It is hereby declared to be in the public interest and in the interest of all the residents of the City of Aurora, Colorado, that the accumulation, preparation, storage, collection, transportation, and disposal of garbage, rubbish, litter, refuse and waste in the City of Aurora, Colorado be handled in such a manner so as to prohibit the harboring and breeding of rodents and insects, to reduce the incidence of unlawful dumping by mandating trash collection service in residential and manufactured housing zone districts by a registered trash hauler, to reduce pollution of the air caused by burning, fermentation, or putrification of such materials, to prevent the spread of disease, to reduce the hazards of fire, and to prevent unsightliness resulting in the depreciation of property values and the comfortable enjoyment of life. (Ord. No. 99-07, § 1, 3-29-1999)