(a) The owner, agent, lessee or occupant of any building or portion thereof or any premises where ashes, garbage, rubbish, waste paper, brush, lawn clippings or leaves is produced or permitted to accumulate shall provide one or more receptacles for each such material as accumulated on his property, which receptacles shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Receptacles for ashes shall be made of metal, shall have a capacity of not less than ten gallons nor more than thirty gallons or 100 pounds each, shall be placed out-of-doors for collection and shall be sufficient in quantity to hold not less than one week's accumulation of ashes.
(2) Receptacles for garbage shall be made of metal, shall be watertight, shall be provided with close-fitting covers, shall have a capacity of not less than ten gallons nor more than thirty gallons or 100 pounds each, shall be provided with suitable handles and shall be placed out-of-doors for collection.
(3) Receptacles for rubbish shall be so constructed and filled as not to leak or spill such rubbish when moved, shall have a capacity of not move over one hundred pounds each and shall be placed out-of-doors for collection. Cardboard boxes shall not be used as receptacles.
(4) All cardboard boxes shall be broken down at the four corners and tied into bundles to be collected with the waste paper and shall be placed out-of-doors for collection.
(5) Receptacles for lawn clippings and leaves shall be of substantial construction, shall have a capacity of not over one hundred pounds each, shall be provided with suitable handles and shall be placed out-of-doors for collection. Barrels and cardboard boxes shall not be used as receptacles.
(6) Brush shall be tied into bundles with substantial cord of lengths not to exceed six feet, shall be of a weight not to exceed forty pounds, and shall be placed out-of-doors for collection.
(7) All ashes, garbage, waste paper, rubbish, lawn clippings or leaves when so kept shall be collected from dwellings and disposed of.
(b) No person shall deposit any ashes, garbage, rubbish, waste paper, brush, lawn clippings or leaves, nor permit the same to be deposited at any place within the City and under his control, except in receptacles as above described and within his premises.
(Ord. 4-1953. Passed 5-11-53.)