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 Justin
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 28. NUISANCES
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 28-3. Trash and rubbish.  

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  • The following acts and things, among others, are declared to be trash and rubbish nuisances in violation of this chapter, but the enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive, to-wit:

    (1)

    Heaps of rubbish. The keeping of any and all stacks, heaps, or piles of old lumber, refuse, junk, old cars or machinery or parts thereof, garbage, trash, rubbish, scrap material, ruins, or demolished or partly demolished structures or buildings, or piles of stones, bricks, or broken rock, on any premises bordering any public street in the city, so as to produce an unsightly and ugly appearance, and which may harbor reptiles or rodents, or create a fire hazard, or result in unsanitary conditions.

    (2)

    Burning of trash. Any burning of trash shall be done only in accordance with the regulations of the state natural resources conservation commission.

    (3)

    Dumping of trash. The dumping, placing, or depositing of any trash, rubbish, garbage, tin-cans, refuse, grass, weeds, scrap material, offal, dead animals, or junk, in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, branch, creek, ditch, or gutter, or along or upon the sides thereof, in the city; or the leaving of the carcasses of any dead animal on any property in such a way that same is or becomes an insanitary condition or a danger to public health.

    (4)

    Closed containers required. The operator or manager of each and every business house in the city is required to maintain suitable closed containers for the purpose of depositing trash and refuse therein, which shall be kept closed at all times except when refuse is being deposited or taken therefrom.

    (5)

    Containers to be kept in rear of business houses. The containers shall be kept at the rear of the business house if possible, and if not possible, then same shall be kept in a place designated by the fire marshal and building inspector of the city.

    (6)

    Burning trash in fire limits. Any burning of trash shall be done only in accordance with the regulations of the state natural resources conservation commission.

    (7)

    Burning trash within city limits. Any burning of trash shall be done only in accordance with the regulations of the state natural resources conservation commission.

(Code 1994, § 7.204; Ord. No. 20A, § V, 12-4-1962)