Article 7. Garbage and Waste

11-701.      Use of public property prohibited.

No person shall throw rake, deposit, dump, drop or spill litter, waste material, garbage, refuse or other foreign material upon the streets, sidewalks or other public rights-of-way within the city; provided, that the mayor may proclaim a period when leaves or bulky wastes may be placed in the street rights-of-way for collection; provided further, that any person may, if a suitable building permit has been issued, encumber the streets or alleys with such building materials or earth as may be necessary for the purpose of construction, erection, adding to, remodeling or repairing any building or structure or resulting from a demolition operation, provided that the building permit shall require that the person so encumbering the public right-of-way shall remove any and all material as soon as may be practicable, and in any event within ten days from the completion of the construction or demolition for which the building permit was issued, and shall leave the street or alley in the condition it was in prior to such use thereof.

11-702.      Burying of refuse and garbage.

No person shall bury refuse at any place within the city or keep, place or deposit refuse on any public or private grounds or premises whatsoever, except in containers or receptacles for collection upon premises owned, occupied or under the possession and control of such person; provided, however, that lawn and garden materials may be accumulated for composting.

11-703.      Unauthorized disposal.

No person shall haul or cause to be hauled any garbage, refuse, solid waste or other waste material of any kind to any dumping place, site or area within or without the corporate limits of the city unless such place, site or area is expressly authorized by the state department of health as the disposal site for such material or is a sanitary landfill site, transfer point or disposal facility approved by the state department of health.

11-704.      Hazardous materials.

No person shall deposit in a garbage, refuse or solid waste container or otherwise offer for collection any hazardous garbage, refuse or waste. Hazardous material shall be transported by the owner, responsible person or his agent to a place of safe deposit or disposal as prescribed by the state department of health, county health department, or other authorized agency. Hazardous material shall include but not be limited to explosive materials; motor oils; rags or other wastes soaked in volatile or flammable materials or motor oil; drugs; poisons; radioactive materials; highly combustible materials; dressings, clothing, bedding or other waste contaminated by infection or contagious disease; and other materials which may present a special hazard to collection or disposal personnel or equipment or to the public.