(A) Refuse containers.
(1) Refuse containers shall be provided by the owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant of the premises. Containers shall be maintained in good condition. Any container that does not conform to the provisions of this article or that may have ragged or sharp edges or any other defect liable to hamper or injure the person collecting the contents thereof shall be promptly replaced upon notice. The city shall have the authority to refuse collection services for failure to comply with this article.
(2) Garbage containers shall be made of metal or other approved material equipped with tightfitting covers and shall be watertight, with a capacity of not more than 35 gallons. They shall be of a type approved by the city and kept in clean, neat, and sanitary condition at all times.
(3) Rubbish containers shall be of a kind suitable for collection purposes and shall be of such weight that they can be handled by one person.
(B) Storing of refuse.
(1) No person shall place any refuse in any street, alley, or other public place on any private property whether owned by said person or not, except in proper containers for collection or under express approval granted by the city. Nor shall any person throw or deposit any refuse in any stream or other body of water.
(2) Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is hereby prohibited.
(3) No person shall cast, place, sweep, or deposit anywhere within the city any refuse in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway, or other public place, or into any occupied premises.
(Prior Code, § 44-260) (Ord. 806, passed 3-21-1994; Ord. 824, passed 10-6-1997)