[Adopted by Ord. No. 95-28 (§ 18.16 of the 1993 Municipal Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
REFUSE
Includes all inorganic refuse matter such as tin cans, wire or metal of any kind, glass, china, crockery, paper, cloth, stone, earth, wood ashes and things of similar nature and all kinds of organic kitchen refuse resulting from the preparation of food and all decayed or spoiled food products from any source.
No person, firm or corporation may dump any refuse or industrial waste within the limits of this City. No person, firm, or corporation shall dump any refuse or industrial waste in Saunders Creek, or on the shoreline of such creek or in the natural watercourses.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
No person, firm or corporation owning, occupying or managing any real estate shall cause or permit any refuse other than that belonging to such person, firm or corporation or other than that produced on the premises to be placed thereon.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former § 18.16(4) of the 1993 Municipal Code, Dumpster rental, which immediately followed this section, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Any accumulation or deposit of refuse in or upon any lot or parcel of land near any inhabited dwelling house or any public or private place in the City of Edgerton, which shall cause the air in such dwelling house or in the highway or street to become noxious or offensive or in such state as to breed flies, mosquitoes, or other insects, or otherwise become injurious to the public health, is hereby declared to be a nuisance and shall be subject to abatement as provided in Chapter 288, Nuisances, of this Code.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
No person, firm or corporation shall burn refuse within the City limits, and the burning of refuse within said City limits is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is further made a violation subject to forfeiture as provided in § 334-33B of this Code.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
No person shall sort through or remove any contents deposited into City trash containers placed in the central business district of the City of Edgerton. Any violation of this section shall be subject to the penalty provision of § 334-33B of this Code.
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to enforce the provisions of this article.
[Amended 8-7-2023 by Ord. No. 23-14]
No refuse other than brush and leaves shall be placed between the sidewalk and the curb or at any place in a residential section in said City for collection more than 24 hours before the day of collection, and no basket, box or other container for such refuse shall remain between the sidewalk and the curb or at any other place in a residential section in said City for collection for more than 12 hours after the time of collection.
A refuse district is hereby established, which shall include all the territory within the City and shall be governed by the regulations in Article II of this chapter.