(A) (1) No owner or occupant of a residential dwelling unit or commercial establishment shall permit the accumulation of refuse upon residential or commercial premise for a period in excess of six days.
(2) REPEAT OFFENDERS, defined as offenders that have a documented history of receiving three or more notices of violation or municipal civil infractions within a year, will only have two days to correct the violation.
(B) Leaves, yard waste and vegetable waste may be stored for composting purposes in a manner which will not harbor rodents or become a public nuisance.
(1) Compost piles shall be located only in a rear or side yard, a minimum of three feet from any lot line and 20 feet from any residence located on adjacent property.
(2) No single compost pile and compost bin shall exceed five feet in height and 125 cubic feet in volume. On lots smaller than 8,000 square feet, the total volume of compost shall not exceed 125 cubic feet.
(3) Compost may contain only lawn debris, yard waste, coffee grounds, tea leaves, raw vegetables or fruit scraps in a form suitable for composting. Compost shall not contain meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, manure, oils, fats, or any of the permitted items in a form unsuitable for composting.
(4) Compost piles and compost bins shall be constructed and maintained to prevent the attraction and harborage of rodents and pests and to prevent unpleasant odors.
(5) Compost piles and compost bins which constitute a nuisance may be abated in accordance with an applicable nuisance abatement procedure set forth in the city code.
(Ord. 745, passed 2-8-93; Am. Ord. 905, passed 12-13-04; Am. Ord. 1063, passed 11-23-20) Penalty, see § 50.99