(A) General Regulations: No business or establishment, whether or not licensed, shall be so conducted or operated as to constitute a nuisance in fact; and no building, vehicle, structure, yard, lot, premises, or part thereof, shall be used, kept, maintained, or operated in connection with any business or establishment so as to occasion any nuisance, or so as to be dangerous to life or detrimental to health. Any charge of conducting or operating a nuisance may be made under this Chapter or under the provisions of this Code prohibiting nuisances generally 1 .
(B) Unsafe Or Unhealthful Business:
1. No building or structure, utilized, constructed, or maintained in connection with any business or occupation, shall evidence an unsanitary, unsafe, or dangerous condition.
2. No substance, matter, or thing of any kind whatever, which shall be dangerous or detrimental to health, shall be allowed to exist in connection with any business or occupation, or be used in any work or labor performed in the Municipality.
1. Refuse Containers: The standard refuse container required by this Code shall be a receptacle of not less than twenty (20) gallons' capacity, or impervious material and sturdy construction, with a tight fitting cover, and equipped with handles properly placed to facilitate handling.
2. Duty To Provide Refuse Containers: The occupant of every building, structure, or premises used or maintained in connection with any business or occupation shall provide and maintain in good condition and repair a sufficient number of refuse containers for the temporary storage of all refuse accumulating between collections.
All refuse which is placed for collection service outside any building or structure must be kept in standard refuse containers unless another type of container is approved by the Clerk due to the unusual nature of the refuse produced by the business.
3. Refuse Removal: It shall be the duty of the occupant of every building, structure, or premises used or maintained in connection with any business or occupation to cause to be removed at his own cost and expense at least once each week all refuse produced therein.
4. Removal Of Refuse By Some Businesses Or Occupations: Every person owning or controlling any hotel, restaurant, cafe, retail food establishment or other business or occupation where more than thirty two (32) gallons of refuse is normally produced weekly shall cause all substances deposited in such containers to be removed as often as shall be necessary including daily removal from his premises to ensure the healthful environment surrounding such establishment. Such removal shall be at his own expense. (1978 Code)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also Title 7, Chapter 3 of this Code. |
| 2 | 2. See also Title 7, Chapter 1 of this Code. |