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(a) Municipal solid waste shall be placed in storage containers as set forth in Section 1082.07. Such waste shall be drained free of liquids. Solid waste in bulk form or stored under a roof or covering is exempt from this provision.
(b) Before being placed in storage containers, garbage shall be wrapped in paper, plastic or other similar material.
(c) Items separated for recycling purposes shall be rinsed and drained of food particles.
(d) Excessive numbers of insects and rodent vectors shall be minimized around the location of storage containers by appropriate controls in order that vectors do not constitute a nuisance to neighboring properties or a health hazard.
(e) Before being stored, rubbish shall be placed in storage containers or cut and baled, tied, bundled, stacked or packaged so as not to exceed thirty-six inches in length and fifty pounds in weight, where such rubbish is to be collected and lifted by human rather than mechanical methods. However, this requirement shall not apply to recyclable materials stored on the ground at storage sites, provided that such materials are continually removed every thirty days.
(Ord. 92-08. Passed 8-5-92.)
(a) Storage containers for municipal solid waste shall be made of durable, watertight, rust- resistant material having a closely-fitting lid and handles to facilitate collection.
(b) Storage containers for residences and businesses shall be of not less than ten gallon nor more than thirty-two gallon capacity, unless the containers are of the type that can be mechanically lifted and emptied by a collection vehicle, in which case they shall be of appropriate size and design. All storage containers shall be leak-proof.
(c) No person shall permit the accumulation of residue of liquids or solids or a combination of such materials on the bottom or sides of a container. The interior of a container shall be kept clean by thorough cleaning and sanitizing as often as necessary.
(d) Storage containers shall be kept in good repair. Containers with loosely fitting lids or doors or containing holes or cracks shall not be used.
(e) All storage containers designed for mechanical lifting shall be designed, constructed and placed to prevent accidental overturning. Such containers shall be constructed of fire retardant material. Standards of the Federal Consumer Product Safety Commission shall be used in determining compliance with this subsection.
(Ord. 92-08. Passed 8-5-92.)
(a) Municipal solid waste shall be collected and transported to an approved disposal site not less than once every two weeks.
(b) Hotels, restaurants, institutions, apartments and commercial establishments may be required to have more frequent collections if such collection is determined by the Health Director, or his or her agent, to be advisable to protect the public health or to abate a public nuisance.
(Ord. 92-08. Passed 8-5-92.)
In addition to the penalty provided in Section 1082.99, the Health Director may initiate injunction, mandamus, abatement or any other appropriate action to prevent, enjoin, abate or remove a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 92-08. Passed 8-5-92.)
(EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 202.99 for general Code penalty if no specific penalty is provided.)
Whoever fails to comply with a valid warrant obtained pursuant to Section 1082.03 is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Ord. 92-08. Passed 8-5-92.)