(a) No person shall:
(1) Cause or permit the accumulation of refuse in, about or upon premises owned, occupied or used by him when and if, in the judgment of the Mayor/designee, such accumulation is unsightly, unsanitary or hazardous to the property, life health, safety or welfare of the public.
(2) Deliver refuse to or upon private property.
(3) Dispose of refuse within the corporate limits of the City except in standard domestic incinerators constructed for the purpose, which have been inspected by and approved as safe by authorized representatives of both the Fire Department and Mayor or designee.
(4) Throw, place or scatter any garbage, rubbish, trash, ashes or other refuse over or upon any premises, street or alley, either public or private, or adjacent thereto, whether with or without the intent to later remove or burn; or suffer or permit the accumulation of refuse upon any premises owned, occupied or controlled by such persons, to become or remain offensive, unsanitary, unsightly, unsafe to public health or a fire hazard.
(5) Dispose of refuse in the garbage can of another, or permit another to use his garbage can for the purpose of avoiding the payment of a garbage fee.
(6) Store or permit the storage of refuse on or about their premises, or the premises occupied by them, unless such refuse is kept separately in standard trash and garbage containers as defined in this article.
(7) Collect or remove, at City expense, any refuse from the premises of any person or tenant thereof, unless such premises are equipped with such standard containers as are referred to herein, and unless such refuse is kept stored in such containers.
(8) Deposit or store garbage in refuse containers unless such garbage has been prepared for collection, removal and disposal, and complies with the definition of "prepared garbage" as set out in this article.
(b) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section, or failing or refusing to abide by and comply with the rules and regulations promulgated to effectuate the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and costs.
(Passed 6-30-47; Ord. 390. Passed 7-15-13; Ord. 487. Passed 8-17-20.)