(a) 
All residential dwellings shall be required to use city residential collection services for household waste. Persons occupying such dwellings may remove and transport their own solid waste or recyclables but shall receive no credit on their accounts for doing so. Any such disposal shall take place at the city transfer station or city landfill.
(b) 
The director shall have the authority to:
(1) 
Establish the schedule for collection services; and
(2) 
Designate the location for collection, with consideration for such factors as: convenience for the collector; convenience for customers; hazardous conditions such as cables, utility poles, equipment clearance, animals; and collection costs.
(Ordinance 42-2024 adopted 8/20/2024)
(a) 
Except as provided in subsection (b) below, each service unit (including single-family and duplex residential dwelling units but excluding other multifamily residential dwelling units) will be provided a cart for the collection of residential garbage (additional carts may be provided upon request at an additional fee). All municipal solid waste must be placed completely inside the container, and the lid tightly closed prior to collection. The sanitation superintendent shall determine those residences that continually exceed the single container volume (96 gallons) and make arrangements for them to receive a secondary container. Fees and charges are established by separate ordinance.
(b) 
Each owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee receiving alley collection refuse service shall place the household waste refuse within the three cubic yard container provided by the city. Each user of the system shall bag their trash and garbage to prevent blowing litter and endeavor to keep the container lid closed. It shall be unlawful for anyone to use an alley container unless such person is a resident in that city block backing onto the alley or an agent or employee of a person in the block. Residents in a city block receiving alley collection service are required to use the alley collection service.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful for a person to:
(1) 
Place trash for collection in violation of this chapter; or
(2) 
Allow trash placed on property under his or her control to remain on such property in violation of this chapter.
(d) 
It shall be unlawful for a person to remove or cause the removal of household waste or garbage placed for collection.
(e) 
It is an exception to an enforcement action brought for a violation of subsection (d) above that the person was:
(1) 
A member of the service unit that placed the solid waste for collection;
(2) 
A sanitation worker employed by the city to collect residential trash; or
(3) 
A peace officer acting in his or her official capacity.
(Ordinance 42-2024 adopted 8/20/2024)
(a) 
Residential and commercial service units may request curbside bulky waste collection service from the sanitation office. Fees shall be assessed to the service unit that generated the waste materials. Fees are set by separate ordinance.
(b) 
All waste materials must be placed at the curb or at a location as approved by the sanitation superintendent and at least five feet from any horizontal obstruction as well as 13.5 feet from any vertical obstruction. Examples of waste material collected:
(1) 
Bulky waste.
(2) 
Home furnishing or furniture items such as chairs, tables, couches, and mattresses.
(3) 
White goods or appliances such as washers, dryers, and stoves.
a. 
White goods must be separated from other waste to allow pickup by a collection vehicle equipped with a mechanical boom and grapple. The vehicle must have safe clearance for its operation, both lateral and overhead clearance.
(4) 
Construction and demolition debris such as carpet, padding, dismantled fences, sinks, and commodes.
(Ordinance 42-2024 adopted 8/20/2024)
Containers for curbside collection service shall be placed at a point adjacent to the street on the side so designated by the sanitation division to facilitate cost-effective and efficient service. Containers shall be placed at the curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. on the day before the scheduled collection day and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled day of collection. Every resident shall ensure the container is at least five feet from any horizontal obstruction as well as 13.5 feet from any vertical obstruction. Containers shall be removed from the curb no later than 11:59 p.m. on the day of collection.
(Ordinance 42-2024 adopted 8/20/2024)
(a) 
Residential customers may request a ten cubic yard roll-off container service from the city.
(b) 
The following type of waste may not be placed into a roll-off container: liquid paint, liquid wastes, pesticides, putrescible, herbicides, batteries, refrigerators, air conditioners, motor oil, and tires;
(c) 
Roll-off containers must be placed:
(1) 
On a firm, stable surface of sufficient strength to support both the container and truck that accesses the container;
(2) 
At a location that is free from any obstructions and accessible by truck;
(3) 
On private property;
(4) 
Not in or on a public street or public right-of-way (or easement) without prior written approval from the director; and
(5) 
In a location free from overhead obstructions including, but not limited to, trees and utility lines and wires.
(d) 
All material placed in the roll-off shall be fully contained within the roll-off to allow for covering and transportation.
(e) 
To obtain a container, customers must sign a temporary release of liability and arrange for billing at the sanitation office.
(f) 
Roll-off containers are the property of the city.
(Ordinance 42-2024 adopted 8/20/2024)
(a) 
A person may only use carts assigned to the service unit which that person occupies.
(b) 
A person shall not place or stack any material around, on, adjacent to, or on top of any cart or alley container nor shall any person overfill any cart or alley container. All material placed for collection must be wholly contained within the city-provided cart or alley container designated for trash, yard waste, or recyclables with the lid closed.
(c) 
All trash must be placed in plastic trash bags and securely tied prior to placement into the trash cart.
(d) 
No person may remove, or cause to be removed, solid waste or recyclables placed for collection.
(1) 
It is an exception to an enforcement action brought for a violation of subsection (d) above that the person is:
a. 
An occupant of the residential service unit that placed the trash or recyclables for collection;
b. 
A sanitation worker employed by the collector who is engaged in city residential collection services; or
c. 
A peace officer acting in his or her official capacity is exempt from this subsection.
(e) 
The city shall not be liable for loss or damage to property placed in or near any solid waste or recycle materials container.
(f) 
No person shall place in a residential container any construction and/or demolition debris.
(g) 
Self-haul options: Each residential service unit may self-haul municipal solid waste, except special waste, to the landfill or the transfer station during normal operating hours.
(1) 
The residential customer must show proof of residency with a valid ID, that shall match the name on the water account and address of said valid ID, and active account information. If the hauler is being compensated for the hauling, then the hauler will be considered a commercial hauler and a disposal fee shall be assessed. The sanitation superintendent or disposal site supervisor shall have the authority to determine if a fee is to be assessed in situations not otherwise covered by city ordinance.
(Ordinance 42-2024 adopted 8/20/2024)