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<br />ORD INAi>tCE:lll
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<br />AN ORDINANCE DEFINING GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND WASTE MATTER AND
<br />fROVIDING FOR AND REGULATING THE KEEPING, GATHERING, RECEIVING,
<br />DISPOSING AND DESTROYING THEREOF: MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO SPILL
<br />GARBAGE, RUBBISH OR WATER MATTER OF ANY KIND UPON THE PUBLIC WAYS
<br />OF THE VILLAGE OF CENTERVILLE: PROVIDING FOR THE M~NICIPAL
<br />COLLECTION OF GARBAGE BY CONTRACT, PROVIDING FOR THE
<br />ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES TO BE CHARGED FOR GARBAGE COLLECTIONS:
<br />PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
<br />ORDINANCE: AND REPEALING INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES.
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<br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE DO ORDAIN:
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<br />SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
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<br />(a) Garbage as used in this ordinance, applies to both
<br />residences and businesses and commercial enterprises, and shall
<br />consist of organic refuse resulting from the preparation of food
<br />and decayed and spoiled food from any source, dead animals of not
<br />more than 10 pounds weight each, and glass and tin cans in which
<br />foods are customarily purchased.
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<br />(b) Rubbish, as the word is used in this ordinance,
<br />consists of wood, leaves, chips, shavings, printed matter, paper,
<br />paste board, grass, rags, straw, discarded wearing apparel, and
<br />all other combustible matter not included in this ordinance under
<br />the term garbage.
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<br />consists
<br />plaster,
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<br />Waste matter, as the words are used in this ordinance,
<br />of natural soil, earth, sand, clay, gravel, loam, brick,
<br />ashes; and all noncombultible matter.
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<br />(d) Farm, as the word is used in this
<br />consist of any tract of land five (5) acres or
<br />used for agricultural purposes.
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<br />SECTION 2. CARE OF GARBAGE.
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<br />It shall be the duty of every tenant, lessee, or occupant of
<br />every"private dwelling house, or commercial enterprise, and the
<br />owner of every furnished flat or apartment house, or business
<br />building, except upon a farm, to provide, without expense to the
<br />City of Centerville, and at all times to keep upon the lot upon
<br />which such building is located, suitable and sufficient cans or
<br />receptacles with suitable handles and having a tight fitting
<br />cover for receiving and holding without leakage or escape of
<br />odors, all the garbage which would ordinarily accumulate on said
<br />premises in one week's time. Sl1ch cans sha] 1 have .a minimum
<br />capacity of 10 l<allons ann" maximum r;"pacitv of 30 .."l1ons.*
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<br />* Amended 12/14/88
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