[Ord. No. 2731 §1, 9-15-2009]
Persons hauling waste and persons employed by waste haulers shall maintain the vehicles and mobile waste containers in a safe, clean and sanitary condition. The vehicles and containers used shall be constructed, maintained and operated so as to prevent waste from spilling or blowing from the vehicle or container. The vehicles or containers shall have spill-proof bodies and shall have either covers which are an integral part of the vehicle or container or shall have separate covers with fasteners securing all sides of the cover to the vehicle or container. The covers shall be secured whenever the vehicle or container is transporting waste which is capable of blowing from the vehicle or which in fact does blow from the vehicle. No waste shall be transported in hoppers designed for loading waste into the vehicle or container. The name of the operator of the waste transportation vehicle or mobile container shall be displayed prominently on the motor vehicle or mobile container. It is the duty of every waste hauler and employee or agent of a waste hauler operating a vehicle or using a container to assure compliance with this Section.
[Ord. No. 2731 §1, 9-15-2009]
A. 
All vehicles used for transportation of waste within the City shall comply with the following weight limitations:
1. 
A twenty-two thousand four hundred (22,400) pound maximum load on one (1) axle.
2. 
A forty-four thousand eight hundred (44,800) pound maximum on any tandem axle.
[Ord. No. 2731 §1, 9-15-2009]
No person shall haul infectious, hazardous or special waste in a waste transportation vehicle or mobile container used for or containing waste which is not infectious, hazardous or special waste, as the case may be, or which is not a waste transportation vehicle or mobile container which can safely transport waste of such kind. No person shall collect or transport waste which has been clearly identified as infectious, hazardous or special waste or which such person has reason to know is in fact infectious, hazardous or special waste, unless such person has the capability to legally and safely transport and dispose of the waste at an appropriate waste treatment facility.
[Ord. No. 2731 §1, 9-15-2009]
A. 
Waste spilled or blown during the transportation of waste shall be recollected immediately and placed in the transportation vehicle or mobile container by the employees of the waste hauler or by the person transporting the waste, whether or not such person is engaged in the business of hauling waste and whether or not the vehicle is licensed or required to be licensed under this Chapter.
B. 
Waste spilled or blown during the movement of waste from the point of collection into the waste transportation vehicle shall be immediately recollected and placed in the transportation vehicle by the waste hauler.
C. 
It shall be the joint and severally responsibility of the waste hauler and person(s) collecting and/or transporting the waste to comply with the provisions of this Section.
[Ord. No. 2731 §1, 9-15-2009]
No waste hauler shall hereinafter enter into an agreement with any person responsible for waste disposal on a residential premise without agreeing to provide collection of major appliances/large household items from the residential premises if requested. The waste hauler shall give such persons responsible for waste disposal on residential premises reasonable notice of the time of any collection of such residential waste.
[Ord. No. 2731 §1, 9-15-2009]
Waste haulers or generators who spill special, hazardous or infectious waste shall notify the Mayor, City Administrator, the County Police/Sheriff and the appropriate State and Federal authorities immediately and shall remove the waste in a manner consistent with all Federal, State and local regulations as soon as practicable. In the event of a spill, the waste hauler, in compliance with its procedures, shall to the extent possible and safe, contain the flow of hazardous waste. The waste hauler shall be responsible to, as soon as is practicable, clean up the hazardous waste and any contaminated materials or soil and shall be responsible for all associated cost of the cleanup.
[Ord. No. 2731 §1, 9-15-2009]
Each waste hauler licensed to provide residential solid waste collection in the City shall pick up solid waste at least once (1) per week, unless otherwise increased by license agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City's licensed waste hauler may suspend waste collection services for any residential property that has failed to pay for solid waste collection services in violation of this Code for more than two (2) months. Any such suspension shall be requested in writing to the City within fourteen (14) days.
[Ord. No. 2731 §1, 9-15-2009]
A. 
Residential Areas. No person licensed to collect waste within the residential areas of the City shall do so at any time except between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M., Monday through Saturday, except as may be authorized by the exclusive license agreement.
B. 
Non-Residential Areas. No person licensed to collect non-residential waste within the City shall do so at any time except between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M., Monday through Saturday, in any area within five hundred (500) feet of a residence.
[Ord. No. 2731 §1, 9-15-2009]
A. 
In prosecution of a defendant for a violation of Section 240.450, the prosecution shall make a prima facie case upon a showing that:
1. 
Waste has been deposited on real estate which does not have the license described in Section 240.450; and
2. 
The waste deposited contains at least three (3) pieces of waste which uniquely identify the defendant or other evidence directly connecting the depositing of the waste to the person charged.
[Ord. No. 2731 §1, 9-15-2009]
It is unlawful and declared a public nuisance for any owner, agent, custodian, lessee, occupant or tenant of any real estate property abutting any public street, right-of-way or land area dedicated for use as a public street within the City to allow the existence of any accumulations of waste, debris, rubbish, waste, garbage, refuse, garden waste or junk between the paved surface of any public street or alley intended or designed for vehicular traffic and the property line of the abutting real estate.
[Ord. No. 2731 §1, 9-15-2009]
Every person charged with a violation of this Chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Every day such violation exists may be considered a separate offense. Each violation shall be considered a separate offense.