(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or place any refuse in any alley, street, river or other public place within the city, nor shall any person deposit or place any refuse on private property, whether owned by the person or not, within the city limits unless the refuse is enclosed in an approved container, or as specified herein. However, any person who immediately destroys the refuse upon his or her own premises to the satisfaction of the Health Officer shall not be required to place the refuse in a container.
(B) Improper or unsanitary condition of refuse container and area shall be reported to the owner by a properly authorized official of the Board. Containers found to be in violation of this chapter must be replaced within a period of seven days under penalty provided in § 52.027.
(C) After due notice has been given to the responsible person to dispose of defective or illegal containers, they may be collected as a public nuisance, and costs of cleanup assessed per § 52.028, or subject to penalty of the city code.
(Prior Code, § 93.07) (Ord. 62-1999, passed - -; Ord. 10-2001, passed - -) Penalty, see § 52.999