(A) Receptacles Required:
1. No owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of any public or private premises shall permit to accumulate upon his premises any garbage, refuse or waste except in approved type receptacles approved by the city. These receptacles shall be of adequate capacity and be provided in sufficient number to hold all garbage, refuse or waste that accumulates between collections.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to dump or deposit, or cause to be dumped or deposited any garbage, refuse or waste in any receptacle not owned or maintained by him or by an approved franchise collector.
3. The lids or covers of refuse containers or receptacles shall be kept securely in place at all times, except when the refuse is being deposited or removed for collection, so that flies and other insects may not have access to the contents thereof.
(B) Placing For Collection:
1. All receptacles, containers, bins or enclosures used by commercial establishments and residential users shall be placed in areas designated by the city.
2. No receptacles, containers, bins or enclosures shall be placed beneath a fire escape or so as to restrict egress from an exit door. None shall be placed under a street floor window unless the window is of fire resistant construction. All containers, receptacles, bins or enclosures not in existence shall be required to meet the construction and placement specifications provided in this chapter; except that the sanitation department may temporarily waive these requirements in extreme hardship cases.
(C) Special Handling Of Refuse:
1. All large items of refuse such as boxes, cartons and crates over twenty eight inches (28") on any one side shall be collapsed for each handling by collection crews.
2. Tree trimmings, branches and limbs shall be cut into four foot (4') lengths. Trunk sections shall be cut so as not to exceed fifty (50) pounds for any one section. It shall not be necessary to provide receptacles, but it shall be necessary to have refuse contained in wooden or cardboard boxes or plastic bags. It shall be placed in a neat and orderly manner.
3. Ashes shall not be placed in the same receptacle with any inflammable substance, but shall be placed in separate metal containers of the type required for garbage. Ashes shall be soaked with water when necessary to extinguish live embers.
4. Disposal of following types of refuse is prohibited: auto bodies, septic tank or cesspool pumping, hazardous waste, toxic chemicals, insecticides, pathological or biological waste, radioactive material, explosives and flammable material.
5. Body wastes and debris shall not be placed with refuse for collection, but shall be disposed of directly by the person or persons owning, occupying or leasing the premises wherein such matter is accumulated; however, animal offal of domestic pets may be placed with refuse, provided it is securely wrapped.
6. It shall be the responsibility of the owner, tenant, lessee or contractor to dispose of or cause to be disposed of all construction rubbish or debris accumulated as a result of construction operations.
(a) Every contractor or builder engaged in the erection or repair of a building shall provide a receptacle for the deposit of garbage and other refuse. He shall keep surroundings free of debris and trash at all times.
7. Any person who shall place any refuse or debris upon any private or public property not owned or under the control of said person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to any fine which may be imposed for violation of any provision of this code, shall be liable for all charges which may be assessed for the removal of said refuse or debris. It is unlawful for any person not authorized by the city to remove any waste or other material from any existing or any previously operational landfill of the city. (Ord. 175, 10-13-1993)