8.16.040 Refuse containers—Use required.

   All garbage, litter, refuse, waste and undesirable matter created, accumulated or produced shall be deposited in containers of service provider authorized by the city and of appropriate size and design. Said containers shall be located at places required or authorized by the city. Such containers shall be located and maintained in such manner as to foreclose prohibited matter from escaping from the container by wind, collision or by tipping over. (Ord. 368 (part), 1992: Ord. 342 (part), 1987: prior code § 4-5-3)

8.16.050 Containers—Provided by service provider or landlord.

   Every landlord or other person in possession, charge or control of any place in or from which garbage, litter, refuse, waste or other undesirable matter is created, accumulated or produced shall dispose of such matter as required by this chapter and provide and maintain proper receptacles readily accessible to potential users and the trash collectors. The service providers will provide basic trash containers, but in the event the containers are not adequate to hold the trash accumulated, it is the landlord's, or other person's, duty to provide additional collectors and containers acceptable to the city. The additional containers shall be capable of properly holding all litter reasonably anticipated or expected to accumulate in the surrounding areas between scheduled collections. (Ord. 368 (part), 1992: Ord. 342 (part), 1987: prior code § 4-5-4)

8.16.060 Preventing trash from scattering.

   Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon private property. (Ord. 368 (part), 1992: Ord. 342 (part), 1987: prior code § 4-5-5)

8.16.070 Maintaining sanitary conditions.

   Every person shall maintain the area around the containers serving his property in a sanitary condition and free from litter. (Ord. 368 (part), 1992: Ord. 352 (part), 1988: prior code § 4-5-4.1)

8.16.080 Materials prohibited in litter containers—Yard waste.

   A.   Rocks, bricks, plastic, concrete and dirt, and similar solid materials, shall not be deposited in containers used for litter. Human waste, animal waste and matters more appropriately disposed of through the city sewage system, shall not be disposed of in containers used for litter.

   B.   Grass clippings, lumber debris, tree branches, fruits, vegetables or other plant materials shall not be disposed of in containers used for litter. Such materials shall be placed in boxes or plastic bags sufficient to contain the clippings and/or such manners required from time to time by the city. (Ord. 368 (part), 1992: Ord. 352 (part), 1988: prior code §§ 4-5-3.1, 4-5-3.2)

8.16.090 Authorization to use containers.

   It is unlawful for a person, whether resident of the city or nonresidents to deposit garbage, refuse, or litter in service provider containers unless said person has proper authorization to use the container. (Ord. 368 (part), 1992: Ord. 352 (part), 1988: prior code § 4-5-5.2)

8.16.100 Placing container in right-of-way prohibited.

   No receptacle or container shall be placed, kept, stored or located within the right-of-way of an alley or street unless specifically authorized by the city. (Ord. 368 (part), 1992: Ord. 352 (part), 1988: prior code § 4-5-5.1)