941.01 Definitions.
941.02 Storage of garbage, industrial waste and refuse.
941.03 Removal of dead animals.
941.04 Garbage pick up day.
941.05 Prohibitions.
941.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Vehicle loads dropping, sifting or leaking - see TRAF. 339.08
Littering - see GEN. OFF. 521.08
Collecting and disposal of garbage - see Ohio R.C. 715.43, 717.01
Disposal and transportation upon public ways - see Ohio R.C. 3767.20 et seq.
As used in this chapter:
(a) "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, political subdivision or other entity.
(b) "Premises" means any land, buildings or structure upon or in which refuse may be stored, placed or accumulated.
(c) "Refuse" means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes of a community, including garbage, rubbish, ashes and dead animals, but not including bodily wastes.
(d) "Garbage" means putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, processing, preparation, cooking and serving of food.
(e) "Bulk containers" means large, covered containers made of heavy duty metal, of various sizes and types, used at larger installations for sorting refuse and /or garbage which are picked up and carried away by special type vehicles or are mechanically dumped into the vehicle on the premises.
(f) "Packer-type vehicle" means those vehicles of various sizes and types, having an enclosed metal body and having facilities for compressing the refuse and /or garbage placed in the vehicle so as to increase the capacity of the vehicles.
(g) "Industrial waste" means any residue or waste by-products, either liquid or solid, resulting from a manufacturing or industrial process.
(Ord. 543-4-79. Passed 4-10-79.)
All garbage, refuse and industrial waste emanating from premises within the Village shall be stored in a watertight container, either a bulk container or other metal or plastic container having handles and a tight fitting lid or in durable, leak-proof plastic bags securely tied. Storage containers shall be kept in such a place upon a given premises so as not to be visible from the street, other than on collection days. Yard and gardening wastes and similar materials should be securely tied in bundles not over four feet long, twelve inches across and should not weight over seventy-five pounds. Grass clippings, leaves and twigs may be stored in securely tied plastic bags; if such wastes are stored in cardboard boxes or other receptacles, they should be securely tied with tape or twine. Bulky items, such as refrigerators, all of which shall have their doors removed, that are too large to fit into a normally used type of collection vehicle, should be stored within the premises until special collection service is provided.
(Ord. 543-4-79. Passed 4-10-79.)
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