§ 12-18. Disposal of refuse, rubbish, and garbage.  


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  • All refuse, rubbish, and garbage shall be disposed of at a location and in a method that conforms to requirements of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act. No person shall store, deposit, accumulate, or permit to remain in, on, around, or about any premises, upon the ground, in open buildings or structures, or in any waterway, pool, and confined waters within the city any refuse, garbage, rubbish, junk, debris or other offensive matter that may attract or harbor flies, rodents, vermin and/or mosquitoes or may create offensive odors or unsightliness, or create a health hazard or nuisance, except in a junkyard, mobile home salvage yard, automobile graveyard, or scrap processing facility.

(Ord. No. 92-2007, § II, 11-6-2007)