A. Property owners liable for solid waste service (garbage) charges to their properties:
1. The property owner, as determined by the real property tax roll of the Butte County Assessor, is liable for payment of garbage waste charges for services furnished to the property by the city.
2. The liability of the property owner for these charges exists even if the user of the solid waste service is not the owner of the property. An occupant other than the owner may pay the charges on the behalf of the owner.
3. It is the responsibility of the owner of the real property to provide the city Finance Director with the current billing address and to notify the city Finance Director of any changes of address.
4. The fees for the collection, removal and disposal of solid waste such as garbage, rubbish, recyclables and green waste established by this article shall be payable to the city, notwithstanding that the accumulator of such garbage, rubbish, and green waste elects not to use the city's garbage collection, removal, and disposal services.
B. All solid waste generated, produced or accumulated in or about a dwelling, house or place of human habitation in the city or accumulated at hotels, restaurants, boardinghouses or other place of business situated in the city shall be placed in a container and removed from the premises and disposed of by the franchisee at least once a week.
C. No person may deposit solid waste or containers upon any street, alley, gutter or parkway, or upon any lot or vacant area or other public place or way other than as provided in this chapter.
D. It is unlawful for any person to place solid waste, plant materials, or refuse of any type in any container other than their own, unless the person has written permission from, or is acting as agent for the person or entity in lawful control of such container, or is the solid waste franchisee designated by the city.
E. It is unlawful for any person, other than a peace officer in the performance of his or her duty, to open, enter, or remove items from a solid waste, recyclable materials or plant materials container located on public or private property unless that person is the person or entity in lawful control of such container, or has written permission from the person or entity in lawful control of such container.
(Ord. 785-2009, § 1, 2009; Ord. 701-2000, § 1(part)).