(A) Public places. No person shall place any refuse in any street, alley, or other public place, or upon any private property whether owned by such person or not, within the city unless it is in an approved container for collection, or under express approval granted by the City Manager. No person shall throw or deposit any refuse in any stream or other body of water.
(B) Unauthorized accumulation. Any unauthorized accumulation of garbage or refuse on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to provide for weekly collection for the purpose to protect the public health and the removal of accumulation of garbage or refuse after the effective date of this chapter shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and subject to the penalties as provided in § 50.99.
(C) Scattering of refuse. No person shall cast, place, sweep, or deposit anywhere within the city any refuse in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway, or other public place or onto any premises. Any person found guilty of such act shall be subject to the penalties as set forth in § 50.99.
(Prior Code, § 50.07) (Ord. D-1658, passed 7-13-1992, effective 7-23-1992; Ord. O-11, passed 8-11-2003, effective 8-21-2003; Ord. O-166, passed 8-24-2015, effective 9-3-2015) Penalty, see § 50.99