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93.07 Unsanitary Disposal or Placement of Refuse Prohibited
93.07 UNSANITARY DISPOSAL OR PLACEMENTOF REFUSEPROHIBITED
 
(a)        It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or place any refusein any alley, street, river, or other public place within the City of Richmond nor shall any person deposit or place any refuse on private property, whether owned by the person or not, within the city limits unless the refuseis enclosed in an approved container, or as specified herein. However, any person who immediately destroys the refuse upon his own premises to the satisfaction of the Health Officer shall not be required to place the refuse in a container.  A violation of this section shall be subject to the penalty provision of R.C. 10.99 and/or the provisions of R.C. 93.15-93.18; provided, a second violation upon the same premises within the same calendar year shall result in a fine of $100.00, and a third violation upon the same premises within the same calendar year shall result in a fine of $250.00. (Ord. No. 10-2001)
 
(b)        Improper or unsanitary condition of refuse container and area shall be reported to the owner by a properly authorized official of the Board. Containers found to be in violation of this chapter must be replaced within a period of seven days under penalty provided in R.C. 93.17. (Ord. 62-1999)
 

(c)        After due notice has been given to the responsible person to dispose of defective or illegal containers, they may be collected as a public nuisance, and costs of clean up assessed per Sec. 93.18., or subject to penalty of Richmond Code



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