[Added 5-13-2024 by Ord. No. 10-2024]
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this article clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When consistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
CONTAINERIZED
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, bag, or other container to prevent yard waste from spilling or blowing out into the street and contaminating stormwater.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
STREET
An improved or unimproved public road in a city or town which includes driving lanes, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, and parking areas.
YARD WASTE
Loose leaves and grass clippings.
A. 
No person shall sweep, rake, blow, or otherwise place yard waste into the street unless it is for a scheduled collection.
B. 
For noncontainerized (loose) yard waste collection, placement of loose yard waste must be at least 10 feet away from any storm drain inlet and no sooner than seven days' prior to a scheduled and announced collection.
C. 
For containerized yard waste collection, yard waste shall be placed in an appropriate container at the curb or along the street for collection.
D. 
Placement of such yard waste on the street at any other time or in any other manner is a violation of this article. If such placement of yard waste occurs, the person responsible for placement of the yard waste shall be in violation of this article and must remove the yard waste immediately.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this article is declared to be an independent section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion of this article to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any cause, or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this article.