(a) No person shall dump, cause to be dumped or permit to be dumped on any publicly or privately owned land or water in the City, any paper, brush, rubbish, tin cans, vegetation, garbage, or refuse of any kind, without first having obtained a written license from the City Manager or his designee. The City Manager or his designee shall issue a license permitting dumping of designated materials where it appears that filling of the land is necessary and that the material deposited shall be immediately covered with earth or shall not be objectionable to the residents of the neighborhood, or injurious to health.
(b) Removal by Owner. Upon a finding by the City that unapproved dumping of refuse or fill material has occurred, the City may require the removal of the material. Written notice shall be served on the owner, lessee, agent, tenant or those responsible for the illegal dumping notifying them of the violation and requiring removal within five days of receipt of notice.
(c) Removal by City. If the responsible party fails to comply with the notice required by this section the City may remove the refuse or fill.
(d) Assessment of Costs by City. Whenever any unauthorized refuse or fill material is removed by the City, after the work is done, the City shall give five days notice, by regular mail, to the owner of such lot or parcel of land, at his last known address, to pay the cost of such removal. The notice shall be accompanied by a statement of the amount of cost incurred, and in the event the same is not paid within thirty days after the mailing of the notice, then such amount shall be certified to the County Auditor for collection the same as other taxes and assessments are collected. (Ord. 90-1292. Passed 1-16-90.)
(e) Whoever violates any provision of this section may be fined up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each day of a continuing violation shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. 04-387. Passed 7-6-04.)