No person shall throw or deposit litter, rubbish, or trash on any private property within this city, whether owned by such person or not; except that the owner or person in control of such private property may maintain authorized private receptacles for the collection of litter, rubbish, or trash in such manner that the litter may be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, or other private property within the city.
(1996 Code, sec. 6.601)
It shall be unlawful for any owner or person in control of private property to place, deposit, throw, or permit to accumulate on any lot, yard, or ground located in this city any filth, litter, rubbish, trash, or any other impure or unwholesome matter of any kind, unless the same has been deposited in an authorized receptacle for collection.
(1996 Code, sec. 6.602)
It shall be the duty of the owner of every lot or lots within this city to keep the same free from rubbish, brush, trash, or any other objectionable, unsightly, or unsanitary matter of any kind or character whatsoever.
(1996 Code, sec. 6.603)
(a) 
Notice.
Upon determination that a violation of this article exists, the community development director or his designated representative shall notify the owner or person in control of the property to keep the same free from rubbish, brush, trash, and any other objectionable, unsightly, or unsanitary matter of any nature whatsoever, to remove the violation within ten (10) days thereafter, and to thereafter maintain said property free of rubbish, brush, trash, and any other objectionable, unsightly, or unsanitary matter. This notice shall be in writing addressed to the owner and mailed to his post office address, or it may be delivered to the owner or occupant in person, or, if neither of these means of notification is possible, then by publication in the official publication of this city for two (2) times within ten (10) consecutive days, or by posting the notice on or near the front door of each building on the property to which the violation relates or by posting the notice on a placard attached to a stake driven into the ground on the property to which the violation relates, if the property contains no buildings. No owner or person in control of such premises shall fail, neglect, or refuse to carry out the requirements of such notice within ten (10) days after notice has been given as herein provided, and to thereafter maintain such property free and clear of rubbish, brush, trash, and any other objectionable, unsightly, and unsanitary matter.
(b) 
Removal by city.
The community development director or his designated representative shall enforce the terms and conditions of this article when violations occur. If the owner or occupant of such property should fail or refuse to comply with the terms of the notice set out in subsection (a) above, within ten (10) days after the notice has been perfected as provided above, this city may do such work or may cause the same to be done and may pay therefor and charge all expenses incurred in doing or having such work done to the owner of such property. All expense to this city may be assessed on the real estate or lot or lots upon which such expense is incurred. In order to carry this provision out, a statement shall be made in writing by the fire marshal or his designated representative detailing such expenses as this city has had and describing the lot involved, and thereupon the city shall have a prior lien on the lot, lots, or premises second only to tax liens and liens for street improvements to secure the expenditures so made together with ten (10) [percent] interest thereon from the date of such payment by the city until the same is fully paid and satisfied. This statement shall be sworn to and filed with the county clerk in the deed records. Furthermore, a suit may be instituted for such expenditures and foreclosure had in the name of the city, and a statement made by the city as outlined above or a certified copy thereof shall constitute prima facie proof of the amount expended in any such work or improvement.
(1996 Code, sec. 6.604; Ordinance adopting Code)