Sec. 6-37. - Use of rubbish receptacles.

(a)

Rubbish and/or household trash shall be deposited within a trash container provided by the city and bearing the city seal and shall at all times have a secure cover and/or the lid closed. There shall not be overflowing rubbish nor trash bags on the ground nor any items improperly placed on the curb or sidewalk next to the trash container.

(b)

Only rubbish and/or household trash that is generated by the residents at their dwelling shall be allowed to be deposited within a trash container provided by the city. It shall be prohibited to deposit trash in a city trash container that was generated in another jurisdiction or by a commercial business.

(c)

The city shall supply every residential household in the city consisting of four units or less with one 95-gallon rubbish receptacle. Said 95-gallon rubbish receptacle may be substituted with one 65-gallon rubbish receptacle upon request. Additional containers may be purchased at cost by the resident or property owner.

(d)

The owner of dwellings consisting of more than four units shall provide for their property a private trash removal service.

(e)

The owner of any dwelling shall be deemed to have allowed an unsanitary a condition and nuisance to exist whenever garbage, trash, or discarded debris at the owners dwelling is not contained within a city approved rubbish receptacle. This section shall not apply to the collection of yard waste.

(Ch. 782, § I, 9-15-20)

Editor's note— Ch. 782, § I, adopted September 15, 2020, repealed § 6-37 and enacted a new § 6-37 as set out herein. Former § 6-37 pertained to when receptacles are subject to removal as rubbish and derived from § 6-37 of the Rev. Ords. 1987.