It shall be the duty of every tenant, lessee or occupant of every dwelling, tenement house, lodging house, hotel, restaurant, boarding house, or other person, persons, firm or corporation, on whose premises kitchen and household garbage collects, to provide, and at all times to keep within the building, or on the premises, garbage which may accumulate on the premises between collections, which containers shall be watertight, and with a tight fitting cover, and equipped with suitable handles, which containers shall be placed at all times so as to be readily accessible for removal and emptying, and where they shall not be a public nuisance. No person, firm or corporation, unless authorized and licensed for that purpose, as hereinafter specified, shall interfere with the containers or the contents thereof. All other refuse and ashes or cinders shall be placed in a separate covered receptacle, which receptacle shall be small enough that one person can easily handle it. The receptacles may not be placed in any alley or street, but must be readily accessible for emptying and removal, but in any event they shall not be placed in a position that they would become a public nuisance. All the garbage, ashes or cinders and other refuse shall be removed once each week.
(Ord. passed 3-9-1987)