A. Accumulations.
1. Every person owning or occupying any building, lot or premises in the City shall keep such property in a clean and sanitary condition; this includes keeping the area around a container free of excessive Solid Waste and preventing the placement of material in the container that requires special handling, such as furniture and electronic appliances, e-waste or hazardous materials. The occupant shall not cause or permit combustible or putrescible Solid Waste to collect or accumulate for more than one {1) week, or cause or permit any other non combustible Solid Waste to accumulate for a period in excess of one {1) month; provided, however, the provisions of this Chapter shall not be construed to interfere with any occupant keeping building materials upon premises during construction, reconstruction, or repair of a building or structure thereon under a valid building permit, nor with the keeping of wood neatly piled upon such premises for household use.
2. Any violation of this chapter may be reported to the City's Code Enforcement Department or Public Works Department. If a designated employee of the City who has the authority to issue criminal or administrative citations pursuant to Chapters 9.90, 9.92 and 9.93 determines that a violation of this chapter exists, the designated employee will post a notice of violation (NOV) requiring the property owner or occupant to bring the property into compliance. If the occupant does not respond to or comply with the notice of violation, the City will take the necessary steps to bring the property into compliance, including, if necessary, cleaning and sanitizing the container area. The occupant shall be held responsible for all fees and costs incurred as a result of the City bringing the property into compliance.
B. Burning Solid Waste.
No Garbage, Recyclable Materials, Organic Waste or any Solid Waste shall be burned in the open air within the City limits unless such burning is conducted in a properly built sanitary incinerator meeting all federal, state, and local air emissions regulations.
C. Dumping and burying.
1. No person shall dump, place or deposit upon or bury in any lot, land, street, alley, water or waterway within the City any Garbage, Recyclable Materials, Organic Waste or substance condemned by the San Bernardino County Health Department or any other deleterious or offensive substance; provided, however, the provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any land used by San Bernardino County or its agents as a public landfill.
2. It is unlawful to collect, dump, or deposit any Garbage, Recyclable Materials, Organic Waste upon any property located within the City belonging to another either with or without the consent of the owner thereof, including but not limited to any property, public or private, any highway, off-ramp, street, sidewalk, curb, gutter, or other property; and it is unlawful to establish or maintain a place for dumping Garbage, Recyclable Materials,Organic Waste in the City, or to collect, receive, and dump any Garbage, Recyclable Materials,Organic Waste on one's own property, save and except such Solid Waste as shall reasonably accumulate upon such property in the reasonable and lawful use thereof.
D. Contamination of Recyclable Materials and Organic Waste.
No person shall place in any container identified for Recyclable Materials or Organic Waste any material that would inhibit its recyclability or compostability. Containers set aside for Recyclable Materials or Organic Waste shall be used only for Recyclable Materials or Organic Waste and no other materials. No glass, paper, plastic, razor blades, metal, chemicals or other substances rendering such Organic Waste unfit for the consumption of animals or production of soil amendments or compost shall be mixed therewith.
E. Dangerous and infected substances.
1. No person shall place or deposit in any Garbage, Recyclable Materials, Organic Waste container for collection pursuant to the provisions of this chapter any unbroken and exposed hypodermic needles, medicines, pills, poisons, caustic acids, explosives or similar dangerous substances which may cause human injury or harm. Customers may contact the City for information regarding the City's sharps collection program.
2. No person shall place or deposit in any Garbage, Recyclable Materials, Organic Waste container for collection pursuant to the provisions of this chapter wearing apparel, bedding or other articles from any home or place where any infectious or contagious disease has prevailed. The occupant of any premises where an infectious or contagious disease has prevailed shall forthwith notify the San Bernardino County Health Officer and shall dispose of such articles in accordance with his or her directions.
F. E-waste.
No person shall dump, place or deposit in or upon any container within the City any E-waste, but shall deposit such E-waste with an authorized recycler of E-waste products.