(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
(2) "Property" means any real property within the Municipality which is not a street or highway.
(3) "Trash" means paper, garbage, any soft materials, any relatively light material and any other similar or related articles or property which can become airborne with wind and blow upon the property of other persons.
(b) Receptacles and Lids. No person in charge of or in control of any property within this Municipality, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall place or permit to be placed any trash on the exterior of his or her property where it may become airborne and blow upon the property of other residents, unless such trash is placed in receptacles with lids thereon which effectively keep such trash within the receptacle.
(c) Notice to Clean and Remove. Upon notice from the Director of Police or any member of his or her Department designated by him or her, the owner of property which harbors trash which is freely blowing about the property, shall clean up the same and remove all such trash within twenty-four hours.
(d) Form of Notice. Notices under this section shall be in writing and shall be served upon the person in charge of or in control of such property within this Municipality, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, either personally or at the usual place of residence of such person in charge of or in control of such property, or by registered or certified mail, addressed to such person's last known place of residence.
(Ord.465. Passed 5-10-66.)
(e) Penalty. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.