For the purpose of this article, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section:.
Asbestos-containing waste.
Any waste containing nonfriable asbestos, either in whole or in part.
Brush.
Tree trimmings, weeds, large hedge trimmings and trees not exceeding three (3) inches in diameter, which have been trimmed and cut in lengths not exceeding five (5) feet.
Contaminated foodstuffs.
Contaminated food, other than that contained in normal household waste, that because of its quantity or biological properties requires special handling and disposal to protect human health or the environment.
Dry refuse or dry rubbish.
Tin cans, paper, dry trash and such, but in no event shall it be construed to mean kitchen garbage or other garbage, refuse or rubbish which will cause noxious odors and disagreeable smells.
Garbage.
Rubbish, trash, kitchen and household waste, ashes, paper, food containers and small hedge and lawn trimmings.
Weeds.
Any uncultivated plant which is obnoxious and injurious to man, animal or cultivated or economically useful plant life.
(1959 Code, sec. 14-1; Ordinance 777, sec. 2, adopted 5/23/1946; Ordinance 6107, sec. 2, adopted 6/23/1971; 1983 Code, sec. 23-1; Ordinance 9957, sec. 1, adopted 12/19/1996)
Any person violating, or failing to comply with, any provision of this article or failing to perform any act which this article imposes a duty to perform shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(1959 Code, sec. 14-30; Ordinance 5973, sec. 18, adopted 11/12/1970; 1983 Code, sec. 23-2)
The provisions of this article shall apply to all territory within the corporate limits of the city.
(Ordinance 777, sec. 1, adopted 5/23/1946; 1959 Code, sec. 14-2; 1983 Code, sec. 23-3)
All trees to be removed from premises shall be trimmed free of branches, cut in lengths not to exceed five (5) feet, and the weights of such lengths shall not exceed eighty (80) pounds. All brush, trees and tree limbs when prepared in accordance with this article shall be placed in the alley, adjacent to the property, in a neat and orderly manner so as to not obstruct vehicular use of the alley.
(Ordinance 777, sec. 5, adopted 5/23/1946; 1959 Code, sec. 14-10; Ordinance 5973, sec. 9, adopted 11/12/1970; Ordinance 6291, sec. 2, adopted 2/10/1972; 1983 Code, sec. 23-4)
It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant to fail to remove from his premises or the abutting street, alley or sidewalk all discarded items such as furniture, automobile bodies, appliances, mattresses, carpet, carpet padding or any other material, including trees and limbs, which cannot be placed in a regulation container in compliance with this article.
(Ordinance 777, sec. 5, adopted 5/23/1946; 1959 Code, sec. 14-11; Ordinance 5973, sec. 10, adopted 11/12/1970; 1983 Code, sec. 23-5)
Manure from cow lots, horse stables, poultry yards and pigeon lofts, human excrement, dog or cat excrement, waste oils and all residue which collects in wash drains from garages and filling stations shall be disposed of by the owner or agent responsible and shall not be placed in garbage containers. Disposal will be at a designated disposal site.
(Ordinance 777, sec. 5, adopted 5/23/1946; 1959 Code, sec. 14-12; Ordinance 5973, sec. 11, adopted 11/12/1970; 1983 Code, sec. 23-6)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for the person engaged in such activity to fail to remove and dispose of any dirt and turf resulting from lawn leveling or similar operations. Such material will be accepted at a designated disposal site.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any owner or possessor of explosives, highly volatile chemicals, drugs, narcotics and any other harmful matter which is ready for disposal to fail to remove and dispose of such items at his own expense. Such materials will not be accepted at the city disposal point.
(c) 
The city will not guarantee destruction of records, books or confidential matter of any kind.
(Ordinance 777, sec. 5, adopted 5/23/1946; 1959 Code, sec. 14-13; Ordinance 5973, sec. 12, adopted 11/12/1970; 1983 Code, sec. 23-7)
Rock, waste building materials or other trash resulting from building or remodeling operations or resulting from a general cleanup of vacant or improved property, just prior to its occupancy, will not be removed by the city. Such waste shall be removed by the contractor, owner or occupant of the building at his own expense and at no time shall this material be placed in any alley in such a manner that the alley will be obstructed or blocked, except for utility connections.
(Ordinance 777, sec. 6, adopted 5/23/1946; 1959 Code, sec. 14-14; 1983 Code, sec. 23-8)
Discarded automobile bodies and frames and other heavy, bulky refuse and all industrial waste shall be containerized in accordance with this article or disposed of by the owner or occupant of the building or premises where such waste accumulates. This section shall include accumulations from packinghouses, killing and dressing plants for poultry and fowl, wholesale fruit and vegetable houses and storages.
