Definitions of words as used in this article shall have the meanings assigned to them in this section.
Garbage.
Shall mean all animal or vegetable matter, such as waste and refuse from kitchens, residences, grocery stores, butcher shops, restaurants, cafes, hotels, motels, rooming and boarding houses, and deleterious substance.
Junk.
Shall mean all worn out, worthless, and discarded materials in general, including, but not limited to, odds and ends, old iron or other metal, glass, paper, cordage, or other wastes, or discarded materials and machinery.
Refuse.
Shall mean rubbish and all other decayable and non-decayable wastes, including animal and fish carcasses.
Rubbish.
Shall mean all non-decayable wastes.
Trash.
Shall mean all non-decayable wastes and all decayable wastes, including, but not limited to, feathers, coffee grounds, ashes, tin cans, paper boxes, glass, grass, shrubs, yard clippings, grass clippings, leaves, and tree trimmings.
Landfill.
Shall mean any area designated by the city council as a place to leave, throw, place, dump, or deposit garbage, junk, refuse, rubbish, and/or trash.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9, Article 1, Sec. 9-1)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, acting for himself or itself individually, or as agent, servant, or employee of any other person, firm, or corporation, to leave, throw, place, dump, or deposit any refuse, garbage, rubbish, or junk on any property not his own, or cause the same to be done; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to dumping, depositing, leaving, or placing such materials in receptacles intended for such use.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9, Article 1, Sec. 9-2)
It shall be unlawful for the owner or the occupant of any premises within the city to permit on such premises the accumulation of refuse, garbage, rubbish, or junk.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9, Article 1, Sec. 9-3)
Every owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee using or occupying any building, house, or structure within the city and those individuals outside the city limits presently being served and those that desire future services for residences, churches, schools, lodges, commercial, business, and other purposes shall provide and maintain garbage and trash receptacles of sufficient number and size to hold the garbage and trash that will normally accumulate on the premises. Such receptacles shall be maintained in good condition and must not exceed seventy (70) pounds when full. Only garbage receptacles approved by the city will be acceptable under the standards of this section. Containers with no bottoms or bottoms that have deteriorated to the extent that garbage is spilled or scattered when handled in collection will be condemned by the city; and if such containers are not replaced after notice to the owner or user of their defective condition, such containers shall be confiscated by the city.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9, Article 1, Sec. 9-4)
All grass clippings and leaves will be placed in containers, but not in barrels. Such containers will be in addition to the regular trash barrels and will not weigh more than seventy (70) pounds when full.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9, Article 1, Sec. 9-5)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, acting for himself, or as agent, servant, or employee or any other person, firm, or corporation, to burn, cause to burn, or set fire to trash, rubbish, garbage, junk, and/or refuse within the city.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9, Article 1, Sec. 9-6)
If the house, building, or premises from which the garbage and trash are to be collected and removed is adjacent to an alley, the owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of said premises is required to keep the garbage can and trash receptacles at the property entrance from the alley in order that they may be easily accessible to the one collecting and removing the garbage or trash. In the event it is not practical to collect and remove the garbage or trash from the alley, the owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of the premises shall place the container at such a point as the agent of the city shall find and designate to be the most accessible for collecting and removing.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9, Article 1, Sec. 9-7)
No one except the duly authorized agents and employees of the city shall empty garbage cans or trash receptacles or convey or transport garbage or trash on the streets, alleys, and public thoroughfares of the city without a written permit granted and issued by the city manager. The owner or occupant of any premises within the city may dispose of and haul away garbage or trash on any street of this city, provided the vehicle used to transport garbage or trash shall befitted with substantial sideboards and tailboard, so that no portion of such garbage or other material shall be scattered or thrown into the streets.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9, Article 1, Sec. 9-8)
It shall be unlawful for any person to use any grounds or place within the city limits for a dumping ground, except designated city owned landfill sites. All paying water bill customers shall have free access to the landfill pit but will still be charged for using the construction pit at the landfill.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9, Article 1, Sec. 9-9; Ordinance 622 adopted 7/1/2024)
(a) 
All persons having a city water bill and desiring to use the landfill site of the city may do so without a charge at the facility. There will be $5.00 per month added to the trash pick up bill giving them access to the landfill at no charge. The only charge at the landfill will be for construction materials. These rates and fees will be effective as of July 1, 2024.
