§ 52.14. Care of waste containers  


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  • (A) It shall be unlawful for any person who is in control of any premises on which is located or on whose behalf there is maintained any container of refuse, waste, or garbage which has been placed in a container in accordance with a contract for its removal to allow that refuse, waste, or garbage to remain uncollected beyond the date provided by the contract for its collection and removal. In any case, it is unlawful to allow a container to remain unemptied for longer than 14 days, or until a health hazard is created, whichever occurs first.

    (B) It shall be unlawful for any person who has contracted to collect and remove refuse, waste, or garbage described in (A) above, to allow that refuse, waste, or garbage to remain uncollected beyond the date provided by the contract for its collection and removal, or in any case to allow a container to remain unemptied for longer than 14 days, or until a health hazard is created, whichever occurs first. In addition to any other remedy provided in this chapter, the city may remove and impound such a refuse container, in which case the city may sell the container and recover the costs of removal and storage, or the city may recover the costs from the bond provided in § 52.37.

(Ord. No. 578-80, 6-2-80)

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Penalty, § 52.99.