A. General: All accumulations of refuse and trash shall be stored or placed for collection in accordance with the following provisions:
1. Public Streets And Private Property: No person shall place any refuse or trash in any street, median strip, alley or other public place of travel, nor upon any private property except as stated herein.
2. Blockage Of Storm Drains: No person shall place any refuse, trash, refuse receptacles or containers on any storm drain or so close thereto as to be drawn by the elements into same. (Ord. 2958, 3-17-1978)
3. Unauthorized Accumulations: Any unauthorized accumulation of garbage, refuse or yard waste on any lot, property, premises, public street, alley or other public or private place is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and is prohibited. Failure of the owner or occupant to remove and correct any such unauthorized accumulation of refuse shall be deemed a violation of this chapter. (Ord. 4034, 8-22-1994)
4. Junk: It shall be unlawful for any person to place or leave outside any building or dwelling any dilapidated furniture, appliance, machinery, equipment, building material or other item which is either in a wholly or partially rusted, wrecked, junked, dismantled or inoperative condition, and which is not completely enclosed within a building or dwelling. Any such item or items which remain on the property of the occupant for a period of ten (10) days after notice of violation of this subsection shall be presumed to be abandoned and subject to being removed from the property by the city without further notice. This does not preclude the code enforcement officer from granting an extension to abate the violation after giving consideration to the totality of the circumstances, including, but not limited to, the weather, feasibility of abatement within ten (10) days of the notice, any past dealings with the violator and the type of items involved in the violation. This shall not apply to authorized junk dealers or establishments engaged in the repair, rebuilding, reconditioning or salvaging of equipment. (Ord. 4443, 11-6-2000)
5. Appliances: It shall be unlawful for any person to leave outside any building in a place accessible to children any appliance, refrigerator or other container of any kind which has an airtight snap lock or similar device, without first removing the lock or door from said appliance, refrigerator or container. This provision shall not apply to any appliance, refrigerator or container which has been placed on or adjacent to the rear of the building and is crated, strapped or locked to such an extent that it is impossible for a child to obtain access to any airtight compartment thereof.
B. Business Establishments: All business establishments shall store their refuse in containers as specified herein so as to eliminate wind driven debris and unsightly litter in and about their establishments. Approved methods of containerization include refuse receptacles, bulk containers and detachable containers. The number of containers necessary for each business establishment shall be as required to maintain clean, neat, sanitary premises as directed by the health department. (Ord. 2958, 3-27-1978)