As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have meanings respectively ascribed to them:
Shall mean and include all dry kitchen refuse and meat, vegetable
and fruit refuse.
Shall mean any business house, business establishment, private
residences, vacant lots, and all other places of business or places
in the city where garbage, trash or rubbish accumulates.
Shall mean and include all tin cans, bottles, glass, scraps
of iron, tin, wire or other metals, and any other articles to which
the term “rubbish” is usually applied.
Shall mean and include paper of all kinds, rags, old clothing,
paper containers, pieces of wood, tree limbs, hedge cuttings, boxes,
barrels, crates, feathers, and any other articles to which the term
“trash” is usually applied.
(1989 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 3A)
The emptying or disposing of any garbage, trash, refuse or rubbish, or the accumulation of such matters in any place within the city is hereby prohibited, and no one except the duly authorized agents and employees of the city or a private refuse collector licensed by the city, in accordance with Section 13.3005, shall collect garbage and refuse or empty containers containing garbage or refuse substances, or convey or transport garbage or refuse substance over the streets, alleys, and public thoroughfares of said city except as otherwise expressly provided in this article.
(1989 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 3B)
Every person owning, leasing, managing, operating, using or
occupying any building, apartment, house, structure, grounds, or premises
within the city shall keep such building, apartment, house, structure,
grounds or premises clean, free and clear of all garbage, kitchen
garbage, trash, rubbish; manure from lots, stables and poultry yards;
all wastes, oils and greases of garages and filling stations; and
all other articles and accumulations that may cause such premises
to become unsanitary and unsightly.
(1989 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 3C)
(a)
The
city shall provide containers (dumpsters) in the residential and commercial
districts for the deposit of garbage, refuse, rubbish or trash. These
containers shall be fitted with a tight fitting lid, or cover, which
cover shall remain closed on the container at all times, except when
garbage, refuse, rubbish or trash is being deposited or collected.
It shall be unlawful to place items in a dumpster that are so large
the lid will not close or to overload a dumpster so the lid will not
close.
(b)
All
garbage, refuse, rubbish or trash, including cardboard boxes, shall
be deposited in the containers except as herein provided. All cardboard
boxes shall be broken down or flattened out before being deposited
in a container. All kitchen garbage shall be bagged or containerized
before being deposited in containers (dumpsters).
(c)
It
shall be unlawful for any person or persons to place into containers
any roofing or building materials, dirt, rocks or heavy items, heavy
metals, engine blocks or auto parts, dead animals, or burning or smoldering
materials.
(d)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle or object whatsoever
in a manner such that it interferes with the movement of the garbage
truck or emptying of a detachable container. Upon notification, the
city shall remove or cause the removal of such vehicle or object at
the owner’s expense. Proof of ownership shall be prima facie
evidence that such owner parked such vehicle so as to violate this
subsection.
(1989 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 3D)
The city will make or cause to be made regular collections from
the containers for the removal of trash and rubbish from all premises
in the business district of the city, as scheduled from time to time.
In residential districts, garbage containers (dumpsters) shall be
emptied by the city once each week. One (1) dumpster shall be provided
by the city for every four residences. The days of such collection
shall be announced by the proper officials of the city.
(1989 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 3E)
Trash or rubbish permitted herein to be deposited in containers
(dumpsters) provided by the city shall not exceed four (4) feet in
length.
(1989 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 3F)
It shall be the responsibility of the owner, operator, or occupant
of any premises, store, factory, or business for the disposal of all
trees, automobile bodies, abandoned automobiles, tires, industrial
waste, household appliances, etc. Arrangements for this special service
may be made with the city if personnel and equipment are available
for such service. Charges for such special service shall be on a cost
basis as determined by the city.
(1989 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 3G)
It shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupant of any
premises to properly dispose of any dirt, grass, trash, etc. resulting
from yard work or lot leveling contracted for or performed by the
owner or occupant. Such disposal shall be made at the city landfill
site. Grass clippings can be placed in dumpsters only if bagged.
(1989 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 3H)
It shall be the responsibility of the general contractor on
a construction job to remove and properly dispose of all scrap lumber
and trash resulting from construction inside the city limits. Such
scrap lumber and trash shall be disposed of at the city sanitary landfill
site, or some other site consistent with provisions of this article
and all ordinances of the city. If there is no general contractor,
then the owner of the property is responsible for the removal and
proper disposition of such scrap lumber, trash, etc., according to
provisions of this article.
(1989 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 3I)
It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to burn
or permit the burning of kitchen garbage, trash and rubbish on any
premises in any manner whatsoever.
(1989 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 3L)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or dispose of any
kitchen garbage, trash or rubbish in or upon any street, alley or
sidewalk within the city. Every owner or operator of any premise shall
keep the alleys, streets and sidewalks abutting such premises free
and clear of all such garbage, trash and rubbish.
(1989 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 3M)
It shall be unlawful for any person to meddle or tamper with
any garbage container or receptacle, or any trash or rubbish receptacle,
or with any garbage, trash or rubbish, or to in any manner pilfer
such receptacles or such garbage, trash or rubbish, or to scatter
the contents thereof in any street, alley, sidewalk or premises in
the city; or to place refuse in a dumpster when not authorized to
do so by the payment of a fee to the city for use of the dumpster,
or permitted to do so by the authorized user of the dumpster.
(1989 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 3N)
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, cast or
deposit upon any street, alley, sidewalk, or any yard or premises,
public or private, any filth of any kind, or cans, paper, trash, paper
containers, rubbish, bottles or any other form of litter or waste
matter.
(1989 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Section 3O)
