(A) All persons within the village shall personally comply with the requirements of this chapter in the collection, removal and disposal of garbage or shall contract independently for their own garbage collection and removal with a commercial garbage collection or removal service that complies with the requirements and conditions of § 50.02.
(B) The owner, occupant, lessee or manager of every premises where garbage accumulates or is generated shall cause to be provided for the premises sufficient and proper receptacles for the storage and collection of all garbage generated thereon. The receptacles shall be kept on the premises, out of public view to the extent possible. If a contract exists with a commercial garbage collection or removal service for the collection or removal of garbage, the receptacles for garbage shall be placed out for pick-up not earlier than 8:00 p.m. in the evening of the day before scheduled pick-up nor later than 7:00 a.m. on the morning of the day scheduled for pick-up. All such containers must be securely bound and closed. Receptacles shall be placed beside the premises driveway or on or near the sidewalk serving the premises at the edge of the street so as to be readily available to collectors. During the winter months when snow is plowed, all garbage containers and receptacles shall be placed at such times and in such locations as to be accessible for pick-up but so as not to interfere with or be damaged by municipal snow removal activities. The occupants of each unit shall be responsible for determining the time of anticipated pick-up and the time of snow removal activity and for coordinating the placing of all such garbage for pick-up so as not to interfere with or be damaged by normal, scheduled snow removal activities.
(C) (1) (a) Persons using commercial garbage collection or removal services shall store all garbage for collection or removal in plastic bags, properly sealed and in good condition and at their sole expense.
(b) The size of garbage bags shall not exceed a capacity of 30 gallons.
(2) Containers in which garbage bags are stored shall weigh less than 50 pounds.
(3) Receptacles that are broken, leaking, without handles, or in such condition as to be unfit for use may be treated as garbage by the collection service and disposed of as garbage.
(D) No ashes, garbage, rubbish, dirt or other refuse, waste or thing by which its decomposition could become offensive to human beings or detrimental to health, or create or tend to create a nuisance, shall be placed by any person upon any vacant lot or land, public or private, within the village, whether such lot be enclosed or otherwise, without the authorization of the Village President.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person or his, her or its employees, designees, or agents to deposit or place in any manner whatsoever in or upon any sidewalk, street, alley or public place in the village garbage of any kind whatsoever except as permitted by this chapter for scheduled pick-up by a commercial garbage collection or removal service.
(Ord. 132, passed 5-15-2018) Penalty, see § 50.99