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Every person owning or operating any business establishment, other than a bed-and-breakfast establishment licensed pursuant to Section 4-6-290 unless the department of streets and sanitation determines that the bed-and-breakfast establishment is producing an unreasonable amount of refuse for a building of its size, shall cause sufficient removal and disposition of such refuse and discarded materials at his own expense and in accordance with the provisions of this Code and the rules and regulations of the department of health related to the removal and disposition of such refuse and discarded materials unless they are part of a multiple occupational unit where the building owner is required to provide refuse service. Removal must be by licensed scavenger company.
Any person found in violation of this section shall be guilty of having created a nuisance and shall be fined not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00 for the first offense, and no less than $400.00 nor more than $750.00 for the second and each subsequent offense. Each day that such violation persists shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(Prior code § 99-24; Added Coun. J. 12-20-89, p. 10135; Amend Coun. J. 7-7-99, p. 6985; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99931, § 4.5; Amend Coun. J. 9-4-03, p. 7118, § 23; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 160)