A. Permission To Store Or Dispose: It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of or to store any and all garbage, refuse, rubbish or offal in any place within the Village limits without first having obtained the permission of the Village Board. (1982 Code § 3-4-5; amd. 2016 Code)
B. Container Specifications And Requirements:
1. Requirements for single-family dwelling units and multi-family dwellings of less than five (5) units are as follows:
a. Every dwelling and building, residential or otherwise, must have a litter or garbage container of sufficient number and capacity to accommodate and contain all litter and garbage generated and accumulated on the outside of the dwelling or building. Owner(s)/occupant(s) shall supply and maintain, at all times, a ratproof and watertight container for all litter or garbage being stored or accumulated outside of said dwelling.
b. It shall be the responsibility of every occupant to keep containers, whether they are garbage cans, dumpsters or other containers, tightly covered or sealed, except when momentarily opened to receive or remove litter.
c. It shall be the duty of every occupant to place litter or garbage containers for collection either on the alley lot line or on the curb line of the premises at such times and in such manner as the Village may direct, but they shall not be placed in any alley or street.
2. Requirements for multi-family dwellings with five (5) or more dwelling units and nonresidential buildings are as follows:
a. The owner(s) must provide a ratproof and watertight dumpster for all litter. However, if this requirement cannot be met because the nature or size of the property does not permit the placement or removal of a dumpster, the owner(s) may petition the Village Board for an exception; provided, that such exception can be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without impairing the general purpose and intent of this chapter.
b. The owner(s) or his agent or occupant(s) must keep containers, whether they are garbage cans, dumpsters or other containers, tightly covered or sealed at all times, except when momentarily opened to receive or remove litter.
c. It shall be the duty of the owner(s) or his agent or occupant(s) to place containers for litter either on the alley lot line or on the curb line of the premises at such times and in such manner as the Village may direct.
C. Tampering With, Damage To Containers: It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the owner(s) or his agent, occupant(s), tenant(s) or members of their families, or a scavenger employed or licensed by the Village, to deposit any article, substance or thing in any container for garbage, rubbish, refuse, ashes or wastes, or to remove, displace, injure, deface, destroy, uncover or in any manner disturb such container or any litter that is placed on the alley lot line or curb line for collection. (2016 Code)