(a) As used in this section,
COMMERCIAL TRACTOR, TRAILER, TRUCK
and
VEHICLE
, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in Chapter 301 of the codified ordinances.
(b) No person shall dump or otherwise dispose of solid waste or industrial waste as defined in this chapter of the codified ordinances by commercial trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer or truck on any public or private property not licensed as a solid waste disposal facility. Any owner of a commercial trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer or truck who permits or employs another person to use the vehicle and who knows or should have known through due diligence that the vehicle will be used for the purpose described in this section is guilty of a violation of this section.
(c) No person shall dump or otherwise dispose of solid waste or industrial waste by any vehicle other than a commercial trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer or truck on any public or private property or place not licensed as a solid waste disposal facility. Any owner of a vehicle who permits or employs another person to use the vehicle and who knows or should have known through due diligence that the vehicle will be used for the purpose described in this section is guilty of a violation of this section.
(d) Council determines that solid waste and industrial waste dumped or otherwise deposited on public or private property not licensed as a solid waste disposal facility, constitutes a public nuisance which must be abated. For this reason, any expense or costs incurred in removing waste dumped or deposited in violation of this section shall be paid by the violator. The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to send written notice to violators of divisions (b) and (c) above to remove waste dumped or deposited in violation of this section within five days of receipt of the notice. If the violator fails to remove the waste within the time provided in the notice, the Service Director may remove the waste and the Director of Law may take any action necessary to collect the cost of the removal from the violator.
(Ord. 56-97, passed 7-15-1997) Penalty, see § 939.99