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City Blight Ordinances & Arrangements
Solid & Yard Waste Violations
Every owner, lessor or agent of any building where garbage or rubbish accumulates shall arrange with the city manager or city council for garbage and rubbish collection, unless such property is provided with an installation adequate to dispose of all wastes, both garbage and rubbish, and approved by the city.
Commercial Properties
(a) No accumulation of garbage or rubbish from commercial manufacturing establishments shall be placed out for collection prior to the time specified by the city manager in rules and regulations for the collection of garbage and rubbish as promulgated by him, after approval by resolution of the city council from time to time, and published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city.
(b) Receptacles for commercial garbage or rubbish shall be removed immediately following collection of such materials, if it has been placed out for collection. Receptacles shall have functioning lids that shall be kept closed so that the receptacles' contents are not visible to the public and so that the receptacles' contents cannot blow, drift, or drop from the receptacles.
(c) A person who violates any provision of this section is responsible for a blight violation, subject to payment of a civil fine as set forth in section 71-73. Repeat offenses under this section shall be subject to increased fines as set forth in section 71-73.
Residential Properties
No accumulation of garbage or rubbish from residences shall be placed out for collection at the curb prior to 3:30 p.m. of the day preceding the designated collection day and all receptacles, and any remaining accumulation of trash and debris, must be taken in prior to 8:00 a.m. of the day following the day of collection and placed behind the building line and out of general view. In addition to a citation being issued, a warning tag will be left on the containers or items, and on the door of the residence.
Multiple Dwellings
(a) The owners of multiple dwellings, which for the purpose of this section shall include buildings having two or more dwelling units which are not owner-occupied, shall furnish the refuse receptacles for each dwelling unit or such other receptacles as may be specified by the city manager in rules and regulations recommended by him to be modified from time to time by the city council and published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city.
(b) Receptacles shall have functioning lids that shall be kept closed so that the receptacles’ contents are not visible to the public and so that the receptacles' contents cannot blow, drift, or drop from the receptacles.
(c) A person who violates any provision of this section is responsible for a municipal civil infraction, subject to payment of a civil fine as set forth in section 71-73. Repeat offenses under this section shall be subject to increased fines as set forth in section 71-73.
- Disposal Arrangements
- Commercial Properties
- Residential Properties
- Multiple Dwellings
- Trees and Shrubs
- Grass and Weed Control
Every owner, lessor or agent of any building where garbage or rubbish accumulates shall arrange with the city manager or city council for garbage and rubbish collection, unless such property is provided with an installation adequate to dispose of all wastes, both garbage and rubbish, and approved by the city.
Commercial Properties
(a) No accumulation of garbage or rubbish from commercial manufacturing establishments shall be placed out for collection prior to the time specified by the city manager in rules and regulations for the collection of garbage and rubbish as promulgated by him, after approval by resolution of the city council from time to time, and published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city.
(b) Receptacles for commercial garbage or rubbish shall be removed immediately following collection of such materials, if it has been placed out for collection. Receptacles shall have functioning lids that shall be kept closed so that the receptacles' contents are not visible to the public and so that the receptacles' contents cannot blow, drift, or drop from the receptacles.
(c) A person who violates any provision of this section is responsible for a blight violation, subject to payment of a civil fine as set forth in section 71-73. Repeat offenses under this section shall be subject to increased fines as set forth in section 71-73.
Residential Properties
No accumulation of garbage or rubbish from residences shall be placed out for collection at the curb prior to 3:30 p.m. of the day preceding the designated collection day and all receptacles, and any remaining accumulation of trash and debris, must be taken in prior to 8:00 a.m. of the day following the day of collection and placed behind the building line and out of general view. In addition to a citation being issued, a warning tag will be left on the containers or items, and on the door of the residence.
Multiple Dwellings
(a) The owners of multiple dwellings, which for the purpose of this section shall include buildings having two or more dwelling units which are not owner-occupied, shall furnish the refuse receptacles for each dwelling unit or such other receptacles as may be specified by the city manager in rules and regulations recommended by him to be modified from time to time by the city council and published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city.
(b) Receptacles shall have functioning lids that shall be kept closed so that the receptacles’ contents are not visible to the public and so that the receptacles' contents cannot blow, drift, or drop from the receptacles.
(c) A person who violates any provision of this section is responsible for a municipal civil infraction, subject to payment of a civil fine as set forth in section 71-73. Repeat offenses under this section shall be subject to increased fines as set forth in section 71-73.