(A) It shall be the duty of each householder or commercial establishment in or upon premises within the village where garbage and rubbish is created or allowed to be, to procure and keep available for the exclusive use of such premises or the part thereof occupied by the householder or commercial establishment, a garbage can or cans of not more than 30 gallons or not less than ten gallons capacity, and airtight to hold all the garbage created or accumulated thereon for the period of no more than two weeks pending its removal. Such can or cans shall also be watertight, shall have close fitting lids, and shall be provided for each one with a bail or two handles on opposite sides of the same. It or they shall be placed on the ground level of the premises and place easily accessible to and for the garbage collector but not within the limits of a street or other public place. All garbage created or accumulated upon said householder’s premises or commercial establishment shall be placed in such can or cans by the householder.
(B) All garbage and rubbish shall be placed in containers, as prescribed, provided that tree brush and bush trimmings intended for removal shall be tied in bundles not to exceed 48 inches by 18 inches by 18 inches in dimension.
(C) It shall be unlawful to dispose of, bury, burn, or dump within the limits of the village or within 5,000 feet thereof, any garbage or rubbish created within or without the village. In the interest of public health and sanitation, all existing dumping places within the village are hereby declared a nuisance and ordered closed.
(D) (1) It shall be unlawful for any householder in the village to keep, place, or deposit garbage or rubbish on any grounds or premises whatsoever except in the manner designated in division (B) of this section.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any householder or other person in the village to throw or deposit any garbage, rubbish, or waste matter, or to cause the same to be thrown or deposited upon any street, way, lane, or other public place, or upon any vacant lot, or where rats, mice, dogs, cats, birds, fowl, or other living things can feed thereon.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any householder or person to keep garbage or rubbish on his or her premises for more than two weeks.
(Ord. 59, passed 6-18-1968) Penalty, see § 50.99