(A) No person within the municipality shall store or otherwise have garbage on his property or on property in his control unless all such garbage shall be stored on the property in a place not visible from the street and shall be kept in approved containers which shall be maintained in good condition and shall be kept closed at all times. Garbage shall not be stored by any person for more than seven days, exclusive of holidays. If special circumstances require it, the Health Director may order a shorter time period for storage of garbage.
(B) No person within the municipality shall store or otherwise have rubbish and ashes on his property or property in his control unless all such rubbish and ashes are kept in a satisfactory manner. "Satisfactory manner" means all rubbish and ashes shall be kept in approved containers or bundles. Rubbish and ashes shall not be stored by any person for more than 30 days. The Health Director may, for cause shown, extend this period.
(C) Unauthorized accumulation of refuse, garbage, rubbish and other waste material on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to remove any existing accumulation of the same within seven days after notification by the Health Director shall be deemed a violation of this subchapter, which violation shall be deemed to have caused irreparable harm to the public health, safety and welfare.
(D) No person shall cast, place, sweep, or deposit anywhere within the municipality any refuse, garbage, rubbish, or other waste material in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements or other means to any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway, or other public place, stream, body of water, or to any other place in the municipality.
(E) No person shall combine or place refuse and unacceptable waste in the same container. No person shall place unacceptable waste into any container used for refuse, nor shall any person place refuse into any container that is or has been used for unacceptable waste.
(F) Doors shall be removed from the hinges of all iceboxes, refrigerators, freezers, stoves, other major metal appliances or other large containers with doors affixed prior to disposal and prior to storage in any accessible place for collection or disposal.
(G) Approved containers may be placed at curbside no more than 24 hours prior to collection and any empty containers shall be removed from the curbside or street no more than 24 hours after collection.
(Ord. 286, passed 2-6-89) Penalty, see § 94.99