(A) Each owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee using and occupying any residence, building, house, or structure within the corporate limits of the city as a place of abode or as a place of business is hereby required to keep and maintain, at all times at a convenient place at his dwelling or place of business, if the business is of a type that accumulates wet garbage in connection with the operation of same, containers of standard type and construction, and in sufficient numbers to properly receive and hold all wet garbage being disposed of at such dwelling or place of business. Each such owner, tenant, occupant or lessee is hereby further required to keep and maintain at his dwelling and place of business, if his business is of such a character that dry garbage is accumulated in the operation thereof, adequate containers in sufficient numbers for the depositing and keeping of dry garbage. All garbage produced or accumulated on the premises shall be deposited in such containers.
(B) All containers required by division (A) of this section shall not exceed 30 gallons in capacity. These containers may be constructed of plastic bags; however, all containers shall be of sufficient strength for their intended purpose. Plastic bags shall be a minimum of two mil, plus or minus 5%.
(C) All containers required by division (A) of this section shall be equipped with an adequate lid or cover, which lid or cover shall at all times be kept on and fastened so that flies and other insects may not have access to the contents thereof, and the same shall be removed while depositing additional garbage therein.
(Ord. 356, passed 5-22-78; Am. Ord. 522, passed 3-21-94) Penalty, see § 50.99