(a) Every owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of any two-family residence, flat, apartment, hotel, motel, restaurant, eating place, boardinghouse, store, school, church, industry or place of business or any other premises where rubbish is produced shall provide on such premises therefrom suitable and sufficient metal containers for receiving and holding between collections all garbage and rubbish that accumulates on such premises. The containers shall be placed at the front line of the premises in time for the scheduled collection. All rubbish produced or accumulated by such owner, tenant, lessee or occupant shall be stored in such containers.
(b) Whenever the placing of containers at the front line of premises causes a public nuisance or otherwise causes undesirable health problems or hazards, the Director of Public Service may advise the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant that scheduled collections will be made at or from other designated parts of the premises.
(c) If suitable and sufficient containers of a size larger than one cubic yard are not provided, nonresidential and residential garbage and rubbish shall be placed in a plastic bag, securely tied, be of a minimum 1.5 mil thickness and shall not exceed thirty-five pounds or thirty gallons when filled. Suitable and sufficient metal and/or plastic containers may be used to store properly prepared garbage and/or rubbish and shall have two handles, a tight fitting lid and not exceed forty gallons in volume or thirty-five pounds in weight.
(d) Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, the incineration of rubbish or use of contract rubbish haulers shall not excuse the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant from the collection charges provided for hereinafter to be defined as the minimum monthly charge.
(e) No person shall throw or deposit any rubbish upon any public or private property within the corporate limits of the City unless in compliance with the procedures described in this chapter.
(Ord. 105-22. Passed 5-23-22.)