A.
Responsibility for removal. The owner or operator shall have the duty and responsibility of removing garbage wherever a janitor is required for the premises in accordance with Subsection C.
B.
Storage areas. All accumulation of trash and debris shall be removed daily from collection areas and trash chutes if the trash compactor is out of order. In dwellings containing four or more dwelling units, storage areas or storage bins of fireproof construction and containing fireproof walls and partitions of at least two-hour rating shall be provided.
C.
Janitorial services. In every dwelling containing three or more dwelling units or rooming units or combinations thereof, the owner shall provide or designate a superintendent, janitor, caretaker or housekeeper, who shall, at all times, maintain the premises in compliance with this code and keep the premises free from filthy garbage, refuse and rubbish and who shall provide dumpsters or other appropriate containers for the deposit of garbage and other rubbish by the occupants and shall provide for the removal of said garbage and rubbish daily or as needed. The said person shall be regularly available on the premises to perform the foregoing duties and, in case of complexes of 50 or more units, shall reside on the premises. In the event that said superintendent, janitor, caretaker or housekeeper shall not reside in said premises, the owner or operator shall make his name, address and telephone number known to all tenants and shall register same with the public officer and shall also make available and known to all tenants and the public officer the name of an alternative individual who shall be responsible at all times during the absence of said superintendent, janitor, caretaker or housekeeper. The failure of any superintendent, janitor, caretaker or housekeeper to comply with the provisions of this code, even in disobedience of instructions, shall not relieve the owner or operator from the duties and responsibilities imposed by this code. Additionally, the owner or operator shall register the name, address and telephone number of said owner or operator with the public officer.
[Amended 9-26-1983 by Ord. No. O-83-40]