(A) Each occupant of any building in which less than five families, living separately, reside, shall provide and at all times maintain on the lot on which such building is erected separate containers for receiving and holding garbage and residential non-combustible rubbish accumulated during the period between designated days of collection. When five or more families, living separately reside in a building, or on any premises, the owner of said premises shall provide a dumpster for tenants to place their garbage and non-combustible rubbish in and shall have said dumpster emptied at least once a week. The owner of such premises shall provide the following minimum container sizes:
(B) The owners, lessee, tenant or occupant of any premises having an alley entrance shall place conspicuously at the alley entrance to such premises the house number thereof in figures not less than two inches high and shall place the containers for the premises within five feet of the alley line. If there is no alley, or if the same is impassable for vehicles, the containers for such premises shall be placed on collection days in the front of the premises not more than five feet from the street property line. The containers shall be removed from the front of the premises within 24 hours from the time of collection. Employees of the Department of Sanitation may leave written or printed notices at the home of any person charged with the duty of maintaining the containers if such containers are not maintained, handled or placed in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. If the condition specified in the notice is not rectified by the next collection, the Department shall notify the Police Department of the violation.
(1960 Code, § 18-2-6) (Ord. 5602, passed 7-1-1996; Ord. 7346, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 7898, passed 10-19-2015; Ord. 8434-2020, passed 3-16-2020) Penalty, see § 92.99