(a) Setting Out Containers. It shall be the duty of every owner, tenant, agent, lessee, occupant and person in charge of any and every building, premises or place of business in the City to place in properly closed regulation containers, all waste that is to be collected. Such containers shall be in place no earlier than 3:00 p.m. on the day before scheduled day of collection. (Ord. 60-21. Passed 9-23-21.)
(b) Street Waste Receptacles. Waste receptacles of the City placed on sidewalks and City streets shall be used only for such waste material as persons may have for disposal while passing along streets. Such receptacles shall in no case be used for disposal of trash, refuse or other waste material accumulated in residences or places of business.
(c) (EDITOR’S NOTE: Former subsection (c) was repealed by Ordinance 60-21, passed September 23, 2021.)
(d) Waste Generated Off Site. No person shall place for pick up by the collection service any waste generated at a site other than the property at which such waste is set out.
(e) Personal Property Left or Abandoned on Streets and Sidewalks.
(1) Personal property shall not be abandoned or allowed to remain upon public streets or sidewalks by reason of eviction or otherwise. Such personal property shall be considered waste or litter if it is not immediately removed by its owner and further, shall be subject to collection and disposal by the City and/or enforcement of any other applicable provisions of this Code.
(2) The City shall not assume any liability of any type for personal property, either abandoned on the street or sidewalk, or disposed of as provided above. (Ord. 12-96. Passed 6-27-96.)
(f) (EDITOR’S NOTE: Former subsection (f) was repealed by Ordinance 60-21, passed September 23, 2021.)
(g) Containers to be Removed from Collection Points. It shall be the duty of every owner, tenant, agent, lessee, occupant and person in charge of any and every building, premises or place of business in the City to remove any and all waste containers from the points mentioned in Section 531.03(a) before 6:00 p.m. on the day after the waste was collected. (Ord. 60-21. Passed 9-23-21.)
(h) Area Around Dumpsters to be Kept Clean. The owner of land upon which any dumpster is situated shall be jointly and severally responsible, together with any tenant or other authorized user of the dumpster, for maintaining the area around the dumpster in a clean and litter free condition at all times.
(Ord. 12-96. Passed 6-27-96.)