The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Includes wood, lumber, scraps of iron, tin, wire or any other
metals, rubber, barrels, crates, shingles, concrete or other hard
substances such as brick, broken concrete, clinkers, cinders, dirt,
plaster and/or gravel, automobile frames, dead trees and other bulky,
heavy materials.
The solids after the liquid or slop has been drained off.
Kitchen refuse, rags, old clothing, cardboard boxes, small
children’s toys, garden hoses, and packing materials.
For residential or small commercial customers, a can, either
metal or plastic, or plastic bags, and for large commercial or industrial
customers either/or dumpster(s) and/or roll-off container(s).
Shall include paint, paint cans, gas cans, chemicals, oil,
cleaners and solvents.
Shall include paper and paper products, magazines, catalogs,
telephone books, cardboard and paperboard products, aluminum cans,
trays and foil, glass bottles and containers and plastic containers
and bags.
Shall include discarded furniture, mattresses and box springs,
appliances and other items of no value to the owner.
Dry kitchen refuse, meat, vegetable and fruit refuse; and
small dead animals and dead fowl from any premises.
Wastes created by food preparation which has been drained
of oils and grease and recyclables which include tin and aluminum
cans, bottles, glass, plastic and paper products of all kinds.
Business houses, boardinghouses, offices, theaters, hotels,
restaurants, cafes, eating houses, tourist camps, apartments, sanitariums,
rooming houses, schools, private residences, vacant lots and all other
places within the city where garbage, trash or rubbish accumulates
in ordinary quantities.
Tin cans, bottles, glass, scraps of iron, tin, wire or any
other metals or hard substances from any premises within the city
limits.
Papers of all kinds, rags, old clothing, paper containers,
old rubber, pieces of wood, boxes, barrels, crates, feathers, weeds,
grass and tree limbs from any premises within the city limits.
Grass clippings, leaves, tree limbs and branches, and flower,
garden and plant cuttings.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-1; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-1)
It shall be the duty of every person owning, managing, operating,
leasing or renting any premises or any place where household garbage
accumulates to provide a portable garbage container constructed of
galvanized iron, tin or other suitably durable metal or plastic, with
two (2) handles and a tightfitting cover and a capacity not less than
five (5) gallons or more than thirty (30) gallons and not exceeding
fifty (50) pounds. Durable plastic garbage bags may also be used for
the collection of garbage.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-2; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-2)
Garbage containers shall be kept in a sanitary condition and
closed tightly. Plastic bags must be securely tied and, if torn, double
bagged. Places where containers and bags are located to be collected
by the city garbage department shall be kept in a sanitary condition
to prevent odors and flies. The contents of all containers and bags
shall be so protected that the wind cannot blow out and scatter the
same over the streets, alleys, other premises of the city and any
neighboring premises.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-3; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-3)
It shall be the duty of every person owning, managing, operating,
leasing or renting any premises to place the yard trimmings collected
by the resident or owner only from such premises in boxes, bags or
containers of reasonable size, the gross weight of which does not
exceed fifty (50) pounds. Tree limbs which are trimmed by the occupant
or owner of the residence shall be cut into lengths not exceeding
three (3) feet.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-4; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-4)
(a)
Garbage containers, bags, boxes, or bundles shall be placed inside
the property line at the edge of the alley or other location convenient
and readily accessible to the city’s collection department for
the picking up of such containers, bags, boxes, or bundles.
(b)
Collection of residential household waste shall be accomplished once
each week, with the town divided into the north and south sides by
the existing railroad tracks. Collection of such waste on the north
side of the city shall be on Tuesday of each week and collection of
such waste on the south side of the city shall be on Thursday of each
week.
(c)
Household waste, including lawn and tree trimmings, shall not be
collected on official city holidays, a list of which shall be provided
by regular mail to each customer and which shall be available at the
office of the city secretary.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-5; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-5; Ordinance adopted 9/3/13)
The city and Fayette County Precinct 4 provide a joint collection
site for residents who choose to participate in a voluntary recycling
program for the disposal of glass products, paper products, cardboard
products, plastic products, steel and aluminum products, and oil.
The hours of operation of the recycling center are on file in the
city secretary’s office at city hall.
(Ordinance adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec. 14-5.1)
Each year, the residential customers of the city may participate
in the city-wide cleanup. Through this project the city will provide
a drop-off collection site for household items, such as furniture,
appliances, lawn and garden equipment, tools and construction materials
such as wood, lumber, tin and other metals which have been grouped
and stacked together. Appliances must be freon-free and tagged by
a licensed dealer. The city does not collect concrete, shingles, siding,
tires, batteries, and oil on this cleanup. Dates, times and specific
details for the cleanup are on file in the city secretary’s
office.
(Ordinance adopted 11/7/00; Ordinance adopted 2/18/03; 1989 Code, sec. 14-5.2)
The meddling with garbage containers and bags or in any way
pilfering from the same or scattering the contents thereof in any
alley or street within the city limits is strictly prohibited, except,
however if permission is granted by the person in control of the property
where the contents are located.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-6; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-6)
The collection of garbage or any kind of junk within the city
limits shall be performed by the city, and any collection is prohibited
except by the city garbage department and its authorized agents.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-8; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-8)
There shall be charged, assessed and collected for garbage by the city a fee, to be set by the city council, the amount of which shall be on file in the city secretary’s office and as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-9; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-9)
The city garbage department and/or its authorized agent will not make collection of garbage, junk, and/or yard trimmings where the same is not prepared for collection and placed as designated by the terms of section 13.06.005. Such failure to collect shall not affect any prosecution for a violation of this article.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-10; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-10)
The placing of any garbage, junk, yard trimmings or any other
articles, thing or material in the main traveled thoroughfare in any
street or alley within the city is prohibited.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-11; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-11)
It shall be unlawful, within the city limits, to burn garbage,
junk or yard trimmings in any form, except under the supervision of
an authorized city employee.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-12; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-12)
Anyone needing to dispose of garbage, junk or construction materials
not collected by city garbage department through regular pickups or
the city-wide cleanup may do so at the transfer station of their choice
and is responsible for all fees. Roll-off containers are available
on a limited basis to utility customers for construction, cleanup
or heavy accumulations of wastes. These wastes shall be disposed of
at the expense of the owner or person controlling the same under the
direction of the city administrator.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-13; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-13)
All junk and other materials at the disposal site collected
during the city-wide cleanup are the property of the city, and no
person shall separate, collect, carry off or dispose of the same except
under the direction of the city administrator or other authorized
city employee.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-14; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-14)
It shall be unlawful for any person to bury the dead carcass
of any animal within the city. Heavy dead animals, such as cows, horses
and mules, shall be delivered to or picked up by some authorized animal
rendering plant at the expense of the owner or person having the same
in charge in the manner and by the method directed by designated city
officials. Small pets such as dogs and cats shall be delivered to
or may be picked up by the city depending on the circumstance, and
one shall call the city office for detailed instructions.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-15; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-15)
Manure from cow lots, horse stables, poultry yards and pigeon
lots and waste oils from garages, filling stations or restaurants
shall be disposed of at the expense of the party responsible for the
same and under the advisement of the city administrator.
(1965 Code, sec. 10-17; Ordinance
adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec.
14-17)
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place garbage, junk, recyclables,
or construction materials into a residential or commercial container
not belonging to or under the control of such person without the consent
of the owner of the container or the person legally entitled to the
use and possession of such container.
(Ordinance adopted 3/20/90, sec.
1; Ordinance adopted 11/7/00; 1989 Code, sec. 14-18)
