(a) No person shall throw or cause to be thrown, place or dispose of in any manner upon any public property or upon the premises of another, any paper, trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse, junk, dirt, sweepings, grass clippings, filth, or any substance or material which is or may become noxious, offensive, injurious or dangerous to the public health, comfort or safety.
(Ord. 93-36. Passed 12-7-93.)
(b) No person shall cause or allow trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse or any other noxious or offensive materials or substances to be collected or remain in any place to the damage or prejudice of others or of the public, or unlawfully obstruct, impede, divert, corrupt or render unwholesome or impure, any natural watercourse.
(Ord. 72-62. Passed 12-18-72.)
(c) No person shall cause or permit any rubbish, garbage, paper, household furnishings or any other material, equipment or personal property to be stored, piled or deposited upon any street, sidewalk, lane, alley or public ground or place within the City, nor shall any person cause or permit any rubbish, garbage, paper, household furnishings or other material, equipment or personal property to be stored, piled or deposited upon any tree lawn within the City, for any purpose other than for its collection and disposal, before 4:00 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled refuse or garbage collection day. No person shall cause or permit any rubbish or garbage containers to be left on the tree lawn after 8:00 a.m. on the day following the day that actual refuse or garbage collection occurs.
(Ord. 98-44. Passed 7-21-98.)
(d) No person shall place any rubbish, garbage, paper, household furnishings or any other material, equipment or personal property to be stored, piled or deposited upon any tree lawn within the City for collection by the City or its appointed agent, except that upon that portion of the tree lawn which corresponds with the person’s legal street address, and sets on the tree lawn which is in the front of that person’s house.
(e) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $150 for a first offense; for a second offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be fined not less than $500 or imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both; for a third offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree and shall be fined not less than $750 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both; for a fourth offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not less than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both.
(Ord. 2009-33. Passed 7-7-09; Ord. 2023-38. Passed 7-18-23.)