Ordinances-2004-265

CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO. 2004-265 AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING UNLAWFUL DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE OR RECYCLABLE ITEMS ONTO PUBLIC LAND OR WATERCOURSES OR INTO CONTAINERS NOT OWNED OR POSSESSED BY THE PERSON DISPOSING SOLID WASTE OR RECYCLABLE ITEMS BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA: Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is: 1) to prohibit unlawful disposal of solid waste or recyclable items onto public waters or lands or exclusively owned containers for such disposal purposes; and 2) to establish a penalty for violation for unlawful disposal; Section 2. Definitions for purposes of this ordinance: A. "Discard" shall mean to place, cause to be placed, throw, deposit, or drop. B. "Solid waste" shall mean garbage, trash, rubbish, refuse, furniture, appliances, construction or building materials, and also including yardwaste, but not limited to: grass clippings, tree, shrubs, or bush trimmings. C. "Recyclable items" shall include, but not be limited to: newspapers, magazines, catalogs, cardboard, mixed paper (i.e., junk mail, envelopes, etc.); waste oil; household batteries; Metals, tin aluminium or steel cans, plastics including fabric softner or milk jugs, etc). D. "Container" shall mean a dumpster, or any receptacle for placement of solid waste for disposal or a receptacle for placement of recyclable items. E. "Person" shall not be limited to a human being, but shall include and not be limited to an "entity" such as a business Section 3. A person shall not discard solid waste or recyclable items onto or in any public watercourses or public property. Section 4. A person shall not discard solid waste or recyclable items onto land area authorized for such purpose unless that person has written authorization to do so from the owner of such land area. Section 5. A person shall not discard solid waste or recyclable items onto or in any containers provided for such purposes, in an attempt to avoid payment of a city service charge for collection of same, unless that person has written authority to use the container from the person who owns or possesses said container and provided Section 6 below is not violated.