Only residential refuse is to be placed in the solid waste container.
Yard waste, brush and limbs, construction debris, tires, special waste,
large dead animals, hot ashes/coals and stable matter such as dirt,
brick and rock will not be accepted. All solid waste shall be bagged
prior to placement in a container to minimize wind-blown litter and
scattered debris caused by spills or animals.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place any solid waste
in or around a container that cannot be completely contained within
the container. Any waste not placed in the container will not be collected
and will remain the responsibility of the customer. Container lids
shall be kept closed to prevent scattering of the contents thereof
by the wind, and so that insects and vermin may not have access to
the contents thereof.
(Ordinance O-20-009, sec. 2, adopted 5/7/20)
Customers shall be provided one (1) solid waste container per
residential unit that has a city utility account that is billed for
residential solid waste service on a bi-weekly basis. Additional containers
may be available upon request, for an additional fee as established
by the city council.
Residential containers will be collected once per week on a
regularly scheduled day. Containers must be placed at the curb, or
other approved collection point, no later than 8:00 a.m. on the customer’s
designated collection day. Containers shall not be placed at the curb
for collection before 8:00 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled
collection day. Serviced containers shall be removed from the curb,
or other approved collection point, and returned to a location near
or adjacent to the dwelling structure no later than 8:00 p.m. on the
day of collection.
Customers shall ensure that containers placed for collection
are not blocked by a motor vehicle and are at least three (3) feet
from other carts, mailboxes, vehicles, trees, telephone poles, water
or gas meters, or other fixed objects. Containers shall be placed
with arrows on the top of the cart facing the street. Carts shall
not be placed on a sidewalk, over sprinkler heads, or under low-hanging
tree limbs or cable/electrical wires.
Containers cannot be stored at the curb. All containers must
be stored near or adjacent to (side or back) the residential dwelling
occupied by the customer. Residential structures that do not have
an area on the side or back may store containers in front of the residential
dwelling as long as they are stored in manner that is not displeasing
to neighbors or diminish the overall look of the neighborhood.
(Ordinance O-20-009, sec. 2, adopted 5/7/20)
Customers needing collection of brush and yard waste must request
a special pick-up by contacting the collection/transfer station. Prior
to collection, yard waste and brush must be cut into four-foot lengths
or shorter and put in a separate pile for collection.
(Ordinance O-20-009, sec. 2, adopted 5/7/20)
