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93.01              Solid waste to be kept in covered containers
93.02              Sellers of disposable food containers to provide covered container for solid waste deposit
93.03              Vehicles carrying debris to be securely covered
93.04              Vehicles carrying earth, dirt, etc.

93.99              Penalty

§ 93.01  SOLID WASTE TO BE KEPT IN COVERED CONTAINERS.

No person, as defined in Chapter 51 of this code, shall throw, place, or deposit or permit any person under his or its control or employment to throw, place or deposit, any solid waste, as defined in Chapter 51 of this code, in or upon any street, sidewalk, vacant lot, alley, private lot or public grounds within the city except in a covered solid waste container of not less than 10 gallon nor more than 30 gallon capacity, originally designed and manufactured for the outdoor storage of solid waste, or in a city provided solid waste dumpster.  Disposal of such solid waste shall be as ordained in Chapter 51 of this code.
(Ord. passed 3‑12‑57; Am. Ord. B2005-19, passed 6-28-05)  Penalty, see § 93.99
               
Cross reference:
Solid Waste, Chapter 51

§ 93.02  SELLERS OF DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINERS TO PROVIDE COVERED CONTAINER FOR SOLID WASTE DEPOSIT.

All persons selling food or beverages in disposable containers shall at all times provide at their expense a covered solid waste container, as described in § 93.01 above, and cause same to be placed at a convenient spot on their premises for use by their customers, for  the disposal of such disposable containers.  Disposal of the contents of the covered solid waste container shall be weekly, accordance with the requirements of Chapter 51 of this code.
(Ord. passed 3‑12‑57; Am. Ord. B2005-19, passed 6-28-05)  Penalty, see § 93.99

§ 93.03  VEHICLES CARRYING DEBRIS TO BE SECURELY COVERED.

It shall be unlawful to operate on any street or alley any vehicle containing solid waste, street sweepings, or any substances likely to be scattered by the wind, unless such vehicle or receptacles containing such substances are securely covered, and any such vehicle shall be so constructed and loaded as to prevent the scattering, sifting, or leaking or dropping of such substances upon the streets or alleys of the city while it is operated thereon.
(Ord. passed 3‑12‑57; Am. Ord. B2005-19, passed 6-28-05)  Penalty, see § 93.99

 

§ 93.04  VEHICLES CARRYING EARTH, DIRT, ETC.

It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any open-bodied
vehicle carrying or transporting earth, dirt, sand, gravel, rocks, construction materials, ashes, coal, scrap metal, junk, or solid waste or other loose matter, to operate such vehicle or cause to permit such vehicle to be operated upon or over any of the streets or alleys of the city if such vehicle is loaded to a point higher than two inches below the top of the sideboards, front end gate or tail gate.  It shall further be unlawful for the owner or operator of any vehicle carrying or transporting any of the matter referred to in this paragraph, to operate or cause to permit such vehicle to be operated in such manner as to cause such matter to be spilled, dropped or  cast therefrom upon the street or alley of the city.
(Ord. passed 3‑12‑57; Am. Ord. B2005-19, passed 6-28-05)  Penalty, see § 93.99

 

§ 93.99  PENALTY.

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction be deemed to have committed a violation and shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $250 for each offense.
(Ord. passed 3‑12‑57; Am. Ord. B2005-19, passed 6-28-05)