(A) Uncollected garbage and refuse are hereby declared to constitute a nuisance.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or to permit the accumulation of refuse in, about, or upon premises owned, occupied, or used by them, when and if the accumulation is unsightly, unsanitary, or hazardous to the property, life, health, safety, or welfare of the public.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, place, or scatter any garbage, rubbish, trash, or other refuse over or upon any premises, street, or alley, either public or private, or adjacent thereto, either with or without the intent to later remove or burn the same, or to suffer or permit from the accumulation of refuse any premises owned, occupied, or controlled by any such person to become or remain offensive, unsanitary, unsightly, unsafe to public health, or hazardous from fire.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to store or permit the accumulation of refuse on or about his or her premises, or the premises occupied by him or her, unless the refuse is kept separately in standard trash and garbage containers as defined in § 51.01.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any municipal employee to collect or remove, at city expense, any refuse from the premises of any person or tenant thereof, unless the premises are equipped with standard or approved containers referred to in § 51.01 and unless the refuse is kept stored in the containers.
(F) It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or store garbage in refuse containers unless the garbage has been prepared for collection, removal, and disposal and complies with the definition of "prepared garbage" as set out in this chapter.
(G) It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of refuse as hereinabove defined within the corporate limits of the city, or elsewhere, except at the landfill site located in the southern portion of the county. This landfill is out of the city limits.
(Ord. 1, passed 6-9-1970; Ord. passed 11-12-1985; Ord. passed 2-25-1986) Penalty, see § 51.99