Stoves, refrigerators, water tanks, washing machines, furniture
and other similar waste materials. This term shall include loose brush
greater than four (4") inches in diameter that cannot be bundled in
four (4') foot lengths and weighs more than 50 lbs. Items of loose
brush shall not exceed five feet (5') in length and 50 lbs.
Trees, shrubs and brush trimmings or newspapers and magazines
securely tied together forming an easily handled package not exceeding
four (4') feet in length, six (6") in diameter, or fifty (50) pounds
in weight. The total amount of “bundled” material set
out for collection shall not exceed two cubic yards (6' x 3' x 3')
during each collection period.
Waste building materials resulting from construction, remodeling,
repair, demolition or landscaping operations.
An occupant of a residential unit or commercial establishment
who generates refuse.
Animals or portions thereof equal to or greater than ten
(10) pounds in weight that have expired from any cause, except those
slaughtered or killed for human use.
Any and all dead animals of less than ten (10) pounds in
weight, except those slaughtered for human consumption, every accumulation
of waste (animal, vegetable and/or other matter) that results from
the preparation, consumption, dealing in, handling, packing, canning,
storage, transportation, decay or decomposition of meats, fish, fowl,
birds, fruits, grains or other animal or vegetable matter (including,
but not by way of limitations, used tin cans and other food containers;
and all putrescible or easily decomposable waste animal or vegetable
matter, which is likely to attract flies or rodents); except (in all
cases) any matter included in the definition of bulky items, construction
debris, dead animals, hazardous waste, rubbish or stable matter.
Any chemical, compound, mixture, substance or article which
is designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
or appropriate agency of the state to be “hazardous” as
that term is defined by or pursuant to police or state law.
Post-consumer products that are not placed in a landfill
or incinerated, but are diverted from the waste stream for reuse or
reprocessing as another product. Except as otherwise provided, recyclable
material shall be included as a part of the term garbage for all provisions
of this article related to the collection, pickup and disposal of
garbage.
A single-family, duplex, triplex or fourplex dwelling within
the corporate limits of the city. A residential unit shall be deemed
occupied when city water or sewer or waste removal services are provided
to it by reason of human habitation of the premises.
All waste wood, wood products, tree trimmings, grass cuttings,
dead plants, weeds, leaves, dead trees or branches thereof, chips,
shavings, sawdust, printed matter, paper, pasteboard, rags, straw,
used and discarded mattresses, used and discarded clothing, used and
discarded shoes and boots, combustible waste pulp and other products
such as are used for packaging or wrapping crockery and glass, cinders,
floor sweeping, glass, mineral or metallic substances, and any and
all other waste materials not included in the definition of bulky
items, construction debris, dead animals, garbage, hazardous waste
or stable matter.
All manure and other waste matter normally accumulated in
or around a stable, or any animal, livestock, poultry enclosure, and
resulting from the keeping of animals, poultry, or livestock.
(1996 Code, sec. 11.501; Ordinance O-19-16 adopted 10/18/16)
All residences in the city shall use garbage pickup facilities
as provided by the city. The use of such facilities shall be mandatory
and bills for such services shall be added to the monthly water bill
of the city.
(1996 Code, sec. 11.502)
The city shall provide or make available garbage pickup service
so that garbage will be picked up once weekly at each residential
location in the city. The weekly residential pickup day shall be Wednesday;
provided that the city council may change the day from time to time
by resolution and written notice to residential customers.
(Ordinance O-19-16 adopted 10/18/16)
The charge to be made for garbage pickup service shall be as
fixed by the franchise agreement.
(1996 Code, sec. 11.504)
Any bill not paid in full within fifteen (15) days of the due
date shall be deemed past due, and a delinquent payment charge shall
be assessed. When water, wastewater services and garbage services
or a combination of any of the three services are included in a bill,
payment in full for all services must be made or otherwise the entire
bill will be considered delinquent. Any services for which charges
continue to be delinquent for twenty (20) days from the due date are
subject to termination by the city.
(1996 Code, sec. 11.505)
Garbage, including all permitted containers and bags, shall
be placed either at the front of the premises adjacent to the public
street or at the rear of the premises adjacent to a public alley for
pickup service at such location. Garbage may be placed out for pickup
no earlier than 7:00 p.m. on the day before the scheduled day of pickup
and shall be removed no later than 10:00 p.m. on the day of the scheduled
pickup.
(Ordinance O-19-16 adopted 10/18/16)
(a)
All garbage and trash placed on the exterior of a premises shall
be kept in a garbage container. Garbage containers shall meet the
following minimum requirements:
(1)
The container shall be equipped with suitable lifting handles or
handle on the outside, and a securely fitting cover or lid equipped
with a handle;
(2)
The container must not have any inside structures, such as inside
bands and reinforcing angles or anything within the container to prevent
the free discharge of the contents; and
(3)
The container shall not be deteriorated or damaged to the extent
that:
(A)
The container has jagged or sharp edges capable of causing injury
to garbage collectors or other persons whose duty it is to handle
the containers; or
(B)
The container’s cover does not fit securely so as to protect
the interior from the elements and/or small animals, including birds
and rodents.
(b)
Refuse containers shall be watertight, constructed of a solid and
durable grade of metal, fiberglass or plastic, and not exceed thirty-five
(35) gallons in capacity. The combined weight of the refuse container
and its contents shall not exceed fifty (50) pounds.
(c)
Polycart containers shall be rubber-wheeled, watertight, constructed
of a solid and durable grade of metal, fiberglass or plastic and not
exceed ninety-five (95) gallons in capacity. The combined weight of
the polycart container and its contents shall not exceed one hundred
and seventy-five (175) pounds.
(d)
Recycling containers shall be watertight, constructed of a durable
grade plastic with a minimum capacity of 18 gallons. The container
shall be designed for the purpose of curbside collection of recycling
materials.
(e)
Containers that do not meet the minimum applicable requirements in
this section may be condemned and, after written notice to the owner
of the container and property owner, confiscated by the city.
(Ordinance O-19-16 adopted 10/18/16)
Where garbage or trash is not placed in a garbage container
as described in this article or in a watertight garbage bag when permitted,
such garbage or trash will not be picked up by the garbage collector
except upon the making of special arrangements with the garbage collector
for such service; provided, the garbage collector, in his/her sole
discretion, is authorized to pick up garbage or trash placed out for
pickup that is not kept in a garbage container described by this article.
(Ordinance O-19-16 adopted 10/18/16)
This article does not cover hazardous, toxic or radioactive
wastes or substances as currently or in future defined as such by
applicable police, state or local laws or regulations. The city will
not be responsible for hauling human or animal waste, hazardous waste,
auto parts, rocks, concrete, sand, gravel, dirt, or construction debris,
unless specifically contracted for with the generator of such refuse.
(1996 Code, sec. 11.509)
For residential customers, service shall be between 7:00 a.m.
and 8:00 p.m. on the scheduled pickup day. Service on Sundays or holidays
shall not be provided. There will be at least one pickup per week
of a holiday. Holidays for the purpose of this article shall be New
Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving
Day and Christmas Day; provided that the city may designate additional
holidays by resolution from time to time and with notice to city customers.
(Ordinance O-19-16 adopted 10/18/16)
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person, firm or
corporation violating any term or provision of this article shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for
each offense.
(Ordinance O-19-16 adopted 10/18/16)