(1) 
The following rates for construction material are as follows:
Minimum charge/half ton pickup
$25.00
Single axle trailer
$30.00
Double axel trailer
$35.00
(2) 
All other large vehicles or trailers will be charged at the discretion of the city/landfill worker at $20.00/cubic yard.
(b) 
Special rates to schools, the state department of transportation, highway division or other organizations that use the site on a regular basis may be levied at the discretion of the city council.
(Ordinance 530, sec. VI, adopted 9/13/07; Ordinance 588, sec. II, adopted 1/12/17; Ordinance 622 adopted 7/1/2024)
It shall be unlawful to place dead animals in garbage or trash containers or in any street or alley. No animal larger than dogs or cats will be taken to the landfill site. Dead animal pickup service shall be provided by the city upon notice.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9, Article 1, Sec. 9-11)
(a) 
Fair and reasonable charges to the owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee based on the volume of garbage shall be and are hereby shown in terms of dollars and cents for the different types of premises served for a calendar month as follows:
Category
Charge
I
$26.00
II
$38.75
III
$53.00
IV
$69.25
V
$84.00
VI
$69.25 (minimum)
(b) 
Categories of customers shall be determined by the following minimum criteria:
(1) 
Category I.
Residential, single-family dwellings, duplexes (per unit), apartments (per unit), mobile home parks (per unit space, whether occupied or not, unless on individual water meters).
(2) 
Category II.
Professional services, churches, and light retail.
(3) 
Category III.
Retail, service stations, and automobile repair garages.
(4) 
Category IV.
Food stores, restaurants, and hotels/motels of not more than ten (10) units.
(5) 
Category V.
Commercial.
(6) 
Category VI.
Special services, including location of a container at a designated location requested by the customer for the sole use and convenience of the customer, collection at times or frequency other than that designated by the city, or providing a container of greater capacity than, in the opinion of the designated city official, is necessary for normal accumulation of refuse at that location. The charges for special services shall be calculated in the following manner: $10.50 per cubic yard of container size, times the number of collections per week, with a minimum charge of $62.75 per month.
(c) 
Customers in category I shall be scheduled to receive collection once weekly. Customers in categories II–VI shall be scheduled to receive collection twice weekly.
(d) 
Any customer outside the corporate limits of the city shall, in addition to the charges established by the appropriate category of service, pay a fifty percent (50%) surcharge for said service.
(e) 
Premises not specifically enumerated in the above schedule and those listed in the above schedules which are found by the city manager not to be fair and equitable will be classified in a different category to be determined by the city manager.
(Ordinance 576, sec. II, adopted 9/11/14; Ordinance 622 adopted 7/1/2024)
To avoid duplication of billing and as a convenience to the public, all persons, firms, or corporations public or private shall be billed on the same billing with their water, and collection shall be made in the same manner as such bills. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall fail or refuse to pay the charge herein specified when same shall become due and payable shall have his service suspended, and appropriate action in accordance with the provisions of this article will be taken.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9, Article 1, Sec. 9-13)
(a) 
The city will provide special pickup service for items which are too large or not appropriate for disposal in the city dumpsters. This service will be furnished after a request for such is made to city hall and scheduled by the director of public works. The service will be provided only in accordance with a schedule established by the director of public works. The city will not provide pickup service for trash accumulated through the service of paid professionals. Such accumulations will be disposed of by the professional or the one paying for the services. Items of unusually large size or weight, such as automobile frames and used tires will not be picked up by the city truck.
Minimum Charge
$20.00 per load
(b) 
Anything larger than what would be considered a small load the resident will need to pay the charge for the small or large truck.
(c) 
The charge for the location of a dump truck at a residence and the disposal of the waste is as follows. If the truck is full and needs to be dumped that day another charge will be incurred each time it is dumped.
Small truck
$30.00 per load
Large truck
$40.00 per load
(Ordinance 588, sec. II, adopted 1/12/17; Ordinance 622 adopted 7/1/2024)
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in accordance with the general penalty provision in Section 1.109 of this code.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9, Article 1, Sec. 9-15)