§ 8.04.011. Dumpsters—Compactors.

No person, corporation, business, commercial establishment, public or private entity or residence shall within the city place or maintain on any real property exposed to public access or view a receptacle container or compactor, commonly referred to as a dumpster or compactor, for the storage, collection and disposal of refuse, rubbish, litter, trash or solid waste, which is not enclosed on four vertical sides by a perimeter enclosure, fence, facade or screen which restricts physical and visual access to the dumpster or compactor. Dumpsters and compactors located within the confines of buildings which restrict physical and visual access shall be exempt from the enclosure provisions of this section.

A.

Containers, compactors, or dumpsters used by any person, corporation, business, commercial establishments, public or private entity or residence used for the storage of waste, refuse, solid waste, garbage, litter, junk or other forms of rubbish shall be watertight and rodent-proof with tight-fitting covers. Said containers and container covers shall be made of metal or other durable, rodent-proof material. Tight-fitting covers for containers, compactors, or dumpsters shall be made of metal or other durable, rodent-proof material and shall be tightly secured at all times while awaiting final collection.

B.

Any owner of any property for which a corporation, business, commercial establishment, public or private entity, or residence where said containers, compactors, or dumpsters are located, that is in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapters 1.12 and 1.16 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Revere.

(C.O.88-220A2 § 1)

(Ord. No. 11-088, § 1, 5-23-2011)