(A) No person shall store Discarded Materials in any boxes, bags, or barrels of any type within a public place or between any front lot line and the main building on a residential or Commercial lot ,alley, or within that portion of the street side of a corner lot equal to the depth of the required street side yard.
(B) This Section shall not preclude:
1. The storage of Discarded Materials in a Container of a Commercial establishment, in front of a main building if such Container is within a solid wall enclosure lawfully erected and maintained in such a manner to allow access to the Container for collection of waste by the Franchise Hauler.
2. The storage of Discarded Materials from renovations of residential or Commercial buildings or major landscaping work in temporary use covered Containers and such Container may be placed in view from a public place if such placement is for the convenience of the collection by the Franchise Hauler and is not in violation of any other municipal Code, and any such temporary use shall be limited to the reasonable time needed to complete such renovations or work not to exceed six months.
3. The storage of Discarded Materials in a covered Container for collection and removal by the Franchise Hauler.
4. A person, whose Discarded Materials are collected or removed by the Franchise Hauler, from placing or maintaining a Container in the manner set forth in this Chapter within the public place in front of the premises from which such Discarded Materials emanated; provided, however, no such Container shall be placed within any public place earlier than 4:00 a.m. on the day preceding the day for the collection of waste, nor be allowed to remain within the public place later than 6:00 a.m. on the day following such collection
(C) No person shall throw or deposit Discarded Materials in or upon a public place except in public Containers, in Containers for collection, or at appropriately permitted facilities.
(D) Persons placing Discarded Materials in public Containers shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the elements upon a public place.
(E) Every person in possession, charge, or control of any property shall keep such property free and clean of any accumulation of Discarded Materials.
(F) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, no person shall deposit, keep or accumulate or permit or cause to be deposited or to remain on property, any Discarded Materials.
(G) No person shall place, deposit, or dump Discarded Materials or cause Discarded Materials to be placed, deposited, or dumped upon private property.
(H) No person shall sweep into or deposit in a public place, the accumulation of Discarded Materials from a building or lot or public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalks in front of their premises or business free of Discarded Materials.
(I) If a person within the City has not complied with an order of the City Code Enforcement Official to remove accumulation of Discarded Materials deemed dangerous to the public health to delay its removal by the expiration of the time permitted to do so, the City Code Enforcement Official may enter the premises and remove the offensive accumulation. The person responsible for such accumulation and/or the property owner of record shall be liable to the City for all costs, including without limitation, noticing, removal, collection, and disposal, in addition to other penalties.
(J) In accordance with Health and Safety provisions, it is unlawful for any person to keep, accumulate or permit to be kept or accumulated, any Discarded Materials in or upon any public or private place unless the same shall be in a Container, either standard or detachable, having a close fitting cover such as herein specified, which Container shall be closed at all times except when opened to be filled or emptied.
(K) No person shall tamper or meddle with any Container. No person other than the owner thereof, the owner’s agents or employees, or the City, or a Permitted Self-Hauler shall remove the contents from any Container. No person, other than the City, or the City’s authorized agent, shall remove Recyclable Materials which have been segregated from other wastes and placed at a designated collection location for the purpose of collection and recycling by the City or the City’s authorized agent. (See Section 3-2-18
“Scavenging”) (Ord. 837-20, 8-18-2020)