Every person owning, managing, operating, leasing, or renting
any premises or any place where garbage or rubbish accumulates shall
subscribe to the solid waste collection service that is selected by
the city and become a solid waste customer, if the resident/property
owner wants such service.
(Ordinance 096, sec. 1(1), adopted 3/19/2019)
City solid waste customers shall use the city-contracted solid
waste franchisee for all residential solid waste services.
(Ordinance 096, sec. 1(2), adopted 3/19/2019)
It shall be the duty of every solid waste customer to place
the garbage containers directly behind the curb line of the street
abutting such property. In no event shall persons place containers
in the street or in any place where the containers may interfere with
vehicular or pedestrian traffic. Solid waste customers shall properly
place their garbage containers for pickup no earlier than 6:00 p.m.
on the day preceding the collection day and remove the containers
no later than 6:00 p.m. on the day following the collection day.
(Ordinance 096, sec. 1(3), adopted 3/19/2019)
Solid waste customers shall keep all garbage containers clean
and free from accumulation of any substance which would attract or
breed flies, mosquitoes, or other insects. Solid waste customers shall
maintain the area surrounding garbage containers in a clean and sanitary
condition. Solid waste customers shall maintain all garbage containers
so that the wind cannot scatter their contents over the streets, alleys,
or other property within the city. Solid waste customers shall securely
close all containers in such a manner as to prevent the scattering
of their contents and to make them inaccessible to insects, rodents,
and other animals.
(Ordinance 096, sec. 1(4), adopted 3/19/2019)
(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, 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) to exist upon property owned or controlled by him or her after receiving actual or constructive notice.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place any material, other
than specifically allowed in this article, in any garbage container.
(d)
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or maintain garbage,
trash, or garbage containers 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.
(f)
It shall be unlawful for any person or service to transport residential
garbage or refuse for hire, which has been collected from any premises
within the city, over any public street within the city. This subsection
shall not apply to any person or service who, at the time of such
activity, is operating under a valid contract, franchise, or license
granted by the city which authorizes said person or service to use
the public streets to conduct such activity.
(g)
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or place any garbage
or other approved material in another person's garbage container without
their consent.
(h)
It shall be unlawful to pilfer, search, or scatter the contents of
garbage cans or rubbish receptacles in or upon any street or alley
within the city.
(i)
It shall be unlawful to place garbage containers in any manner other
than specified herein.
(Ordinance 096, sec. 1(5), adopted 3/19/2019; Ordinance adopting Code)
All vehicles used for the collection and transportation of garbage
and trash shall be equipped with suitable covers, and the owners or
operators of such vehicles shall prevent the blowing or scattering
of garbage and trash onto public or private property during the collection
and transportation of such garbage and trash.
(Ordinance 096, sec. 1(6), adopted 3/19/2019)
(a)
No person or service shall collect, remove, or dispose of residential
garbage or residential trash or transport residential garbage or residential
trash on the streets, alleys, or public thoroughfares of the city
except duly authorized agents or employees of the city, persons acting
pursuant to a contract with the city for public collection and disposal
of garbage, trash, and brush, and persons with a license or franchise
for private collection issued by the city. This section shall not
apply to the transportation of construction debris or garbage, trash,
or brush from outside the city to a disposal site outside the city.
(b)
The owner of all licensed/franchised trucks and containers used for
the collection and transportation of garbage and trash within the
city shall clearly mark each one with the owner's name and telephone
number in letters and figures not less than two (2) inches high.
(c)
The licensee/franchisee shall remove residential garbage and trash
at least once a week.
(d)
A person's violation of any of the provisions of this article shall
be sufficient cause for the city's revocation of the license/franchise.
(e)
Individuals desiring to occasionally remove brush, construction debris,
or nonresidential trash from their own residence or business may do
so.
(Ordinance 096, sec. 1(7), adopted 3/19/2019)
Residential solid waste services rates shall be set forth in the city's fee schedule adopted by the board and set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code, and may be modified from time to time.
(Ordinance 096, sec. 1(8), adopted 3/19/2019; Ordinance adopting Code)
Billing for such solid waste collection and disposal services
shall be paid on a monthly basis as stated on the billing statement.
Failure to pay for services shall bear the penalty of disconnection
of water service and discontinuing residential trash service until
such bill for water and garbage is paid. All customers who have not
paid the amount due by the 16th day of the month will be charged a
late service fee in the amount established by the board of aldermen.
On the following day, all customers who have not paid the past-due
bill will have a written notice left at their home or business that
will notify them that they are on the delinquent list and will have
until 12:00 p.m. on the 25th day of the month to pay the bill or their
water and residential solid waste services will be disconnected and
discontinued. If these services are disconnected or discontinued,
the customer will be charged a fee in the amount established by board
of aldermen to re-establish services.
(Ordinance 096, sec. 1(9), adopted 3/19/2019)
