707.03 - Standards relative to solid waste.
(A) Every owner or person having charge of a dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, business building or premises shall store and dispose of all garbage, rubbish, debris or solid waste from those parts of the premises that the owner or person having charge of a dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, business building or premises controls in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner. No owner or person having charge of a dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, business building or premises shall store or dispose of garbage, rubbish, debris or solid waste by placing said solid waste in or on any land or premises in the city.
(B) Every owner or person having charge of a dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, business building or premises shall store and dispose of all garbage, rubbish, debris and solid waste which might provide food for vermin and/or rodents in a clean, sanitary, safe manner. All garbage cans and refuse containers shall be rodent-proof, insect-proof, water-tight, structurally strong to withstand handling stress, easily filled, emptied and cleaned; shall be provided with tight fitting covers or similar closures; and shall be maintained at all times in a clean, safe and sanitary condition. Plastic bags may be used as garbage and refuse container liners but shall not be used without the container for on-site storage of garbage or refuse.
(C) bulk containers, garbage and refuse cans which are used for storage of garbage, refuse and/or other solid wastes shall be placed in an acceptable location approved by the director of public service or a duly authorized representative, so as to not create a safety hazard or public nuisance.
(D) The total capacity of all provided garbage and/or refuse containers and bulk storage containers shall be adequate to meet the needs of the occupants of the dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, business building or premise.
(E) Every owner or operator of a business building or every owner or person having control of a dwelling containing two (2) or more dwelling units shall provide and maintain adequate garbage disposal and rubbish storage receptacles for the sanitary and safe storage and/or disposal of rubbish and garbage. In the case of one (1) dwelling unit, it shall be the responsibility of each occupant to maintain adequate garbage disposal and rubbish storage receptacles in containers approved by the director of public service or a duly authorized representative.
(F) It shall be the responsibility of the owner or person having charge of any garbage, refuse, or bulk containers to clean and maintain the container in a nuisance-free condition. Accumulation of material on the sides or bottom of the container will constitute a violation of this code. If a bulk container is leased, it shall be the responsibility or the lessee to clean and maintain the container in a nuisance-free condition.
(G) No person shall deposit or allow to accumulate in any building, premise, yard, court, lot, street, alley, sidewalk, easement, right-of-way, or any other place, except in authorized receptacles, any solid waste, or any other substance, solid, semi-solid or liquid, or animal, vegetable or mineral origin, that by its decay, decomposition, chemical action or by becoming a harbor for animal or insect pests, would become an unsanitary condition.
(H) No owner or person having charge shall deposit or allow to accumulate upon the pavements or the dedicated portion of the street, alley, sidewalk, easement, or right-of-way abutting the owner's or person having charge's premise(s) and/or property, except in authorized receptacles, any solid waste, or any other substance, semi-solid or liquid, or animal, vegetable or mineral origin that by its decay, decomposition, chemical action or by becoming a harbor for animal or insect pests, would become an unsanitary condition.
(Ord. 858-01 §§ 1 (part), 5 (part); Ord. No. 1247-2012, § 7, 7-30-2012; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)
