Chapter 8.12
GARBAGE
Sections:
8.12.020 Storage in proper receptacles and removal required.
8.12.030 Accumulation on private property declared a nuisance.
8.12.040 Collection—Supervision by Health Department.
8.12.050 Collection—Vehicle requirements.
8.12.060 Unauthorized dumping prohibited.
8.12.070 Littering prohibited.
8.12.010 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the ascribed meanings:
“Garbage” means any and all rejected waste household food, offal, swill, kitchen refuse, and every refuse accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter, liquid or otherwise, that attends the preparation, use, processing, cooking, and dealing in or storing of food, or meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables.
“Rubbish” or “debris of all kinds” means all accumulation of waste, refuse and rejected animal, mineral or vegetable matter, except garbage and manure.
“Rubble” means solid waste larger and heavier than rubbish, such as large brushwood, large and long cardboard boxes, large and/or heavy yard trimmings, discarded fence posts, bed springs, large furniture, water heaters, old lumber or masonry, abandoned or junked automobiles, or other wooden, earthen or metal rubbishlike material longer, larger, and/or heavier than rubbish, that is over three (3) feet long and over fifty (50) pounds.
“Trash” means and includes ashes, wastepaper, cans, bottles, broken china, sawdust, leaves, grass cuttings, shrubbery and tree trimmings, shavings, packing material, not including garbage, manure or debris. (Prior code § 9-1)
8.12.020 Storage in proper receptacles and removal required.
A. All garbage, trash, manure, rubbish, rubble and debris within the limits of the city must be removed from the places where the same accumulates, and be disposed of in such manner as provided in this chapter.
B. Every person, upon whose premises there is trash, rubbish, debris or rubble of any kind as defined in this chapter, shall accumulate the same in a box, barrel, or other receptacle at places convenient for removal, and it shall further be the duty of such person to remove or cause to be removed all such trash, rubbish, debris or rubble of every kind. (Prior code §§ 9-2, 9-5)
8.12.030 Accumulation on private property declared a nuisance.
The accumulation of trash, debris, cut weeds, cut brush, boxes, glass, limbs of trees, old lumber, rubble, manure and rubbish of all kinds on private property within the limits of the city is deemed and declared to be a nuisance and a menace to the health of the inhabitants of the city, and is to be removed within thirty (30) days by the city. (Prior code § 98)
8.12.040 Collection—Supervision by Health Department.
The collection and transportation of garbage, manure, rubbish, rubble, debris, trash, weeds and brush, and waste materials shall be supervised by the TriCounty Health Department under the general supervision of the City Manager, and such Health Department shall have the authority to make additional rules and regulations not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this chapter requiring that the collection and transportation of trash and waste materials shall be conducted in such a manner as not to endanger the public health, and not to become an annoyance to the inhabitants of the city. (Prior code § 9-12)
8.12.050 Collection—Vehicle requirements.
Every vehicle used for the collection, removal or transportation of trash, rubbish, debris or rubble shall be equipped with an enclosed or canvas-covered body to prevent the contents escaping therefrom. Packer-type vehicles are permissible. Loads of only tree trimmings or brush may be transported in open-bodied vehicles provided the material is securely tied in place to prevent scattering along the streets and alleys. (Prior code § 9-6)
8.12.060 Unauthorized dumping prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person to dump any material of any sort upon any private property within the city without the consent of the owner of such property. (Prior code § 9-11)
8.12.070 Littering prohibited.
A. Any person who deposits, throws or leaves any litter on public or private property or on any waters within the city, other than a container or receptacle installed on such property for that purpose, commits littering.
B. “Litter,” as used in this section, means all rubbish, waste material, refuse, garbage, trash, debris or other foreign substances, solid or liquid, of every form, size, kind and description.
C. Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped or dumped from a motor vehicle in violation of this section, the operator of the vehicle is presumed to have caused or permitted the litter to be so thrown, deposited, dropped or dumped therefrom. (Ord. 1991-13 § 1: prior code § 9-9)
8.12.080 Posting handbills.
A. It is unlawful for any person to throw any posters, dodgers, circulars, bills, letters, envelopes, samples or devices upon any of the streets, alleys, parks or public grounds of the city.
B. It is unlawful for any person to place, stick, post, paste or otherwise affix any handbill, poster, placard, painted or printed matter to or upon any public or private house, dwelling, store or other building, or upon any motor vehicle parked on public or private property or street, or upon any fence, power pole, telephone pole or other structure without consent of the owner. (Ord. 1991-14 § 1: prior code § 9-10)