A. Every person owning any premises, where garbage or rubbish is produced or accumulated shall provide and maintain on the premises in a suitable place readily accessible to personnel of the solid waste and environmental health divisions, containers of sufficient capacity and number to store the accumulations of garbage or rubbish during the intervals between collections or disposal. With the written of the owner, nonresidential tenants may contract for garbage collection service independently, either on their own behalf or on the owner’s behalf, if the owner agrees in writing to guaranty payment of the garbage collection charge in the event the tenant does not pay it in a timely fashion.

B. Every contractor or builder engaged in the erection or repair of a building shall provide sufficient containers at or near such building for the deposit and storage of any waste resulting from the erection or repair work.

C. Garbage containers for other than bulk accumulation shall be constructed of metal or other impervious material approved by the managers of environmental health and solid waste with tight-fitting covers. The containers and covers shall be in good repair, leakproof, free from holes, flytight and rodentproof. Containers shall be equipped with handles adequate to lift the weight of a full container without breaking or bending. Such container shall be maintained in a sanitary condition by the owners thereof and covers shall not be removed except for the purpose of placing waste therein or removing waste therefrom.

D. Rubbish except broken glass, rocks, concrete, bricks and similar solid material, plaster or dirt may be deposited in garbage containers. Hazardous waste, human waste and other potentially infectious material shall not be deposited or placed in garbage containers. Liquid garbage shall not be deposited or placed in such containers.

E. No garbage containers or other containers for waste, other than those of the City, shall be placed, kept, stored or located within the right-of-way of a street or alley; provided, however, that the Public Works Department may authorize the location of such containers within the public right-of-way at specified places and times when such location is necessary for the expeditious collection and disposition of garbage by the City. (Ord. 6369-NS § 1 (part), 1997: Ord. 6319-NS § 2 (part), 1996)