7-28-360 Removal of refuse before vacation of premises.

   It shall be the duty of every person occupying or controlling any lot, building, or structure, or any portion thereof, to remove or cause to be removed therefrom, before vacating the same, all garbage, ashes, miscellaneous waste and manure.

(Prior code § 99-29)

7-28-370 Disposal of furnishings, bedding, clothing or other materials infested with bed bugs.

   (a)   No person shall place, discard or dispose of any bedding, clothing or other materials infested with bed bugs on the public way or in a refuse container or dumpster located on the public way, except when such bedding, clothing or other material is placed in or near the person's refuse container or dumpster for pick-up as trash and the bedding, clothing or other material is totally enclosed in a plastic bag and labeled as being infested with bed bugs.

   (b)   No furnishing, bedding, clothing or other material infested with bed bugs shall be recycled.

   (c)   For purposes of this section, “bedding” has the same meaning ascribed to that term in Section 7-28-810.

(Added Coun. J. 6-5-13, p. 55787, § 4)

Editor's note – Per Coun. J. 6-5-13, p. 55787, § 6, § 7-28-370 becomes effective on 12-2-13. Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54730, repealed a former § 7-28-370, which pertained to manure and garbage loaded on railroad cars.

7-28-380 Refuse vehicles.

   No person owning or controlling any vehicle used for the carrying or transporting of any garbage, ashes, miscellaneous waste, or manure shall cause or permit such vehicle when in use for such purpose to stand or remain before or near any building, structure, or premises occupied by any person; nor shall any person using any such vehicle cause or permit the use of an unreasonable or unnecessary length of time in and about the loading or unloading of any such vehicle when in use for such purposes, or cause or permit an unreasonable or unnecessary length of time to be used in passing along any public way; nor shall any person cause or permit any such cart or vehicle to be in a condition needlessly or unnecessarily filthy or offensive.

(Prior code § 99-31)

7-28-390 Dumping on public way – Violation – Penalty.

   (a)   No person owning or controlling any vehicle shall dump, deposit or dispose, or cause, suffer, allow, or procure to be dumped, deposited or disposed from that vehicle any ashes, refuse, or waste on the public way.

   (b)   No person owning or controlling any refuse vehicle shall cause or permit the vehicle to be so loaded, to be in such defective condition, out of repair, of faulty construction, or improperly driven or managed to permit any ashes, refuse, or waste to drop or fall on any public way or other place. The vehicle shall be constructed to prevent the emission of any odor and to prevent any part of the contents from falling, leaking, or spilling therefrom. It shall be the duty of every person in possession or control of any such vehicle to remove from the public way or any other place, any part of the contents of the vehicle which fell, dropped, or spilled onto the ground from the vehicle.

   (c)   For purposes of this section “ashes”, “dispose”, “refuse” and “waste” shall have the meaning ascribed to those terms in Section 11-4-120.

   (d)   Penalties imposed for violations of this section shall be as provided in Section 11-4-1600.

(Prior code § 99-31.1; Added Coun. J. 12-21-88, p. 23493; Amend 7-31-90, p. 19384; Amend Coun. J. 11-3-04, p. 34974, § 2)

7-28-395 Construction debris on public way prohibited.

   Any person who constructs, demolishes, renovates, remodels, excavates or otherwise performs any maintenance operation on private property shall not allow any debris generated by that operation to accumulate on any adjacent public way and shall remove all debris from the public way at least once a day. Such person shall transport, remove and dispose of the debris in conformity with the requirements of this code and in a manner that does not cause any debris to be washed, drained, discarded or otherwise allowed to flow into the city sewer system. If the public way is damaged during the removal process, such person shall restore the public way to the condition that it was in before the damage occurred or shall pay the city in full for any costs and expenses which the city incurs in connection with the performance of that work.

   Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $200.00, nor more than $500.00, for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

   This section may be enforced by the department of streets and sanitation, the department of health, and the department of transportation.

   As used in this section:

   “Debris” means any dirt, rock, sand, construction or demolition waste, landscape waste, chipped paint, rubbish, rubble, garbage, trash, chemical residue, or any other miscellaneous material or substance generated by the construction, demolition, renovation, remodeling, excavation or performance of any other maintenance operation on private property. “Debris” does not include any item or material placed on the public way in compliance with a valid permit issued by the department of transportation.

(Added Coun. J. 6-6-01, p. 60214, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6)

7-28-400 Disinfection of refuse vehicles.

   Any person owning or controlling any refuse vehicle shall cause all such vehicles, and all implements used in connection with the loading or unloading thereof, when not in use, to be stored and kept in such place and in such manner as not to create a nuisance, and shall cause all such vehicles and implements to be thoroughly disinfected and put in an inoffensive condition when so stored or not in use. Such vehicles and implements shall be thoroughly disinfected at least once a week, whether in use or not, unless the same shall not have been used since the last disinfection thereof.

(Prior code § 99-32)

7-28-410 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 11-3-04, p. 34974, § 2, repealed § 7-28-410, which pertained to dropping refuse from vehicle.