§ 6-3.04. Accumulations: Solid waste.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person owning, occupying, using, managing, or in control of any premises or vacant lot within the City to permit an accumulation of solid waste, to become malodorous, unsightly, or unsafe to the public health or safety or a fire hazard or to deposit, keep, or accumulate, or permit or cause any solid waste to be deposited, kept, or accumulated, upon any property, lot, or parcel of land, or upon any public or private place, street, lane, alley, or driveway, except as allowed by this chapter.

(b)

No person other than a person owning, occupying, managing, or in control of any premises shall set out or cause to be set out for collection any discards, or recyclable commodities, into any container, bin, or roll-off drop box other than those controlled or contracted by such person, except as provided in Section 6-3.14 of this chapter.

(c)

No person owning, occupying, using, managing, or in control of any premises shall permit discards, solid waste, compostables, or recyclable commodities to accumulate or be blown about in a manner which creates an unsightly appearance or health hazard.

(d)

No person other than the owner, occupant, manager, or person in control of the premises where discards, solid waste, compostables, or recyclable commodities containers are located, or the franchised collector or recyclables collector who provides collection services at the premises where the containers are located, shall tamper with, or remove any container or its contents or other equipment used for the storage of discards, solid waste, compostables, or recyclable commodities stored in such containers.

(e)

Solid waste, exclusive of recyclables and compostables, produced or accumulated in or about any premises shall be disposed of or removed from the premises, other than commercial food establishments, at least once each week. Every person in charge of commercial food preparation establishments shall cause all solid waste to be removed from the property not less frequently than twice a week.

(§ 1, Ord. 792, eff. April 15, 1993)