(A) (1) No person shall place any refuse, garbage, municipal solid waste or restricted waste in or on any street, alley, or other public place, or upon any private property whether owned by the person or not, within the city, except it be properly placed in designated containers for collection or under express approval granted by the Public Works Director.
(2) Nor shall any person throw or deposit any refuse, garbage, municipal solid waste, yard waste, construction and demolition debris or restricted waste in any water course.
(B) Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse or restricted waste on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. No person (whether owner, tenant, lessee, manager or other person) shall permit any solid waste, litter, or construction and demolition debris, or any composition or residue thereof, which is in an unsanitary condition or hazardous, to public health to remain upon the property.
(C) No person shall cast, place, sweep, or deposit anywhere within the city any refuse in a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway, or other public place, or into any occupied premises within the city.
(D) Transportation of solid waste shall be accomplished through the use of equipment that will prevent solid waste from being blown, dropped, spilled or otherwise permitted to escape during transport. Persons transporting solid waste without a tightly secured and leak-proof cover will be subject to additional fees as established by resolution.
(Ord. 996, passed 10-24-2017) Penalty, see § 50.99