(A) Required type and size.
(1) It shall be the duty of every person owning, managing, operating, renting, or occupying any dwelling, business, building, or other place where garbage or rubbish accumulates or is produced to provide receptacles for all such garbage and rubbish placed for removal by the Public Works Department.
(2) Residential receptacles shall be made substantially of metal or polyethylene and provided with a tight-fitting cover and strong handles. The covers shall be kept on the receptacles at all times, except when the receptacles are being filled or emptied. Receptacles shall be as approved by the Sanitation Superintendent. A sufficient number of such receptacles to hold the quantity of garbage or rubbish accumulated shall be provided. All receptacles, at all times, must be so constructed and maintained and so covered as to prevent the entrance of flies.
(3) Properly sized bulk containers for garbage and rubbish collection, as may be designated by the Sanitation Supervisor or his or her agent, shall be provided by all commercial and industrial establishments, including businesses, tenants and other high-density residential developments, schools, churches, clubs, or any other location where the use of such containers may be considered to be advantageous to the general welfare of the city, for reasons of health, sanitation, economy, or appearance. The term BULK CONTAINER shall mean a metal container not less than four nor more than eight cubic yards in volume that is watertight, of all steel construction, and that has doors constructed to permit emptying by city vehicles. Roll-out containers may be utilized with the approval of the Sanitation Superintendent. The containers shall be of standard design suitable for pickup by the city vehicles and approved by the Supervisor of the Sanitation Department or his or her agent.
(4) The city shall not be responsible for the removal of any garbage and rubbish which is not placed in the receptacles or bulk containers provided for in this chapter.
(B) Location. It shall be the duty of every person residing in a residence and every owner, manager, renter, operator, or occupant of a commercial or industrial establishment to see that all garbage and rubbish receptacles and the contents, set out for removal by the City Sanitation Department, are placed at such location as may be specified by the Sanitation Supervisor.
(C) Unauthorized use. No person shall place any garbage, refuse, or debris in any receptacle owned by another person without the consent of the owner or agent. No person residing outside the city limits shall place any garbage, refuse, or debris in any receptacles serviced by the City Sanitation Department, except those receptacles placed on public streets or rights-of-way for use by the public.
(D) Handling and treatment. Garbage, refuse, and debris collectors shall exercise every reasonable care in handling of garbage and other receptacles provided for in this chapter and shall not willfully break, deface, or damage the receptacles.
(Prior Code, § 50.22) Penalty, see § 10.99