<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 20-4. - Storage and disposal.</div>
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               (a)
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               No owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any property may deposit, store, or permit
               to accumulate any solid waste on his property that is not stored or disposed of in
               a manner that may:
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               (1)
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               Become a nuisance;
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               (2)
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               Cause injury to the health or welfare of residents in the vicinity;
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               (3)
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               Detract from the value of the property or neighboring property; or
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               (4)
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               Violate any provision of this chapter.
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               (b)
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               The owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any property shall remove or cause to be
               removed all solid waste from his property at least once every week (seven-day period).
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               (c)
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               Garbage shall be stored only in a container that is durable, rust resistant, nonabsorbent,
               watertight, and easily cleaned, with a close-fitting, fly-tight cover in place, with
               adequate handles or bails to facilitate handling. Solid waste receptacles, such as
               dumpsters, rollout carts, and other containers in various sizes may also be used for
               storage provided they meet the requirements of this subsection. The number of containers
               shall be adequate to store one week's accumulation of garbage. Each container shall
               be kept clean so that no odor or other nuisance condition exists.
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               (d)
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               Refuse and or solid waste shall be stored in a manner that will resist harborage to
               rodents and vermin and will not create a fire hazard. Regulated refuse and or solid
               waste under this subsection includes, but is not limited to, lumber, boxes, barrels,
               bottles, cans, tires, paper, cardboard, rags, old furniture and other bulky wastes,
               and white goods. Useful materials such as firewood and building materials, maybe stored
               on the premises, provided they are stored in a safe manner and do not create a danger
               to public health or a nuisance.
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               (e)
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               No owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of any building or dwelling other than a licensed
               junk dealer, may place or leave, or cause to be placed or left, outside the building
               or dwelling any bulky waste for longer than seven calendar days.
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               (f)
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               No owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of any building or dwelling may leave outside
               the building or dwelling in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or unattended
               icebox, refrigerator, or other receptacle that has an airtight door without first
               removing the door.
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               (g)
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               Solid waste should be disposed of in one of the following ways:
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               (1)
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               In a landfill approved by the department;
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               (2)
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               In a transfer station, approved by the department, to be processed for final disposal;
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               (3)
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               In an incinerator that has all required local, state, and federal control permits;
               or
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               (4)
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               By any other method, including recycling and resource recovery, that has been approved
               by the department.
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               (h)
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               In addition to the methods listed in subsection (g), above, noncommercial garbage
               and refuse may be disposed of at residential convenience centers.
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               (i)
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               No person may discard, dispose, leave, or dump any solid waste on or along any street
               or highway or on public or private property unless such solid waste is placed in a
               receptacle or at a location designated for the deposit of solid waste. The owner and
               occupants of a vehicle shall be responsible for any dumping, littering, or other violation
               of this chapter in which the vehicle is used. The addresses of first class mail found
               in solid waste may be considered as prima facia evidence that the person named thereon
               is the person responsible for the disposal or management of that waste.
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               (j)
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               Construction and demolition waste must be disposed of at a transfer station or other
               disposal sites approved and permitted by the department.
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               (k)
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               Regulated medical, hazardous and radioactive waste must be disposed of according to
               written procedures approved by the department.
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               (l)
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               All sharps shall be placed in a sealed, puncture-proof container prior to disposal.
               Medical waste sharps must be sent to a processing facility approved by the department
               or to a state landfill. Households are exempt if sharps are disposed of in a puncture
               proof plastic container.
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               (m)
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               The owner, person or organization in control of any property which is held out to
               the public as a place for assemblage, the transaction of business, recreation or as
               a public way and including but not limited to: restaurants, shopping centers, fast
               food outlets, convenience stores, hotels, motels, industrial establishments, apartment
               buildings, housing projects, construction-sites, loading and unloading docks, gas
               stations, trailer parks, hospitals and clinics shall at all times keep the premises
               clean of all litter thrown or left on said premises and shall take measures, including,
               if necessary, immediate cleanup of the premises to prevent litter from drifting or
               blowing to adjoining premises.
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               (n)
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               No person, firm, organization, private corporation, governing body or agents or employees
               thereof shall place or deposit in or upon any motor vehicles, any handbill, circular,
               pamphlet or poster except in a manner intended to prevent its removal except by the
               recipient thereof.
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               (o)
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               Open burning of solid waste is prohibited, other than on-site-generated land-clearing
               debris. On-site-generated land-clearing debris that is to be burned must be managed
               in accordance with the department's air quality rules regarding open burning.
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               (Ord. of 12-13-99, Â§ 1; Ord. of 5-9-16(1))
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