute a suit before the court having jurisdiction of such matters, for the recovery of such costs. This provision shall constitute a penalty in addition to all other penalties contained in this Code.
[1943 Code, § 605.13; 4-1-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-23]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or failing, neglecting or refusing to obey any notice from the Director of Code Administration made in conformity with the provisions of this chapter shall be punished as provided in Section 13-3 of this Code.