[Amended 1-23-2017 by Ord. No. 1-2017; 2-12-2018 by Ord. No. 1-2018]
The following policy shall be established by the City Council
for the collection of yard waste:
A. A spring and fall cleanup for yard waste shall be completed by the
Department of Public Works (DPW) on an annual basis. The Director
of Public Works shall ensure that the dates for the cleanups are publicized
in advance and done on an area-by-area basis.
(1) In the spring, yard waste may be placed on the home owners'
property between the edge of the street and the sidewalk or along
the edge of the street if no sidewalk exists as soon as weather permits.
It is prohibited to place yard waste in the street. Collection will
start no later than May 1 of each year and will run through the week
leading up to Memorial Day. The last day to place material out for
pick up is the second to last Sunday in May (i.e. if Memorial Day
is May 28, then the last day to put material out for pick up is May
20). There will be no penalties for putting out yard waste early during
this cleanup cycle.
(2) The fall cleanup will start during the last full week of October,
but no later than November 1. As with the spring cleanup, yard waste
may be placed between the edge of the street and the sidewalk or along
the edge of the street if no sidewalk exists on the home owners'
property. It is prohibited to place yard waste in the street. DPW
will continue the fall collection process until late November or until
weather no longer permits. The last day to place material out for
pick up is the Sunday before Thanksgiving.
(3) Storm related debris will be picked up by the City's DPW on
an on-call basis. City residents can contact DPW during regular business
hours to schedule a pickup.
(4) Free, year-around drop off of yard waste is available to all City
residents at the City's land clearing debris landfill located
on outer Champlain Street on scheduled drop-off days.
B. "Yard waste" shall be defined as:
(3) Small branches, sticks and twigs cut to manageable sizes.
(4) Tree limbs and small trees less than six inches in diameter. They
must be cut into sections less than six feet in length.
Note: Larger trees and limbs taken down by the home owner or
a contractor may be dropped off at no charge at the City's land
clearing debris landfill located on outer Champlain Street on scheduled
drop-off days or on an on-call basis. The City will not pick up trees
taken down by a contractor.
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C. One-time summer pickup.
(1) In addition to the Spring and Fall pickups, the City will conduct
one summer pickup just before the Annual Seaway Festival (last full
week in July).
(2) Property owners can place their yard waste out for pick up two weeks
before the festival, but no later than the Sunday prior to the commencement
of the festival. DPW will conduct City wide pick-up Monday - Friday
before the festival (see example below).
Seaway Festival - Saturday -July 21st to Sunday - July 29th.
Material can start to be placed out for pickup on Sunday - July
8th.
Last day to put out material, Sunday - July 15th.
DPW will perform pickup between Monday - July 16th and Friday
- July 20th.
(3) Yard waste shall be placed on the home owners' property at the
street's edge, between the street and sidewalk, if a sidewalk
exists.