A. Littering: No person shall cast, place, sweep or otherwise deposit solid waste anywhere in the City in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, parkway, waterway, stormwater sewer system, sanitary sewer, vacant land, public place or any other premises.
B. Prohibited Waste: No person may deposit or relinquish for collection or disposal through the City solid waste collection program any prohibited waste. Prohibited wastes include the following:
1. Liquid wastes, including fats, oils and grease.
2. Motor vehicle tires.
3. Material regulated by the state or federal government as hazardous waste, including, but not limited to, materials which contain corrosive, flammable, reactive, explosive or toxic chemicals or compounds.
4. Refrigerant-containing appliances, including but not limited to refrigerators and window air conditioning units.
5. Medical wastes generated from any business source, including, but not limited to, hospitals, clinics, medical offices, surgical offices, dental offices, veterinarian offices, nursing homes and laboratories. Generators of such waste shall manage, store and dispose the waste in a manner to prevent it from being a hazard to any person or to the general public.
6. Dead animal remains in excess of twenty-five (25) pounds.
7. Wastes that exhibit extreme temperatures or harmful vapors.
8. Materials with chemical, physical or other properties which create a risk to the environment or public health and safety, or which pose an operational hazard for collection personnel.
9. Intact thirty (30) to fifty-five (55) gallon drums.
10. Asbestos or asbestos-containing materials.
C. Collection Of Prohibited Waste: Customers who generate prohibited wastes shall make arrangements for the collection and disposal of the waste following all applicable regulations.
D. Ownership Of Solid Waste: All solid waste placed for collection shall be considered the property and the responsibility of the customer until the time of collection, when it shall become the property and responsibility of the hauler. No person shall take, examine, uncover, go in or through, separate, gather, collect or salvage solid waste deposited in containers or otherwise placed for collection without the express permission of the owner of the property, or the solid waste hauler once the materials have been collected. Authorized government personnel are exempt from this provision. This provision does not create or recognize a right or expectation of individual privacy with respect to solid waste placed for collection.
E. Approval For Container Use: No person shall place or deposit any materials in or around a solid waste container provided for a specific business or premises, or in or around residential solid waste containers, except through the approval of the customer receiving service at the location or residence.
F. Unauthorized Accumulation: No person shall allow the accumulation of solid waste upon any premises within the City unless properly contained as provided for in this chapter. Any unauthorized accumulation shall be considered a nuisance and prohibited, and shall be subject to the remedies found in section 10-4-5-7 of this chapter.
G. Construction Activities: Solid waste resulting from construction activities shall be contained in a manner to prevent it from being blown, washed or carried off the premises. All solid wastes at a construction site shall be collected and properly disposed of or recycled prior to the end of the construction project. Construction and demolition wastes placed into a roll-off or dumpster must be hauled by the City's franchise hauler, or a permitted hauler as covered under section 10-4-4-2B. Construction solid waste may be self-hauled by a permitted hauler, only using self-contained equipment, such as a dump truck or attached wheeled trailer.
H. Outdoor Disposal: No person may burn, bury, stockpile, store or dispose of solid waste outdoors within the City limits. Properly managed compostable materials are exempt.
I. Failure To Receive Collection: Failure of any residence or commercial property to receive adequate solid waste collection service may be declared a public nuisance and shall be subject to the remedies found in section 10-4-5-7 of this chapter.
J. City Authority: The City reserves the right to determine the appropriate size of container and frequency of solid waste collection service. The City shall have the right to order the abatement of such nuisance at the expense of the owner or occupant of the premises. This shall not preclude the City or the owner from seeking recovery against other responsible persons.
K. Scrap Tires: Scrap tires may be stored under the following conditions:
1. They must be stored in a manner that will prevent the creation of a nuisance and prevent vectors or pest breeding.
2. Commercial entities must remove all scrap tires at least once a month. Residences may store up to eight (8) scrap tires at one time.
3. Scrap tires must be stored out of the sight of the public.
(Ord. 21-17, 5-23-2017; amd. Ord. 10-21, 4-13-2021; Ord. 50-22, 11-1-2022)