Words used in this article shall be defined as follows:
Tree and shrub trimmings which are not easily placed in disposable
containers.
All sanitation service provided to businesses, offices, schools,
service businesses, etc. In general, commercial service shall mean
service to all types of customers, excluding single-family residential
only.
Refers to that company or representatives thereof which has
been duly chosen to provide garbage collection service in the city.
Dirt, concrete, rocks, bricks or other waste building materials.
Any plastic bag having no outside dimension of more than
four feet (4') and capable of containing garbage or trash without
leaking or emitting odors, at [and] no more than thirty (30) gallon
capacity, and which is placed at curbside for removal.
Refuse animal or vegetable matter, as from a kitchen or food
processing facility; ashes; and any other household waste which is
damp or capable of omitting noxious odors.
All refuse other than garbage, debris, brush, household furniture
and appliances; trash shall include grass clippings, leaves, paper
and other household trash except as included in the foregoing definitions.
(1986 Code, ch. 6, sec. 2(A); 1993
Code, sec. 6.301)
(a)
It shall be the duty of every owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant
of any premises in the city to provide and use containers sufficient
in number to hold the garbage and trash accumulating on such premises.
(b)
Every customer shall keep all garbage and trash containers in use
securely closed in such a manner as to prevent the scattering of the
contents thereof and to render said contents inaccessible to insects,
rodents and other animals.
(1986 Code, ch. 6, sec. 2(B); 1993
Code, sec. 6.302)
(a)
Containers; placement of containers.
It shall be the
duty of each residential customer to place garbage and trash as follows:
(1)
All garbage shall be placed in securely closed plastic bags, no more
than thirty (30) gallon capacity;
(2)
Containers shall be placed at the curbside on the street bearing
the customer’s address;
(3)
Trash, excluding wet materials or material which will cause disagreeable
smells, shall be placed at curbside on the street bearing the customer’s
address in disposable containers in such a manner as to prevent such
trash from being scattered;
(4)
Garbage shall be placed at curbside no more than twenty-four (24)
hours prior to 7:00 a.m. on the day of scheduled collection, if they
are to be picked up; and
(5)
All garbage or trash mixed with water or other liquids shall be drained
before being placed into a garbage or trash container.
(b)
Brush.
In the event brush is of such a nature that it
cannot be placed in disposable containers, it shall be cut in lengths
not to exceed five feet (5') and shall be bundled, tied and stacked
at curbside to a height of not more than three feet (3'). No single
limb shall be more than five inches (5") in diameter. No bundle shall
weigh more than sixty pounds (60 lbs.). A customer may receive a special
pickup upon request, for an additional charge, depending on the quantity
of material to be removed.
(1986 Code, ch. 6, sec. 2(C), (D); 1993 Code, sec. 6.303)
Debris, as that term is defined herein, or other trash resulting
from construction, major remodeling, or general cleanup of property
or resulting from sizeable amounts of trash and debris being cleared
in preparation for construction will not be removed by the city as
regular service. The owner will have such debris and trash removed
at his/her expense, by either his/her own agent or by the city contractor.
(1986 Code, ch. 6, sec. 2(E); 1993
Code, sec. 6.304)
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to sweep, throw or deposit any
garbage, trash, debris, stagnant water or dead animal into, upon or
along any public property or private property of another, except as
may be specifically provided by this article.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or otherwise in control of any premises within the city to permit any of the conditions described in subsection (a) above to exist upon property owned or controlled by him/her after having actual or constructive notice thereof.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place in any container any
material other than as specifically provided in this article.
(d)
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or maintain garbage
or trash except as provided for by this article.
(e)
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit any burning match,
charcoal, ember or other material in any container used for the disposal
of garbage or trash.
(1986 Code, ch. 6, sec. 2(F); 1993
Code, sec. 6.305)
The collection and removal of garbage, trash and brush from
premises used for residential purposes shall be made two (2) times
each week, with a two (2) or three (3) day interval between each collection.
The charges for such service are to be as established and as approved
by the city council from time to time. All charges for services furnished
or rendered by the city under this section shall be due and payable
on the date indicated on the bill, and if not paid by the fifteenth
(15th) day after the date indicated on the bill a five percent (5%)
penalty will be added to the current amount and become due and owing.
(1986 Code, ch. 6, sec. 2(G); 1993
Code, sec. 6.306)
It shall be the duty of the owner or person otherwise in charge
of commercial, institutional or industrial premises within the city
to cause all garbage and trash accumulated on said premises to be
placed in a dumpster provided by the contractor, or, with the approval
of the contractor, in disposable containers, if such disposable containers
will not create a nuisance. Dumpsters and disposable containers shall
be placed at a location on the premises which is readily accessible
to the collector and screened, subject to review by the city at any
time. Commercial type containers may be used and may be placed at
a location on the premises as arranged between the customer and the
collector, but subject to review by the city at any time.
(1986 Code, ch. 6, sec. 2(H); 1993
Code, sec. 6.307)
The collection and removal of garbage and trash from houses,
building and premises used for commercial, institutional or industrial
purposes shall be made as often as necessary in order to maintain
such premises free of accumulations of garbage and trash. In this
regard, garbage collection shall be made not less than one (1) time
each week.
(1986 Code, ch. 6, sec. 2(I); 1993
Code, sec. 6.308)
The charges fixed herein for the removal and disposal of all
garbage and trash, save and except for commercial garbage collection,
shall be entered by the city against the customer and shall be collected
as charges for other city services. Any person who shall fail or refuse
to pay the charge herein specified within fifteen (15) days from the
date of any bill containing an arrears balance shall have his garbage
service suspended, and the city shall be notified immediately for
appropriate action. The city attorney is hereby authorized to act
as agent for the city in the collection of charges herein provided.
(1986 Code, ch. 6, sec. 2(J); 1993
Code, sec. 6.309)
(a)
The collection, removal and disposal of all garbage, trash and rubbish
shall be carried on in a systematic, efficient manner, to keep the
city in a clean and sanitary condition.
(b)
All vehicles used for the collection and transportation of garbage
and trash shall be equipped with suitable covers which shall be used
to prevent blowing or scattering of refuse while garbage and trash
is being transported for disposal.
(1986 Code, ch. 6, sec. 2(K); 1993
Code, sec. 6.310)
No person, firm, business or corporation may dispose of its
own residential or commercial garbage, trash and rubbish. No commercial
enterprise, other than city’s contractor, shall be employed
to remove and dispose of garbage, trash or rubbish within the city.
(1986 Code, ch. 6, sec. 2(L); 1993
Code, sec. 6.311)
