(a) Public and Private Property; Water Pollution. No person shall place any refuse in any street, alley or other public place, or upon any private property, whether owned by such person or not, within the City, except in proper containers, as described in Section 1060.01
, for collection or under express approval granted by the Director. No person shall throw or deposit any refuse, including but not limited to bulky, bundled, dead animals, garbage, nuisance, hazardous or infectious wastes, into any stream or other body of water.
(b) Unauthorized Accumulations. Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse, on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance waste and is prohibited. No property owner shall fail to remove any existing accumulation of refuse within twenty-four hours of receiving a notice of violation issued by the Director or his or her representative. A minimum twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee will be collected for services rendered if compliance has not taken place within the 24-hour period.
(c) Litter Carried by Elements. No person shall cast, place, sweep or deposit, anywhere in the City, any refuse in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public place, or into any premises within the City.
(d) Use of Street Containers. No household refuse shall be deposited in street containers which are placed for the convenience of pedestrians.
(e) Placing Refuse in Container of Another. No person shall place refuse in the container of another person. A person knowingly placing refuse into a container owned by another address without permission of the resident/owner is subject to theft-of-service charges and can be prosecuted.
(Ord. 4275. Passed 5-26-82; Ord. 4982. Passed 12-19-05; Ord. 5274. Passed 8-14-19.)