(1) Each owner, occupant, tenant, sub-tenant, lessee, or others using or occupying any building, house, structure or grounds within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, where refuse materials and substances as defined in this ordinance accumulate or are likely to accumulate, shall provide an adequate number of approved containers for the storage of such refuse except business and industrial establishments using City-owned receptacles as described in Section 8-104, paragraph three (3).
(2) Preparation of refuse.
(a) All refuse shall be drained, free of liquids, before disposal.
(b) "Garbage" (including animal waste) shall be wrapped in paper or similar material.
(c) All cans, bottles, or other food containers shall be free of food particles and drained before disposal.
(d) "Rubbish" shall be (1) placed in approved containers or, (2) cut and baled, tied, bundled, stacked or packaged so as not to exceed thirty-six (36) inches in length and fifty (50) pounds in weight.
(e) "Leaves" shall be collected on a nonscheduled basis without additional charge to the regular refuse collection fees. Leaves must be placed in windrows adjacent to the curb or the street right of way. In no case may windrows of leaves be extended more than six (6) feet back from the curb line or street right of way.
(f) "Trees and Tree Trimmings" shall be collected on a non-scheduled basis without additional charge above and beyond regular refuse collection fees. Tree and tree trimmings must be place in windrows adjacent to the curb line or street right of way. In no case may windrows of trees or tree trimmings extend more than six (6) feet back from the curb line or street right of way. Any trees cut or trimmed by a contractor, tree service, or other such commercial business will not be collected by the City of Paris. The property owner, contractor, tree service, or other such commercial business shall be responsible for the disposal of such refuse at their sole expense (Ord. #717, 09/07/89).