Chapter 7.24
KEEPING OR DEPOSITING
JUNK AND REFUSE
Sections:
7.24.030 Prohibited on property.
7.24.040 Letter of complaint prior to violation charge.
7.24.010 Nuisance declared.
It is unlawful for any person to keep or store any junk, refuse or litter on any privately owned property within the city, or to keep or store the same in a building that is not wholly enclosed, except for doors for ingress and egress, and any person violating this section shall be guilty of maintaining a nuisance. (Ord. 447 § 2, 1974).
7.24.020 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, “junk” means all old appliances or parts thereof, all old iron or other metal, glass, cardboard, old unusable scrap lumber, old trash wood and old mattresses. “Refuse” means all trash, dirt, garbage, discarded food, animal and vegetable matter, cans and ashes. “Litter” means all other waste, paper and discarded material. (Ord. 447 § 4, 1974).
7.24.030 Prohibited on property.
It is unlawful for any person to throw, to drop or to leave, any junk, refuse or litter upon any public property or another person’s private property in this city, or in any waters within the city boundaries; provided, that this section shall not apply if such property is designated by the state or any of its agencies or political subdivisions for the disposal of garbage and refuse or the material is deposited into a litter receptacle or container installed for such purpose. (Ord. 447 § 3, 1974).
7.24.040 Letter of complaint prior to violation charge.
Before any person is charged with a violation of DMC 7.24.010, he shall have been advised by certified or registered letter from the city clerk-treasurer that a complaint is contemplated, and by such letter shall have been given not less than 30 days to cause removal. Copies of such letters shall be kept and filed in court along with any complaint filed. This section shall not prevent the summary abatement by any public officer of a serious threat to health or safety, nor support a damage claim resulting from such abatement. (Ord. 447 § 5, 1974).
7.24.050 Applicability.
This chapter shall not apply to any automobile business which is operating lawfully under existing ordinances, where all junk and wrecked cars are screened behind proper fences, nor shall it apply to any appliance dealer who is operating legally under existing ordinances, nor to material stored on premises of any business enterprise for use in connection with such enterprise so long as such enterprise is conducted in accordance with existing ordinances. (Ord. 447 § 6, 1974).
7.24.060 Violation – Penalty.
Any person found guilty of violating this chapter shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of DMC Title 19. (Ord. 1143 § 1, 2019; Ord. 447 § 7, 1974).