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ORDINANCE NO. 81-09
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AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO GARBAGE AND RUBBISH DISPOSAL
AMENDING THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE SUBSECTIONS 600.01 AND 600.03
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE t:ITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
Section 1. Plymouth City Code, Subsection 600.01 is amended to read:
600.01. Definitions. Subd. 1. For purposes of this Section the
terms defined in this subsection have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2. "Garbage" means animal and vegetable wastes and other
li wastes or putrescible matter including but not limited to grease, wrappings,
shells, grounds, bones, entrails, and similar materials resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking, service and consumption of food, and other
animal wastes.
Subd. 3. "Rubbish" means waste products which have composed
wholly or partly of such materials as garbage, sweepings, swill, cleanings,
trash, refuse, litter, industrial solid wastes or demestic solid wastes;
organic wastes or residue of animals, fruit, or other vegetable or animal
matter from kitchen, dining room, market, food establishment or any place
dealing or handling meat, fowl, fruit, grain, or vegetables; offal, animal
excreta, or the carcass of animals; tree or shrub trimmings, or grass clip-
pings; brick, plaster, wood, metal, roofing materials, pipe or other waste
matter resulting from the demolition, alteration or construction of buildings
or structures; accumulated waste materials, cans, used containers, boxes and
packing materials, junk vehicles, ashes, tires, junk, Christmas trees, rocks,
sod, dirt, glass, jars, bottles, auto parts, cement brick, leaves, burn
barrels, household appliances, furniture, toys, floor coverings, fabric,
drain oil, solvents and fluids, or other such substance which may become
a nuisance.
Section 2. Plymouth City Code, Subsection 600.03, is amended to read:
600.03. Prohibitions. Subd. 1. Garbage Accumulation. It is unalwful
for any person to fail to dispose of garbage and rubbish which may be or
may accumulate upon property owned or occupied by such person in a sanitary
manner as required by Subsection 600.07.
Subd. 2. Rubbish Accumulation. It is unlawful to accumulate or
permit to accumulate for whatever time period, any rubbish, whether indoors
or outdoors, on any property in the City which might constitute a nuisance
by reason of appearance, odor, sanitation, possible littering or neighboring
properties, littering of the property on which refuse is accumulated, fire
or other type of hazard.
Section 3. This ordinance is effective upon publication.
ii Adopted by the City Council this 18th day of May, 1981.
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Mayor
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City Clerk
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