It shall be unlawful for any person to permit or to suffer to accumulate in or about any yard, lot, place or premises, or upon any street, alley or sidewalk adjacent to such lot, yard, place or premises owned or occupied by such person, any garbage or refuse so as to cause such yard, lot, premises, street, alley or sidewalk adjacent thereto, to remain in such a condition as to cause or create a nuisance or offensive odor or atmosphere or rodents harborage or thereby to be or to become or cause or create, a public nuisance, within the City limits. (Ord. 10, 12-12-1972)