(a) Public places. No person shall place any refuse or rubbish in any street, alley or other public place or upon any private property, whether owned by such person or not, within the city, unless it is placed in proper containers for collection, or placed under express approval granted by the director, nor shall any person throw or deposit any refuse or rubbish in any stream or other body of water.
(b) Unauthorized accumulation. No person shall permit any refuse or rubbish to accumulate on any premises owned or controlled by such person for a period longer than the interval between the collection dates established for the neighborhood or the premises. Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse or rubbish on any premises is declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to remove any existing accumulation of refuse or rubbish shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
(c) Scattering of refuse. No person shall cast, place, sweep or deposit anywhere within the city refuse or rubbish in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public place, or in any occupied premises within the city.
(Ord. No. 82, § 5(3), 7-10-1972; Ord. No. 178, 12-21-2009)
State law reference—Littering, MCL 324.8901 et seq.