(A) Unauthorized accumulation. Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse, sewage or construction materials on any premises is a nuisance and prohibited.
(B) Refuse in streets. No person shall place any refuse, sewage or construction materials in any street, alley or public place or upon private property except in proper containers for collection or lawful disposal. No person shall throw or deposit any of that material in any stream or other body of water.
(C) Scattering of refuse. No person shall deposit anywhere within the city any refuse in a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any public place or any other premises within the city.
(D) Burying of refuse. No person shall bury any refuse, sewage or construction materials in the city except in an approved sanitary landfill. This division (D) does not prevent anyone from composting leaves, grass clippings and other easily biodegradable, nonpoisonous garbage on his or her own premises. Composting of garbage is allowed so long as the composting is done in a rodent-proof structure and in an otherwise sanitary manner.
(Ord. 94, passed 3-22-1983) Penalty, see § 51.99