[Adopted as Ch. 15.68 of the 1997 Code; amended in its entirety 7-21-2014 by Ord. No. 3112]
All entities using and/or occupying multifamily and nonresidential buildings located within the City shall visibly screen, physically cover and enclose all refuse containers greater than or equal to one cubic yard in size which are located on the outside of any building on a real estate lot in the City.
All such refuse containers or dumpsters shall be screened if in the absence of screening they shall be visible to:
A. 
Persons located within any dwelling unit or residential property other than where the refuse container is located.
B. 
Persons located within any multifamily dwelling unit on which the refuse container is located.
C. 
Occupants, customers, or other invitees located within a building on nonresidential property other than where the refuse container is located.
D. 
Persons traveling on any public street, sidewalk or other public way.
A. 
Refuse enclosures shall be a minimum of six feet in height. The enclosure must be two feet higher than the refuse container it holds.
B. 
Refuse enclosures shall have a minimum of three feet of spacing from the side of the container to the side of the enclosure.
C. 
Gate openings shall be a minimum of four feet larger than the refuse container width.
A. 
All refuse containers shall be accessible for collection service vehicles.
B. 
The servicing area shall not be located within the right-of-way of a public street or alley or located within a private street, access lane or any other travelway for vehicular traffic.
C. 
Refuse enclosures shall not be located in the required front yard.
D. 
All refuse enclosures shall be located behind the front building line or behind the front of the primary structure, whichever is the greatest distance from the front property line.
E. 
Refuse enclosures shall be located a minimum of five feet from any property line.
F. 
Refuse enclosures shall not be located within any easements of record.
G. 
Refuse enclosures shall not be located within designated fire lanes and the gates shall swing clear of designated fire lanes.
A. 
A site plan with construction plans or photos of the proposed enclosure shall be submitted to obtain an enclosure permit for existing buildings and developments or reconstruction of an existing enclosure. New building or development construction may include the enclosure details in the information submitted for a building permit.
B. 
Enclosures may be constructed of wood, vinyl, CMU (concrete block), brick or stone.
(1) 
Other optional materials are chain-link or vinyl-coated chain-link fencing. Chain-link fencing shall have privacy slats installed for visual screening.
(2) 
Metal material is optional in industrial areas.
(3) 
It is encouraged to have the materials utilized in the enclosure match the primary building materials.
C. 
Gates shall be designed so as to swing out to an angle greater than 90°.
D. 
Enclosures shall be constructed of materials and equipment which complies with the Columbia building codes.
E. 
Pads, approaches and access lanes for dumpster enclosures shall be constructed of a minimum six inches of concrete on four inches of crushed stone or four inches of asphaltic concrete on six inches of crushed stone.
F. 
Gates shall be reinforced with a minimum of two-inch-diameter steel tubing or equal material in strength going around the perimeter of the inside of the gate with a cross member of the same material running diagonally within the perimeter material to provide lateral bracing.
A. 
Enclosures and gates shall be maintained in good working order and free of defects.
B. 
Gates on enclosures shall be closed when not being serviced.
C. 
The opening and closing of the gates for servicing shall be the responsibility of the property owner, the lessee of the building and/or property or the tenant.
A. 
Single-family residential totes or garbage cans shall be exempt from the required screening.
B. 
Temporary refuse containers or dumpsters allowed by temporary dumpster permits are exempt from the required screening.
C. 
Temporary refuse containers utilized for special events and for less than three days are exempt from screening requirements.
A. 
Dumpster enclosures constructed, upgraded or reconstructed after the adoption of the revisions to this Part 2 shall meet the requirements set forth in this Part 2.
B. 
Existing refuse enclosures deemed in good condition shall be exempt from complying with the revisions to this Part 2.
[Amended 4-20-2015 by Ord. No. 3180]
Any person, firm, or corporation violation or refusing to comply with any provision of this Part 2 shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $750 for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed to have been committed on each day during or on which the violation occurs or continues.