(a) No owner, occupant or tenant of any residential premises or business premises within the Village shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, any yard waste on the sidewalk or any public right-of-way.
(b) No owner, occupant or tenant of any residential premises or business premises within the Village shall permit the accumulation of any yard waste upon such premises unless the same is placed in a receptacle used for the purposes of the collection and removal of solid waste from the property. This provision shall not prevent the maintenance of a compost pile or firewood upon such premises, provided the same is used and properly maintained in a manner that such accumulation does not constitute a nuisance.
(c) For purposes of this section, “yard waste” means all tree trimmings, grass cuttings, dead plants, weeds, leaves, dead trees or branches thereof.
(d) Whoever violates this Section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 98-14. Passed 6-8-98.)