Section
52.01 Definitions
52.02 Littering and maintaining littered premises prohibited
52.03 Disposal of heavy accumulation of bulky materials
52.04 Waste from building operations
52.05 Deposit of mud or dirt prohibited
52.06 Notice to remove unsightly matter
52.07 Expenses incurred by the city in performing work due to owner’s or occupant’s failure to comply
52.08 Garbage containers
52.09 Pickup points for garbage
52.10 Other waste material pickup locations
52.11 Use of public streets and thoroughfares for garbage collection
52.12 Fees
52.13 Unlawful to maintain dumping grounds
52.14 Unlawful to deposit garbage, trash and the like upon any property within the city
52.15 Unlawful to throw or deposit trash while driving or a passenger in a vehicle
52.16 Unlawful to drive any truck or other vehicle unless constructed to prevent contents being deposited upon street or property within the city
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GARBAGE. Waste food, dry kitchen refuse and waste from the preparation and consumption of food.
RUBBISH. Tin cans, bottles, glass and scraps of iron, tin, wire and other metals.
TRASH. Paper of all kinds, rags, old clothing, paper containers, old rubber, pieces of wood, boxes, barrels, crates, feathers, weeds, grass clippings and tree limbs.
(2005 Code, § 3-4-1)
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to deposit, throw or sweep any garbage, trash, rubbish, stagnant water or dead animals into, upon or along any drain, gutter, alley, sidewalk, street, vacant lot, public premises or private premises within the corporate limits of the city.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning, occupying or controlling any premises within the corporate limits of the city to permit garbage, trash, rubbish, stagnant water or dead animals to accumulate upon property owned, occupied or controlled by him or her.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning, occupying or controlling any property that abuts or joins any paved street in the corporate limits of the city, to allow or permit any garbage, rubbish or trash to accumulate or remain on any part of the sidewalk abutting or adjacent to the premises owned, occupied or controlled by such person, firm or corporation.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation who has occupied a portion of a street for construction purposes to leave any rubbish in the street after completion of the construction project.
(2005 Code, § 3-4-2) Penalty, see § 10.99
Heavy accumulations of brick, concrete, lumber, cinders, automobile frames, trees, shrubbery, large dead animals, industrial waste, industrial by-products and other bulky materials shall be disposed of by the person, firm or corporation owning, occupying or controlling the property upon which such heavy accumulations exist.
(2005 Code, § 3-4-3) (Ord. 901101A, passed 11-1-1990)
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