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(A) The “Rules and Regulations Relating to Public Health”, Department of Health of the state, are hereby incorporated by reference when the same are applicable to the municipality, in their present form and as they may hereafter be amended.
(B) Three copies of the said pamphlet are filed at the office of the Municipal Clerk and shall be available for public inspection at any reasonable time.
(2005 Code, § 4-103)
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GARBAGE. Kitchen refuse, decayed waste, dead animals or anything that may decompose and become offensive to the public health.
(2005 Code, § 4-201)
RUBBISH. Discarded machinery, chips, pieces of wood, sticks, dead trees, branches, bottles, broken glass, crockery, tin cans, boxes, papers, rags, grass, leaves or any other litter or debris that is not an immediate hazard to the health of the residents of the municipality.
(2005 Code, § 4-202)
WASTE. Grass, leaves, cinders, ashes, plaster, brick, stone, sawdust or sand.
(2005 Code, § 4-203)
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep in, on or about any dwelling, building or premises, or any other place in the municipality, decayed vegetable or animal substance, garbage or refuse matter of any kind that may be injurious to the public health or offensive to the residents of the municipality unless the same is kept in receptacles and as nearly air-tight as may be practical. Where the owner or lessee of the premises rents a portion thereof to two or more families, or occupants, he or she shall provide a suitable receptacle for garbage, as provided in this section, to be used by all such tenants or occupants.
(B) It shall be unlawful to throw or sweep into the streets, alleys, parks or other public grounds any dirt, paper, nails, pieces of glass, grass, leaves, refuse, waste or rubbish of any kind. No person may permit garbage, rubbish, waste or refuse to collect and all persons shall remove the same from their property within 24 hours after being notified to do so by the Municipal Police Chief who shall represent the Board of Health. Any person having garbage, rubbish, waste or refuse that is subject to decay or fermentation within a short period of time shall be required to place the same in a standard garbage can with a tight cover. All persons shall have the contents of their garbage cans removed at least once per month. Any garbage, trash or waste outside of garbage cans must be properly bound to prevent scattering and must be removed at least once per week. It shall be unlawful for any person to place garbage, rubbish, waste or refuse in a receptacle belonging to another person without his or her permission.
(2005 Code, § 4-204)
Any person may haul his or her own garbage accumulating or originating on premises owned or occupied by him or her, but shall provide therefor closed containers or conveyances which, shall be water-tight when hauling garbage. No person, except a garbage collector designated by the Mayor and Council, shall collect or remove garbage for any other person.
(2005 Code, § 4-205)
(A) Every person accumulating refuse shall remove and convey the same, or cause the same to be removed and conveyed, from the city to some place as directed by the City Council or the Board of Health, as often as may be necessary to comply with this article and as often and at such other times as the City Council or the Board of Health may direct or deem necessary.
(B) No refuse shall be deposited at the city landfill, except at places so designated at such landfill.
(C) All conveyances used to remove refuse from the city shall be covered when hauling refuse or the refuse shall be so secured in such manner as will prevent any of the refuse from falling or escaping from the conveyance into or upon any street, alley or lot within the city.
(2005 Code, § 4-206)
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