(a) There is hereby adopted by the city council a contract to provide
residential and commercial solid waste collection and disposal for
the city, of which copies have been and are now filed in the office
of the city secretary, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated
as fully as if set out at length herein, and the provisions thereof
shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the city.
(b) Definitions shall be as set out in the above contract plus the following:
Billing period
when used in this article shall mean extending from the first
through the last day of each calendar month with billing rendered
to the customer at the end of each calendar month at the monthly rate
regardless of the number of days the customer was served.
Contractor
when used in this article shall mean the commercial and residential
waste collection company approved by city council.
(1987 Code, ch. 6, sec. 3A; 2001
Code, sec. 6.301; Ordinance adopting 2020 Code)
Rates and charges for refuse collection services are established
by resolution of the city council and are on file in the office of
the city secretary.
(Ordinance adopting 2001 Code; 2001
Code, sec. 6.302)
It shall be unlawful for any person to sweep, haul, throw or
deposit any poster, means of advertisement, garbage, handbills, trash,
dirt, concrete, rocks, bricks, plaster, tile, stagnant water, or dead
animals into, upon or along any utility poles, buildings or structures,
drain, gutter, alley, sidewalk, parkway, or street, in the window,
door handle or under the windshield wiper of any automobile, on any
vacant lot, or upon any public or private premises within the corporate
limits of the city.
(1987 Code, ch. 6, sec. 3C; Ordinance 9809-319 adopted 9/14/98; 2001 Code, sec. 6.303)
The city will pick up tree limbs, hedge clippings, leaves and
other brush and rubbish of this nature when placed in disposable containers
or in neat and orderly piles, and placed adjacent to the alley, or
on the edge of the alley, in order that it may be removed conveniently.
Those not having alleys must place the debris curbside, near the location
of garbage pickup. Tree limbs and hedge clippings shall not exceed
five (5) feet in length and shall be placed in neat piles. No single
tree limb, trunk, stump or cutting shall exceed seventy-five (75)
pounds each. There will be no additional charge for pickups of this
nature. However, if brush, rubbish, tree limbs and hedge clippings
are not placed for pickup in this matter, the removal of such will
become the sole responsibility of the resident.
(1987 Code, ch. 6, sec. 3D; Ordinance 9612-282 adopted 12/9/96; 2001 Code, sec. 6.304; Ordinance
2110-389 adopted 10/8/01; Ordinance 2102-392 adopted 2/11/02)
If of a large quantity of debris, it shall be at the discretion
of the city manager or his authorized representative to determine
if a fee, established by the city council, should be assessed to the
resident or person employing, engaging and otherwise paying a contractor,
student, professional tree trimmer, or any other person to trim and
prune his trees or shrubs to have the trimmings and debris removed.
Rates and charges for these services are established by resolution
of the city council and are on file in the office of the city secretary.
(1987 Code, ch. 6, sec. 3F; 2001
Code, sec. 6.306; Ordinance 2102-392 adopted 2/11/02)
Rock, dirt, concrete, brick, tile, plaster, waste, scrap building
materials, or other trash resulting from construction or major remodeling,
resulting from a general cleanup of vacant or improved property just
prior to its occupancy, or resulting from sizable amounts of trees,
brush, and debris cleared from property in preparation for construction
will not be removed by the city as regular service. The owner will
have such debris removed at his expense.
(1987 Code, ch. 6, sec. 3E; 2001
Code, sec. 6.305)
Every owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of a house or building
used for residential, public, business, or commercial purposes is
required to maintain constant supervision and surveillance over the
garbage and trash cans and receptacles servicing his premises. If
the cans and receptacles are not emptied and the contents removed
by an agent or representative of the city or other duly authorized
person for a period of seven (7) days, he must notify the city manager
of this fact within three (3) days.
(1987 Code, ch. 6, sec. 3G; 2001
Code, sec. 6.307)
In addition to the usual enforcement agencies of the city, it
is hereby made the duty of the city manager or his authorized representative
to make inspection trips at regular intervals to determine whether
or not garbage and trash is being properly collected, removed and
disposed of as required by the provisions of this article or any other
applicable ordinance. In the event it is found that this article or
any other applicable ordinance is being violated, appropriate and
timely action shall be taken to ensure full compliance with its provisions.
(1987 Code, ch. 6, sec. 3H; 2001
Code, sec. 6.308)