(a)
Use of system required.
From and after the effective
date of this article, each and every occupied residence located within
the city limits is hereby required to subscribe to and use the city
garbage disposal system as established herein. Each and every commercial
unit located within the city limits is hereby required to subscribe
to and use the city garbage disposal system unless specifically exempted
by the city council.
(b)
Compliance with regulations.
Each subscriber to the
city garbage disposal system shall comply with all rules, regulations
and requirements set forth by the city council pertaining to the city
garbage disposal system.
(c)
Contract or franchise for collection service.
No person
or entity shall engage in the business of collecting, hauling, removal
and/or disposal of garbage or solid waste from premises within the
corporate limits of the city for the public for hire unless such person
has been granted a contract or franchise therefor by the city council.
The city council shall grant any such franchise upon the terms and
conditions it finds to be in the best interest of the city, its citizens
and inhabitants. Any franchise so granted may be made exclusive or
limited to such numbers as the city council shall determine to be
warranted by the public convenience and necessity, and best calculated
to effect regular and efficient garbage and waste removal service
and promote the general health, sanitation and welfare.
(1976 Code, sec. 10-1; Ordinance
01-44 adopted 12/4/01; 2001 Code, sec. 6.101; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)
(a)
To provide a safe and healthful environment for all citizens within
the city limits and the surrounding areas of the city.
(b)
To protect the health of all citizens by eliminating possible infectious
and noxious odors affecting the well-being of citizens of the city.
(c)
To provide a means for the orderly and safe handling, storage, collection,
transporting and disposal of solid waste and garbage in the city.
(1976 Code, sec. 10-2; 2001 Code,
sec. 6.102)
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this article:
The collection of garbage by personnel employed by either
the city or by a privately owned and operated garbage collection firm,
company or corporation which is authorized to provide such disposal
collection service within the corporate limits of the city either
by contract or franchise with the city.
The type container used for industrial, commercial, institutional,
apartments, etc., as specified by the private collection agency authorized
to collect waste and garbage within the city limits.
Any type of business or industry, whether sales, services,
or storage, or any institution, church, school, or hospital.
One or more persons occupying a premises and living as a
single housekeeping unit, whether or not related to one another by
birth, adoption or marriage.
Any rejected waste of whatever kind, including but not limited
to discarded food, cans, bottles, glassware, paper goods, leaves,
brush, grass clippings, and all other disposable goods of whatever
kind.
Any house, home, dwelling, residence, apartment, duplex,
mobile home, house trailer, motor home, hotel, motel, school, church,
hospital, nursing home, store, office, restaurant, warehouse, or any
other type of building or structure, yard, place or lot, whether occupied
or not, within the city limits.
Any building or structure commonly known as a house, mobile
home, duplex, or apartment, or any other structure which is commonly
used for housekeeping by a family unit.
Any disposable plastic or paper bag or cardboard or wooden
box capable of being sealed with sufficient durability to allow manual
pickup without loss or spilling and of a capacity of not more than
thirty (30) gallons.
Any person or persons occupying a residence.
All putrescible and nonputrescible discarded or unwanted
solid materials, including garbage, refuse, trash, junk, and other
discarded solid materials.
(1976 Code, sec. 10-3; 2001 Code,
sec. 6.103)
Any person that is found guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision found in section 1.01.009 of this code for each offense. Each and every day that a violation of this article exists shall constitute a separate offense.
(1976 Code, sec. 10-11; 2001 Code,
sec. 6.110)
(a)
An accumulation of solid waste is hereby declared to be a nuisance,
and it shall be unlawful for any person owning, operating, managing,
controlling or occupying any premises within the city limits to fail
or refuse to remove and dispose of an accumulation of solid waste
from such property within ten (10) days after having been notified
in writing to do so by the city fire marshal or other person duly
authorized to give notice, or by a city police officer, or any other
authorized person.
(b)
No person shall permit any garbage to accumulate on their premises
except in covered garbage containers as defined in this article.
(c)
Every person in possession of any premises in the city shall be required
to have accumulation of solid waste removed and disposed of properly
before such waste becomes a health hazard.
(1976 Code, sec. 10-5; 2001 Code,
sec. 6.104)
Collection of garbage shall be made twice each week for residential
customers. Collection of garbage for a commercial unit shall be on
a negotiated basis with any private collection firm. Any such contract
shall be subject to approval by the city.
(1976 Code, sec. 10-6; 2001 Code,
sec. 6.105)
Garbage must be disposed of at least once each week from all
premises, or more often as may be necessary to maintain premises in
a healthful and sanitary condition, and it is hereby declared to be
unlawful for anyone to permit garbage to accumulate on their premises
for more than seven (7) days.
(1976 Code, sec. 10-7; 2001 Code,
sec. 6.106)
(a)
Tampering with containers or contents.
It shall be unlawful
for any person, other than the owner of a residential or commercial
garbage container or his employee or agent, or the employees or agents
of the city’s refuse collection and disposal contractor, to
tamper with, rummage in, disturb, meddle with, scavenge in, move,
remove or add any residential or commercial garbage container or any
garbage, solid waste or recyclable material from such container, or
any in way pilfer or scatter any garbage, rubbish, trash, junk or
solid waste.
