§ 25-267. Prevention of public nuisance; unlawful accumulation.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person in possession, charge of or control of any premises to keep, cause to be kept, or allow the keeping on any premises within the corporate limits of the city of garbage or solid waste, in such a manner that it will become offensive or deleterious to health or likely to cause disease, and the same is hereby declared a public nuisance. The city administrator, his authorized representative or such other duly authorized inspectors as may be designated by the city administrator are hereby authorized to inspect any premises in the city or its police jurisdiction for the purpose of seeing that the requirements of this article are being complied with, and it shall be unlawful for any person whomsoever to resist or interfere with such representatives by word, deed or act in the performance of such inspection.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person in possession, charge of or control of any premises to keep, cause to be kept or allow the keeping on any premises of any garbage, trash, solid waste or recyclables not contained in a garbage can, garbage bag or commercial container for any period of time in excess of twelve (12) hours.

(c)

Garbage bags or garbage cans along residential collection routes shall be placed along curbs or alley ways not later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection.

(Code 1976, § 14-7; Ord. No. 89-99, §§ 5, 6, 15, 12-21-99)