(A) Each dwelling, commercial and institutional occupant shall place his or her garbage and refuse at the curb line or alley line and shall provide for itself and at its own expense, one or more of the following containers:
(1) Refuse containers may be metal, rubber or plastic, not to exceed 30 gallons of capacity. Disposable polyethylene bags designed to be used as containers may be used and are to be sealed or closed at the top. Metal tubs or disposable boxes may be used as containers for ashes, yard clippings or paper. Containers shall be maintained in good condition and kept in as sanitary condition as is compatible with their intended use;
(2) Garbage containers may be metal, rubber, plastic and watertight containers not to exceed 30 gallons of capacity. Garbage placed in these containers shall be drained and wrapped tightly in newspaper, plastic bags or treated waterproof bags; and/or
(3) Garbage and rubbish may be mixed in any of the above named containers.
(B) Additional items not fitting within the containers named above shall be collected by the garbage and refuse service as follows: bundles of brush, hedge and tree trimmings, cardboard, paper, wood and the like may be placed as designated herein for collection. Bundles shall be securely tied and shall not exceed four feet in length, two feet in diameter, nor weigh more than 50 pounds.
(C) Each container placed at the curb or alley as designated above and each other item set out for collection shall be placed at such location no earlier than 24 hours prior to the regular date for collection in the locality as established by the Mayor. The containers shall be removed from the required location within 24 hours after the collection has taken place.
(D) No person shall deposit garbage or refuse in violation of this section or otherwise fail to comply with the requirements set forth herein.
(Ord. O-22-83, passed 8-16-1983) Penalty, see § 53.99