(A) Subject to the provision of division (D) below, it shall be unlawful for any person to place, leave, throw, dump or deposit, or cause of permit to be placed, left, thrown, dumped or deposited, any unacceptable bulk items, construction materials, demolition debris, municipal solid waste, recyclables, special refuse, yard waste and residential, commercial or industrial solid waste, unusual or special manufacturing or trade wastes, or any noxious thing, on or along any public highway, street, alley or public places, or on any lot or land either public or private, or in any non-portable rear load receptacle (dumpster) unless the solid waste is generated on the same premises, or on water adjoining a public highway or street, other than those designated by the City Engineer.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, leave, throw, dump or deposit, or cause or permit to be placed, left, thrown, dumped or deposited, any such refuse or thing specified in division (A) above, over the sides or approaches of any bridge or culvert or into any stream, canal, ditch, watercourse or body of water.
(C) Subject to the provisions of division (D) below, it shall be the duty of the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant, agent or other person having control of any lot or land, either public or private, either occupied or vacant, within the city, to keep said lot or land, any adjoining easement, sidewalk and the abutting or adjoining one-half of the public street or public alley immediately adjacent to said lot or land, free and clear of such refuse and things specified in division (A) above.
(D) Any person engaged in any lawful commercial or manufacturing enterprise within the city or activity on any lot or land within the city may place or deposit any such refuse or thing specified in division (A) above generated from his or her business or commercial enterprise in a suitable receptacle or special container as is provided for in this chapter and in accordance with any and all applicable state and federal regulations, on his or her lot or privately owned land, or leased property preparatory to being removed therefrom.
(E) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have committed a nuisance, and if any motor vehicle, or other type of conveyance, was used in committing such nuisance, it shall be seized by the police and shall be impounded and held until such nuisance is abated. All charges shall be paid to the Police Department, including towage and storage of any such motor vehicle or conveyance, before it will be released to its rightful owner.
(Prior Code, § 14-11) (Ord. 965, passed 5-10-1993; Ord. 977, passed 3-21-1994) Penalty, see § 51.999