A. Prohibited Generally: No business or establishment, whether licensed or not, shall be so conducted or operated as to constitute a nuisance in fact, and no building, vehicle or structure, yard, lot, premises or part thereof shall be used, kept, maintained, or operated in connection with any business or establishment so as to occasion any nuisance or so as to be dangerous to life or detrimental to health.
(2006 Code § 7-1-10.1)
B. Unsafe Or Unhealthful Business:
1. No building or structure utilized, constructed or maintained in connection with any business or occupation shall evidence an unsanitary, unsafe or dangerous condition.
2. No substance, matter or thing of any kind whatsoever, which would be dangerous or detrimental to health, shall be allowed to exist in connection with any business or occupation, or be used in any work or labor performed in the City.
(2006 Code § 7-1-10.2)
C. Refuse Disposal:
1. Containers:
a. Required:
(1) The occupant of every building, structure or premises used or maintained in connection with any business or occupation shall provide and maintain in good condition and repair a sufficient number of refuse containers for the temporary storage of all refuse accumulating between collections.
(2) All refuse which is placed for collection service outside any building or structure must be kept in standard refuse containers.
b. Specifications: The standard refuse container required by this subsection C1 shall be a receptacle of not less than twenty (20) nor more than thirty two (32) gallons' capacity, constructed of impervious material and sturdy construction with a tightfitting cover, and equipped with handles properly placed to facilitate handling.
2. Removal Of Refuse:
a. It shall be the duty of the occupant of every building, structure or premises used or maintained in connection with any business or occupation to cause to be removed, at his own cost and expense, at least once each week, all refuse produced therein.
b. Every person owning or controlling any hotel, restaurant, café, or retail food establishment where more than thirty two (32) gallons of refuse is normally produced weekly shall cause all garbage to be placed in sanitary refuse containers and shall cause all substances deposited in such containers to be removed daily from his premises and to be disposed of at his own expense.
(2006 Code § 7-1-10.3)
D. Use Of Sidewalk: A business properly licensed by the City pursuant to this Code may utilize the public sidewalk immediately in front of the licensed premises of the business for the display of goods or services of the business licensed pursuant to this chapter, but only under the following conditions:
1. There shall be no cooking on the sidewalk or public way;
2. Items displayed on the public sidewalk or right-of-way shall not be larger than six feet (6') tall or three feet (3') wide;
3. No items shall be left on the sidewalk or public right-of-way between the hours of six o'clock (6:00) P.M. and nine o'clock (9:00) A.M.;
4. No items displayed on the sidewalk or public right-of-way shall unreasonably obstruct pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk.
(2006 Code § 7-1-10.4)