(A) Nuisance prohibited. No owner, agent, occupant, responsible party or person shall permit or allow the dumping, depositing, discarding, dropping, maintaining, storing, throwing or otherwise disposing of debris, garbage, trash, ashes, yard waste or brush for more than ten calendar days on any part of any premises.
(B) Unenclosed structures. It shall be unlawful to allow debris, garbage, trash, ashes, yard waste or brush in open or unenclosed structures, unless the structures are wholly located in a rear or side yard. The debris, garbage, trash, ashes, yard waste or brush shall be wholly contained in a proper receptacle as defined in this chapter, or bundled and set out for collection on the next waste collection day in conformance with the requirements of the solid waste chapter of this municipal code (Chapter 50).
(C) Construction sites. It shall be unlawful to not provide proper receptacles on construction sites that generate debris, garbage, trash, yard waste or brush. All debris, garbage, trash, yard waste or brush generated on a construction site shall be placed in a receptacle at the end of each work day that is of sufficient size to accommodate the debris, garbage, trash, yard waste or brush. The receptacle shall be maintained in such a way as to prevent the contents from blowing out. Every receptacle, having been filled, shall be removed from the construction site and where appropriate, replaced with another empty receptacle until such time as debris, garbage, trash, yard waste or brush is no longer generated by construction on the site.
(D) Yard waste and brush. It shall be unlawful to allow brush on a premises that is not properly bundled and yard waste that is not in an approved yard waste receptacle.
(E) Hazardous waste. It shall be unlawful to allow hazardous waste, in any amount, to be dumped, deposited, discarded, dropped, maintained, stored, thrown or otherwise disposed of on any part of any premises.
(F) Composting. It shall be unlawful to allow a compost bin to be maintained on any part of any premises and parkway immediately adjacent to any premises in violation of the following standards.
(1) The minimum size for a compost bin shall be three feet wide by three feet high by three feet long. The combined size of all compost piles on a property shall not exceed a maximum of five feet wide by five feet high by ten feet long.
(2) Only the following organic materials shall be allowed in any compost bin: dirt, sod, landscape waste in which any woody materials and garden wastes have been reduced in size to one-half inch in diameter and 12 inches long, and cooked and uncooked fruits and vegetables; provided, however, that small amounts of wood ash or fertilizer may be added to provide nutrients.
(3) The following materials shall not be allowed in any compost bin, including but not limited to: construction and demolition debris, metal items, preservative-treated wood products, petroleum products (gasoline, crankcase oil, paints or solvents), pesticides or herbicides (except that which is already conveyed as part of the organic materials described in division (F)(2) above), fish or animal feces, fish or animal carcasses, cooked meat scraps, human feces, paper, and plastic or cardboard items.
(4) Compost bins shall be maintained by turning the compost material to permit aeration so as to prevent unpleasant odors and prevent the attraction or harboring of rodents and pests.
(5) Compost bins shall not be located in any front or side yard, shall be set back at least five feet from any property line, and at least 30 feet from a principal structure on any adjoining lot.
(6) Compost bins shall not be located on any drainage easement.
(Ord. 22-3670, passed 5-4-2022) Penalty, see § 94.99