(b)
Construction material and similar waste not to be placed in containers.
No dirt, concrete, rocks, bricks or other waste building material
or other trash resulting from construction, major remodeling, general
cleanup of property or resulting from sizeable amount of trash and
debris being cleared in preparation for construction shall be placed
in garbage containers for regular pickup. The owner shall have such
debris and trash removed at his expense by either his own crew or
by extra pickup from the city’s contractor at a rate to be negotiated
and subject to review by the city.
(c)
Depositing waste on public property or property of another.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sweep, throw, or deposit
any garbage, trash, solid waste, stagnant water or dead animal onto,
upon or along any public property or private property of another,
except as may be specifically provided by this article.
(d)
Burning material not to be placed in containers.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to deposit any burning match, charcoal,
ember, or other burning material in any container used for the disposal
of garbage or trash.
(1976 Code, sec. 10-8; Ordinance
2013-07 adopted 6/18/13; 2001 Code, sec. 6.107)
(a)
Each owner or person subject to this article shall place the garbage
and/or recycling containers for collection at the curb of such dwelling
or business, and no pickup shall be allowed in the alleys and alleyways
of the city except by commercial units and commercial businesses in
the city. The rates established herein shall be applicable only to
the picking up of disposable containers occupying no more than sixty-four
cubic feet (64) and the customer must negotiate for the pickup of
large items with the city’s contractor. The rate so negotiated
shall be subject to review by the city.
(b)
Where garbage or recycling is collected from the street curbline
adjacent to the property, the garbage and/or recycling containers
must be placed there no earlier than 6:00 p.m. of the afternoon preceding
the collection day and must be removed to a point behind the building
line of the property not later than 8:00 a.m., of the day following
collection.
(1976 Code, sec. 10-9; 2001 Code,
sec. 6.108; Ordinance 2018-14 adopted 8/27/18)
Solid waste rates for residential customers shall be as provided for in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(Ordinance adopting 2001 Code; 2001
Code, sec. 6.109; Ordinance
2022-06 adopted 3/28/2022)
(a)
Brush.
Professional tree cutting service.
Definitions.
Broken or cut tree limbs.
A person, firm or corporation contracting for cutting and
removal of trees.
(b)
Collection generally; placement for collection.
(1)
The city’s solid waste service provider will pick up brush
in accordance with the terms of the exclusive franchise agreement.
(2)
Brush stacked or piled in alleys or streets, obstructing public rights-of-way,
shall be a violation of this section, and subject to citation and
fines. Same shall not be picked up until appropriately placed.
(c)
Waste generated by contractor.
The city will not pick
up brush or trees that have been cut by a contractor working for the
homeowner specifically for the removal of trees. The contractor shall
be responsible for removal and disposal of any and all work performed.
(d)
Penalty.
Any person, firm, or corporation in violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a penalty or fine in accordance with the general penalty provision found in section 1.01.009 of this code for each offense, and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new and separate offense.
(Ordinance 00-19 adopted 8/22/00; Ordinance 2012-20 adopted 11/20/12; 2001 Code,
secs. 6.501-6.504; Ordinance 2016-07, sec. 1, adopted 3/14/16)
(a)
Bulky waste.
Construction or remodel materials.
Hazardous waste.
Non-household items.
Definitions.
Large household items including furniture pieces such as
couches, chairs, tables, dressers, bed frames, headboards, and mattresses,
washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, water heaters, stoves, microwave
ovens, space heaters, lawn mowers, bicycles, strollers, etc.
Lumber, plywood, sheetrock, vanities, cabinets, toilets,
bathtubs, sinks, windows, doors, etc.
Freon, air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, paint,
oil or petroleum based products, tires, batteries, pesticides, televisions,
computer monitors and any substance or item that is hazardous to the
environment.
Fencing materials, old lumber, storage buildings, boats,
motorcycles, etc.
(b)
Collection generally; placement for collection.
(1)
The city’s solid waste service provider will pick up bulky
waste in accordance with the terms of the exclusive franchise agreement.
This service is provided to customers paying garbage collection fees
only, no exceptions.
(2)
The city’s solid waste service provider cannot accept any item
that is considered hazardous waste. These items must be disposed of
properly through an appropriate receiver site. The service provider
will also not pick up construction or remodel materials or non-household
items. It is the responsibility of the contractor, builder or property
owner to dispose of these materials properly.
(3)
Bulky waste placed in alleys or streets, obstructing public rights-of-way,
shall be a violation of this section, and subject to citation and
fines. Same shall not be picked up until appropriately placed.
(Ordinance 2-21 adopted 9/17/02; Ordinance 2013-05 adopted 6/4/13; 2001 Code, secs.
6.701-6.703; Ordinance 2016-07,
sec. 2, adopted 3/14/16; Ordinance
adopting 2017 Code)
(a)
Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dump
trash or waste material in privately owned dumping containers except
by the person owning such container, or other persons authorized by
said owner.
(1976 Code, secs. 10-21, 10-22; 2001 Code, secs. 6.201, 6.202)
