[R.O. 2009 §9-21; Ord. No. 625 §§2.1 — 2.3, 2-11-1986]
A. The
occupant or owner of every dwelling unit and of every institutional,
commercial or business, industrial or agricultural establishment producing
solid waste within the corporate limits of the City shall provide
sufficient and adequate containers for the storage of all solid waste
except bulky rubbish and demolition and construction waste to serve
each such dwelling unit and/or establishment and to maintain such
solid waste containers at all times in good repair.
B. The
occupant or owner of every dwelling unit and of every institutional,
commercial, industrial, agricultural or business establishment shall
place all solid waste to be collected in proper solid waste containers,
except as otherwise provided herein, and shall maintain such solid
waste containers and the area surrounding them in a clean, neat and
sanitary condition at all times.
C. Residential
solid waste shall be stored in containers of not more than forty-five
(45) gallons nor less than twenty (20) gallons in nominal capacity.
Containers shall be leakproof, waterproof and fitted with a fly-tight
lid and shall be properly covered at all times except when depositing
waste therein or removing the contents thereof. The containers shall
have handles, bails or other suitable lifting devises or features.
Containers shall be of a type originally manufactured for residential
solid waste, with tapered sides for easy emptying. They shall be of
lightweight and sturdy construction. The weight of any individual
container and contents shall not exceed one hundred (100) pounds.
Galvanized metal containers or rubber, fiberglass or plastic may be
used. Disposable solid waste containers with suitable frames or containers
as approved by the Director may also be used for storage of residential
solid waste.
[R.O. 2009 §9-22; Ord. No. 625 §§2.4, 2.7, 2-11-1986]
A. Commercial solid waste shall be stored in solid waste containers as approved by the City. The containers shall be waterproof, leakproof and shall be covered at all times except when depositing waste therein or removing the contents thereof and shall meet all requirements as set forth by Section
230.320.
B. Solid
waste containers which are not approved will be collected together
with their contents and disposed of.
[Ord. No. 1134 §1, 6-25-2008]
All trash containers located at ground level shall be screened
from view (one hundred percent (100%) capacity) or isolated so as
not to be visible from the right-of-way of an arterial street or residential
zoning district within three hundred (300) feet of the subject lot.
Such screens and enclosures, when used, shall be coordinated with
the building to maintain a unified appearance and shall be approved
by the City Building Commissioner.
[R.O. 2009 §9-23; Ord. No. 625 §2.5, 2-11-1986]
Tree limbs less than four (4) inches in diameter and brush shall
be securely tied in bundles not larger than forty-eight (48) inches
long and eighteen (18) inches in diameter when not placed in storage
containers. The weight of any individual bundle shall not exceed one
hundred (100) pounds.
[R.O. 2009 §9-24; Ord. No. 625 §2.6, 2-11-1986]
Yard wastes shall be stored in containers so constructed and
maintained as to prevent the dispersal of wastes placed therein upon
the premises served, upon adjacent premises or upon adjacent public
rights-of-way. The weight of any individual container and contents
shall not exceed one hundred (100) pounds.