A. Containers: The owner or occupant of any house, building, business, flat, apartment or tenement in the City where people reside, board, lodge, or where food is prepared or served shall maintain in good order galvanized metal or plastic garbage containers with covers for the temporary storage of garbage, food containers, bottles and materials intended for collection and disposal.
B. Deposits Of Garbage And Refuse In Streets: No garbage or refuse of any kind shall be deposited in any street, alley or public way, and no refuse shall be so placed that it can be blown about or scattered by the wind. No garbage can, tin, container or receptacle shall be deposited in any street, alley, public way, tree bank or place for collection more than twenty four (24) hours prior to the normal collection date and no garbage can, tin, container or receptacle shall be allowed to remain on any street, alley, public way, curbside or tree bank for more than twenty four (24) hours after the collection of such garbage or refuse.
C. Accumulation Of Garbage And Refuse Prohibited: No person shall permit the unreasonable storage or accumulation of garbage, refuse or waste products on any property in the City. The storage and/or accumulation of garbage, refuse and debris upon private property is hereby declared a public nuisance.
D. Screening Of Deposit Sites:
1. Definitions:
BUSINESS AREAS: Any lot, parcel, tract of land or geographical area in the City, improved with structures or buildings devoted in whole or in part to the retail or wholesale of any goods or commodities or the rendering of any service, professional or otherwise.
MANUFACTURING AREAS: Any lot, parcel, tract of land or geographical area in the City, improved with buildings or structures devoted in whole or in part to the manufacture, processing or assembly of materials or products of any kind, nature or description.
RESIDENTIAL AREAS: Any lot, parcel, tract of land or geographical area in the City, containing or improved with buildings or structures containing three (3) or more residential dwelling units each.
2. Nuisance Declared: The open, unenclosed, or unobstructed use of any industrial, commercial, or "residential area", as defined herein, for the deposit, accumulation, or storage of refuse, garbage, trash or similar materials, is hereby deemed and declared to be a public nuisance.
3. Screening Required:
a. A dumpster or similar secure container used for the storage of refuse, garbage, trash or similar materials shall not be located within a required front yard or between the front of a building and the front property line.
b. A dumpster or similar container may be located within a required side yard or between the side of a building and the side property line. When located within such a yard, the dumpster or container shall be screened, enclosed, or otherwise prevented from being viewed by the general public. On a corner parcel, such a dumpster or container shall not be located within the side yard abutting a street.
c. A dumpster or similar container may be located within a required rear yard or between the rear of a building and the rear property line. When located within such a yard, the dumpster shall not be visible to the general public. If it is in a location that is visible to the general public, it shall be screened, enclosed, or otherwise prevented from being publicly viewed.
d. Dumpsters or similar containers which serve shopping centers, business parks, and similar multi-occupant or multi- structure uses shall not be visible to the general public. If it is in a location that is visible to the general public, it shall be screened, enclosed, or otherwise prevented from being publicly viewed.
e. Screening or enclosures to prevent viewing by the general public may consist of a permanent, opaque fence, constructed of wood, metal, masonry, or other appropriate material. Such screening or enclosures may be used in conjunction with landscaping materials in order to be more effective. Screening or enclosure materials which do not completely block the view of the dumpster or similar container shall not be used.
f. Screening or enclosures shall be accessible to both users and waste haulers, and shall be properly maintained and functional.
4. Permit Required: No person shall construct or build any fence or enclosure herein required without a permit to do so. Applications for permits shall be made in writing and upon forms supplied by the City. The application shall:
a. Show the location of the industrial, commercial or residential building;
b. Show the proposed location of the screening or enclosure and all public access ways to the primary structure;
c. Specify the type of material to be used;
d. Show the number of openings to the enclosure;
e. Specify the height and length of the enclosure;
f. Show the location of the proposed screening or enclosure with reference to the primary building.
E. White Goods:
1. For purposes of this section, white goods shall include all discarded refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers, air conditioners, humidifiers and other similar domestic and commercial large appliances which are freon based, including, but not limited to, those containing any chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant gas.
2. No person or owner of property within the City shall cause or allow any white goods to be placed outside any structure. Such act is hereby declared a nuisance. (Ord. 17-O-81, 9-19-2017)