(a) Accumulations or deposits of refuse remaining on premises are hereby declared to be a nuisance. No owner or occupant of a residential unit shall permit the accumulation of refuse upon the residential premises for a period of more than seven days. No person shall permit accumulations or deposits of refuse to remain upon premises occupied or owned by him or her, except as permitted by this chapter.
(b) The City shall first investigate the existence of an alleged nuisance to determine whether or not a nuisance exists and to further determine the person who has created or is committing or maintaining such nuisance. The City shall then give written notice to the person responsible for the creation, commission or maintenance of such nuisance, specifying in particular the nature thereof, the corrective action to be taken to abate the same and the time limit for the abatement of such nuisance, which shall be a reasonable time. Such notice shall be served in accordance with Section 202.04 of the Administration Code. If, at the expiration of the time limit in such notice, the person responsible for the commission, creation or maintenance of the nuisance has not complied with the requirements of such notice, the City shall carry out the requirements of such notice. The cost of such abatement shall be a debt owed the City by the person responsible for the commission, creation or maintenance of such nuisance, and if the nuisance is attributable to the use, occupancy or ownership of any land or premises within the City, such cost shall be charged against such premises in accordance with Chapter 216 of the Administration Code.
(Ord. 25-84. Passed 11-6-84.)
(c) A person who violates this section is responsible for a Class D Municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to the civil fines provided in Section 202.98.
(Ord. 11-95. Passed 5-16-95.)