(A) (1) Every dwelling and every dwelling unit shall have approved containers and covers for storage of rubbish as required by town ordinances and policies, and the owner, operator, or agent in control of such dwelling or dwelling unit shall be responsible for placing rubbish containers at the curb in accordance with town ordinances and policies.
(2) The owner, operator, or agent in control of each dwelling shall be responsible for securing such approved containers.
(3) The owner, operator, or agent in control of each dwelling shall be responsible for placing yard waste at the curb for pick up in accordance with town ordinances and policies.
(B) (1) Except as provided in division (C) below, no owner or occupant may cause, suffer, or permit wastes, including rubbish and garbage, or scrap materials, to accumulate on the premises such that said wastes become or threaten to become a fire hazard or a harboring place for rats, mice, snakes, other vermin, or otherwise pose a danger to the public health or safety.
(2) This division (B) shall include yards and exterior property areas, provided that occupants shall be liable under this section only for those parts of the premises under their control.
(3) For the purposes of this division (B), WASTE shall mean useless, unwanted, or discarded materials and products, resulting from domestic, industrial, commercial, or community activities.
(C) (1) Yard waste may be allowed to accumulate or remain in yards and exterior property areas for uses such as landscaping and composting, provided that these materials do not become or threaten to become a fire hazard or a harboring place for rats, mice, snakes, or other vermin, or otherwise pose a danger to the public health and safety.
(2) This provision does not authorize the commercial storage of landscaping materials on a residential property. Commercial storage is permitted only in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 152.
(3) For the purposes of the this division (C), YARD WASTE shall mean organic materials commonly consisting of leaves, pine straw, wheat straw, grass clippings, hedge clippings, dirt, rocks, yard and garden waste, branches, logs, twigs, and all vegetable matter resulting from landscaping or land clearing activities (i.e., stumps, trees, and the like).
(Prior Code, § 13-11) Penalty, see § 151.99