[Adopted 12-16-1968 as §§ 14-2, 14-24 and 14-25 of Ch. 14 of the 1968 Code]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to collect, purchase or accept or to offer to collect, purchase or accept within the corporate limits of the City any garbage, waste, scrap or trash of any kind or description, except where a permit from the Mayor and Council has first been had and obtained or an agreement has been duly executed by the Mayor and Council authorizing such collection, purchase or acceptance.
The Treasurer of the City is directed to levy against each property improved by residential development and to collect annually a special assessment at a uniform rate which shall be determined by the Mayor and Council, the money derived from such special assessment to be used exclusively for the establishment and/or maintenance of a refuse collection and disposal service within the City, said service to be either as a municipal operation or by contract with an independent contractor. The Mayor is authorized to contract, subject to approval of the Council, specially with owners of commercial and industrial property for the collection and disposal of said refuse. The Treasurer is also authorized and empowered to levy and collect the special assessment provided for in this section in the same manner provided for the collection of City taxes in Seat Pleasant. It shall be within the discretion of the Mayor and Council to waive payment of the special assessment against any individual property and to withhold or suspend refuse collection services therefrom.
[Added 4-14-1969 by Ord. No. 69-02]
A. 
All refuse, trash and garbage shall be placed in containers of not less than 10 nor more than 20 gallons' capacity. Refuse containers shall be provided by the owner or tenant and maintained in a leakproof and sanitary condition. No trash or garbage shall be placed in paper or cardboard containers. Containers shall be made of metal or of a type approved by the Mayor and Council and shall have tight-fitting lids. No container shall be too heavy to be manageable by one person.
B. 
Trash and garbage containers shall be placed at the curb for collection no earlier than darkness of the day before collection and must be removed to the rear of properties and out of public view by darkness on the day of collection.
C. 
Commercial establishments and multifamily residences of more than three units shall be exempt from Subsections A and B.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, dealing with recyclables, was deleted 2-14-1994 by Ord. No. 94-01. See now Art. V, Recycling, of this chapter.
D. 
Public trash receptacles shall be used exclusively for street litter.
[Amended 2-14-1994 by Ord. No. 94-01]
Violations of the provisions in this article shall constitute a municipal infraction with a fine of $400.