(A) Unauthorized accumulation. Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse on any premises is a nuisance and prohibited.
(B) Refuse in streets, etc. No person shall place refuse in any street, alley, or public place or upon any private property except in proper containers for collection . No person shall throw or deposit refuse in any stream or other body of water.
(C) Scattering of refuse. No person shall deposit anywhere in within the city any refuse in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon an public or private premises within the city.
(D) Burying of refuse; composting. No person shall bury any refuse in the city except in an approved sanitary landfill, but leaves, grass clippings, and easily biodegradable, non-poisonous garbage may be composited on the premises where such refuse has been accumulated. Garbage may be composted only in a rodent-proof structure and in an otherwise sanitary manner and after the council gives its approval to such composting after it finds that the composting will be done in accordance with these standards.
(1985 Code, § 502.02)