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Article I. In General

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(a) It shall be the duty of every owner, occupant, lessee or agent of or for any property within the limits of the City to provide tight receptacles in which to place or deposit all garbage, rubbish, filth, waste, refuse or any other matter. Such tight receptacles shall be containers which are impermeable by water and air. Any plastic bags used to hold garbage, rubbish, filth, waste, refuse or any other matter shall be placed in a tight receptacle except plastic bags holding leaves, weeds or grass cuttings.

(b) It shall be the duty of the owner, occupant, lessee or agent of or for the property to remove or cause to be removed the plastic bags holding leaves, weeds or grass cuttings and the contents of the tight receptacles when the receptacles become full or the contents become unsanitary. Further, it shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant, lessee or agent of or for any property to fail, neglect or refuse to remove the plastic bags holding leaves, weeds or grass cuttings and/or the contents of the tight receptacles when the receptacles become full or the contents thereof become unsanitary, or when notified by the Division of Environmental Code Services to do so.

(c) All receptacles containing matter or anything whatever which is dangerous or detrimental to the public health shall be provided with flyproof covers, and it shall be unlawful for any person to deposit any of the matter designated in this section in a receptacle in the City unless such receptacle is provided with a flyproof cover. (Ord. 17179 § 1, 10-7-97. Code 1981 § 19-1. Code 1995 § 122-1.)