(A) Containers may be kept in any readily accessible place within the occupant’s residential lot that is visible to any reasonably diligent person. It shall be unlawful for any person to locate his or her garbage containers on property that is not occupied by him or her or in a manner as to constitute a nuisance to a neighbor. Containers are to be located in a reasonable manner to enable the collector to place his or her pushcart in the immediate area of the containers so that the containers will not have to be carried before dumping into the pushcart.
(B) The town shall not assume any liability for damage incurred or for failure to pick up garbage or refuse when containers are located within an enclosed building or structure, within a fenced yard occupied by a dog or other animal which might endanger the life and safety of a collector, or within a flower or vegetable garden in a manner that even with due care by the collector damage to plants in the garden could result.
(1988 Code, § 19-33)