(a) Storage - Yards.
(1) All front, side and rear yards, including side yards abutting a street, shall be kept and maintained free and clear of all construction and automotive materials or parts, trash, refuse, debris, trash storage receptacles, inoperative motor vehicles, boats and trailers, camper shells not mounted on motor vehicles, discarded or broken materials, appliances, furniture, play equipment, equipment, and similar materials. All rubbish, trash, and debris shall only be kept within approved trash enclosure(s).
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, emergency or minor repairs of a motor vehicle owned by a person residing upon the lot or parcel may be conducted on an otherwise inoperative motor vehicle within a paved area. However, such emergency or minor repair shall be concluded within seventy-two hours of the commencement thereof.
(b) Storage - Garage and Carports. No storage of materials including but not limited to, trash, trash receptacles, newspapers, building and automotive materials, landscape maintenance tools, equipment, and debris, shall be permitted within any garage, nor shall there be any unscreened storage of such materials in any carport in any manner that restricts the parking of an operative motor vehicle in the required parking spaces.
(c) Motor Vehicle Parking. Except as otherwise provided in this title, all parking of motor vehicles on a multi-family lot or parcel shall occur within a garage or carport or upon an approved paved parking area.
(d) Solid Waste Containers.
(1) All residences located in any area in which collection is by the city or approved contractors shall have sufficient container capacity to accommodate their normal volume of solid waste between collections.
(2) All items too large to fit into containers, such as, but not limited to, appliances, furniture and mattresses, shall be disposed of by self-transport of such items to end-disposal facilities.
(3) All loose materials which normally fit into containers but which are excess as a result of special circumstances such as holidays shall be bundled and tied securely to prevent them from blowing or scattering and shall be placed beside the containers.
(4) Containers shall be kept covered at all times.
(5) Any container which does not conform to prescribed standards or which has defects likely to hamper collection or injure the person collecting the contents thereof or the public generally shall be replaced promptly by the owner or user of the container.
(6) Solid waste containers shall not remain at curbside or anywhere in the front yard for more than forty-eight hours.
(9) No resident shall deposit household solid waste in any receptacle maintained on a sidewalk or at any other location for disposal of litter by pedestrians.
(10) Removal of trash or other scavenging from residential solid waste containers is prohibited.
(Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).