(A) Refuse shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner as approved by the Health Authority and shall not constitute a nuisance. Refuse shall not be composted or buried; except that, composting in an approved rodent- and fly-proof device or filling operations using approved fill materials and methods may be permitted. In no case can garbage be composted or buried.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to fail to dispose of garbage and rubbish, which may be or may accumulate upon property owned or occupied by him or her or them, in a sanitary manner at least as often as provided in § 50.06 of this chapter.
(C) Every householder or occupant of any dwelling house, boarding house, restaurant or any place of business, having garbage to dispose of, who does not, otherwise provide for the disposal of the garbage in a sanitary manner, shall provide himself or herself with one or more fly-tight cans sufficient to receive all garbage which may accumulate between the times of collection. Each can shall be provided with a bail or handles and a tight-fitting cover.
(D) All garbage accumulating between the times of collection shall be placed in the cans provided for in division (B) above.
(E) Garbage cans shall be kept at or near the back door of the building using the same, or at the rear of the property if there is an alley, and shall be accessible to collectors at all reasonable times.
(F) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to collect garbage without having first secured from the City Council a license to do so.
(G) Any person, firm or corporation desiring a license to collect garbage and/or rubbish shall make application for the same to the City Clerk upon a form prescribed by the City Council. The application shall set forth the name and address of the applicants and a list of equipment which he or she possess to use in the collection. The application shall be submitted to the Health Officer for his or her investigation and report. If the Health Officer finds that the applicant is responsible and has proper equipment for the collection and that no nuisance is liable to be created by the granting of the license, he or she shall endorse his or her approval upon the application. If the application is approved by the City Council, the City Clerk shall issue and deliver the license. The fee for the license is provided for in Ch. 110 of this code of ordinances.
(Prior Code, § 405.03) Penalty, see § 50.99