(Ordinance 777, sec. 7, adopted 5/23/1946; 1959 Code, sec. 14-15; Ordinance 5973, sec. 13, adopted 11/12/1970; 1983 Code, sec. 23-9)
Cardboard boxes, pasteboard boxes and packing crates of all kinds shall be broken down and either containerized or bundled with the bundle weighing no more than eighty (80) pounds.
(Ordinance 777, sec. 8, adopted 5/23/1946; 1959 Code, sec. 14-16; Ordinance 5973, sec. 14, adopted 11/12/1970; 1983 Code, sec. 23-10)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place dogs, cats or any other small dead animals in garbage containers. The dead animal pickup service of the animal shelter will, upon notice, remove such small dead animals. Large animals shall be removed by the owner or his agent.
(Ordinance 777, sec. 9, adopted 5/23/1946; 1959 Code, sec. 14-17; Ordinance 5973, sec. 15, adopted 11/12/1970; 1983 Code, sec. 23-11)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or throw or permit or cause to be placed, deposited or thrown any garbage, brush, broken glass, bottles, loose waste or refuse of any kind, on public or private property outside of any house, building, flat or tenement in the city, unless the same has been deposited in accordance with the provisions of this article. The presence of garbage, brush, rubbish or miscellaneous waste upon any street, alley or public place shall be held to constitute a violation of this section on the part of the owner or occupant upon whose half of the alley such garbage, brush, rubbish or miscellaneous waste is permitted to remain for longer than twenty-four (24) hours.
(Ordinance 777, sec. 10, adopted 5/23/1946; Ordinance 918, sec. 2, adopted 11/23/1949; 1959 Code, sec. 14-18; 1983 Code, sec. 23-12)
The following acts, among others, are declared to be unlawful and in violation of the preceding section, and are declared to be trespasses, but such enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
(1) 
Placing vegetation trimmings on private property.
The throwing, placing, dumping or depositing of any lawn trimmings, hedge trimmings or any other cuttings or trimmings of weeds, flowers or other vegetation on lots, vacant or occupied, driveways or on any other private property.
(2) 
Placing vegetation trimmings on public property.
The throwing, placing, dumping or depositing of any lawn trimmings, hedge trimmings or other cuttings or trimmings of weeds, flowers or other vegetation on or in any gutter, street, sidewalk, parkway, driveway, curb, alley or on any other public property of the city.
(3) 
Depositing garbage, refuse, etc., on private or public property.
The throwing, placing, dumping or depositing of any garbage, refuse or animal or vegetable waste matter of any kind on or in any gutter, street, sidewalk, parkway, driveway, curb, alley or any other public property of the city, or in or on any lot, vacant or occupied, driveway or other private property in the city.
(4) 
Insanitary matter.
To cause or permit to be or remain in or upon any premises, private or public, any animal, vegetable or mineral matter or any composition or residue thereof, which is in an insanitary condition or injurious to public health.
(Ordinance 777, sec. 10, adopted 5/23/1946; 1959 Code, sec. 14-18; 1983 Code, sec. 23-13)
It shall be unlawful for any person, having registered in his name, owning or operating or having in charge any vehicle, used in the transportation of garbage, rubbish, refuse or other waste matter to transport the same in such manner as to permit the loss or discharge of such materials upon any street or alley in the city.
(Ordinance 777, sec. 12, adopted 5/23/1946; 1959 Code, sec. 14-22; 1983 Code, sec. 23-20; Ordinance 8902, sec. 2, adopted 3/27/1986)
No person shall sweep, throw or deposit in any street, alley, sidewalk or other public place any of the sweepings or cleanings of dwelling houses, stores and other premises of all kinds, or any rags, papers, rubbish or refuse matter of any kind whatsoever.
(1959 Code, sec. 14-27; Ordinance 5796, sec. 1, adopted 12/11/1969; 1983 Code, sec. 23-28)
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or scatter into or onto any street, alley or sidewalk in the city the contents of any can, box, bail, bundle, sack or other container of rubbish, including wastepaper, pasteboard boxes, paper boxes, clothes or other materials deposited for collection on or alongside any street or alley.
(1959 Code, sec. 14-28; Ordinance 5796, sec. 1, adopted 12/11/1969; 1983 Code, sec. 23-29)
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, deposit, place or drop cans, bottles, any loose paper or other waste materials or refuse into or onto any street, alley, sidewalk or other public place within the city except in public receptacles, in authorized private receptacles for collection or in the designated city landfill.
(1959 Code, sec. 14-29; Ordinance 5796, sec. 1, adopted 12/11/1969; 1983 Code, sec. 23-30)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
(1959 Code, sec. 32-82.1; Ordinance 6352, sec. 3, adopted 4/27/1972; 1983 Code, sec. 23-31)