CHAPTER 933
Garbage, Refuse and Junk
933.01   Transporting or disposing of garbage or refuse; permit required. (Repealed)
933.02   Transporting garbage or refuse through streets.
933.03   Ownership of refuse; junk collectors prohibited.
933.04   Storage of motor vehicles unfit for further use.
933.99   Penalty.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
Collection and disposal of garbage - see Ohio R.C. 715.43, 717.01
Abandoned junk motor vehicles on private property - see TRAF. 303.09
Vehicle loads dropping, sifting, leaking - see TRAF. 339.08
Littering and deposit of garbage, rubbish and junk - see GEN. OFF. 521.08
 
933.01 TRANSPORTING OR DISPOSING OF GARBAGE OR REFUSE; PERMIT REQUIRED. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Section 933.01 was repealed by Ordinance 15-3.)
933.02 TRANSPORTING GARBAGE OR REFUSE THROUGH STREETS.
   The transportation of garbage, refuse, rubbish or other waste material through the streets, alleys or thoroughfares of the City, shall be conducted in such manner as to create no nuisance. The vehicle conveying waste material must be provided with complete coverage of such materials and have a leakproof bed so that any waste material cannot escape.
(Ord. 83-66. Passed 10-17-83.)
933.03 OWNERSHIP OF REFUSE; JUNK COLLECTORS PROHIBITED.
   All junk and other materials on the disposal sites of the City are the property of the City, and no person is allowed to separate and collect, carry off or dispose of same except under the direction of the City Administrator.
(Ord. 1428. Passed 12-1-52.)
933.04 STORAGE OF MOTOR VEHICLES UNFIT FOR FURTHER USE.
   (a)   No person, firm or corporation shall keep, store, place or allow to remain, unlicensed motor vehicles, motor vehicles in an inoperative condition, motor vehicles unfit for further use or automobile or motor vehicle parts upon any lot, lots or parts of lots, or parcel of land within the corporate limits of the City.
   (b)   The provisions of subsection (a) hereof shall not apply to an unlicensed motor vehicle, a motor vehicle in an inoperative condition, a motor vehicle unfit for further use, an automobile and/or automobile parts which are kept within an enclosed building, or such vehicles which are held or stored upon orders or request of police authority. (Ord. 83-41. Passed 6-6-83.)
   (c)   In the event of an apparent violation of this section, the Chief of Police or his designee shall cause notice to be given by personal service or by certified U.S. mail with return receipt, to the owner of the lots and lands, occupants or persons having charge of the premises upon which an apparent violation occurs, to cease such violation within ten days of such notice, cessation being described in the notice as the removal of the illegally present vehicles from the premises or into an enclosed building.
(Ord. 90-69. Passed 9-17-90.)
   (d)   In the event that the owner, occupant or person having charge of the premises fails to cause such violation to cease within ten days of the notice set forth in subsection (c) hereof, such person shall be charged with a violation of this section. Each separate day in which the offense continues beyond the expiration date of the notice set forth in subsection (c) hereof, shall be deemed a separate offense.
   (e)   For the purpose of this section the following definitions are adopted:
      (1)   "Motor vehicles in an inoperative condition" means and includes any unlicensed style or type of motor driven vehicle used or useful for the conveyance of persons or property which is unable to move under its own power due to defective or missing parts.
      (2)   “Motor vehicles unfit for further use” means and includes any style or type of motor driven vehicle used for the conveyance of persons or property which is in a dangerous condition, or has missing or defective parts and is in such a condition as to be unfit for further use as a conveyance until it is repaired.
         (Ord. 01-11. Passed 4-2-01.)
      (3)   "Automobile and motor vehicle parts" means and includes any portion or parts of any motor driven vehicle as detached from the vehicle as a whole.
      (4)   "Unlicensed motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, including passenger automobiles, trucks, automotive reconversion units, trailers or motorcycles, which do not display a current and valid license plate with current sticker attached to the vehicle, as required by Ohio R.C. 4503.21.
      (5)   The value of a vehicle as described in Section 933.04(a), whether by claim of the owner or value as junk, shall not be considered a factor in determining a violation of this chapter.
         (Ord. 83-41. Passed 6-6-83.)
933.99 PENALTY.
   Whoever violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.