A. Placement Of Trash In Containers: No person shall place any trash in any street, alley, or other public place, on any private property, whether owned by said person or not, except in proper polycart containers for collection or under express approval granted by the City, nor shall any person throw or deposit any trash in any stream or other body of water.
B. Placement Of Polycart:
1. The container shall be placed at the curb no later than seven thirty o'clock (7:30) A.M. on the collection day.
2. The polycart shall be placed at the edge of the resident's property, next to the street, wheels above the curb, with the handle facing the resident's home.
3. There must be a minimum of ten feet (10') of clearance from other containers, parked vehicles, street and lampposts, trees, mailboxes, and other obstructions.
4. The resident must remove the container from the curb or street after it is emptied.
C. Unauthorized Accumulations; Nuisance: Any unauthorized accumulation of trash on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is hereby prohibited.
D. Depositing On Public Ways, Occupied Premises: No person shall cast, place, sweep or deposit anywhere within the City any trash in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public place, or into any occupied premises.
E. Violation: The violations of this section shall be punishable by a fine of up to one hundred dollars ($100.00), plus costs, unless the person charged has been previously convicted once under this section or any of the following sections of this Code: 4-3-2, 4-4-2, 4-5-8, 4-6-8, 7-7-2, and 9-9-2 in the last five (5) years, then a violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00), plus costs. (Ord. 2018-25, 9-6-2018)