The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Brush
means tree and shrub trimmings which are not easily placed in disposable containers.
City manager
means the city manager appointed by the city council or the designee of the city manager charged with responsibilities to oversee and execute this agreement.
Commercial containers
means metal containers supplied by the city's contractor affording adequate capacity to serve a customer in a manner so as to prevent spillage, unsightly or unsanitary conditions.
Curbside
means within six feet of the curb street bearing the customer's address.
Customer class
means a type of customer with characteristics, service provisions and rates separately identified. The individual customer classes are:
(1) 
Residential curbside service;
(2) 
Residential elective carryout service;
(3) 
Residential senior citizen curbside service;
(4) 
Residential senior citizen elective carryout service;
(5) 
Special on-call brush collection service;
(6) 
Commercial curbside service;
(7) 
Commercial front-end loader service;
(8) 
Commercial roll-off scheduled service;
(9) 
Commercial roll-off temporary service; and
(10) 
Commercial compactor service.
Debris
means dirt, concrete, rocks, bricks, lumber, plaster, or other waste building materials.
Disposable container
means any plastic bag, cardboard box with a capacity or volume of 33 gallons or less and which is capable of containing garbage, waste or trash without leaking or emitting odors, and which weighs, when loaded, less than 50 pounds.
Elective carryout service
means pickup of refuse placed behind the building line, visible from the street on which the primary residence fronts and accessible without entering a gate.
Garbage
means refuse animal or vegetable matter (as from a kitchen or food processing facility), ashes or any other household waste which is damp or capable of emitting noxious odors.
Hazardous wastes
means all fecal materials, oil, sludge, any radioactive, pathological, toxic, acidic or volatile materials, or any chemical compound mixture, substance, or article which is designated by the EPA or appropriate agency of the state to be "hazardous," "containment," or "pollutant" as such terms are defined by or pursuant to federal or state laws.
Permanent container
means any closed waterproof plastic or metal container with a capacity of 33 gallons or less and which is capable of containing solid waste or trash without leaking or emitting odors and which weighs, when loaded, less than 50 pounds.
Recyclable materials
means:
(1) 
Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, cardboard, paper bags or other paper not wet or contaminated with food products or other matter;
(2) 
Glass bottles and jars (excluding mirrors, windows, ceramics and other glass products);
(3) 
Rinsed metal cans composed of tin, steel or aluminum (excluding scrap metal); and/or
(4) 
Plastic containers such as milk jugs, soft drink bottles, detergent bottles and any other plastic bottles with recycling symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7.
Recycling container
means the 18-gallon container provided by the city's contractor for the collection of recyclable materials.
Residential construction site
means single-family and duplex residential construction sites.
Senior citizen
means a resident who is 65 years of age or older.
Solid waste
means refuse, animal or vegetable matter (as from a kitchen or food processing facility), tin cans, bottles, sacks, clothes, extinguished ashes, paper (not including heavy accumulations of newspapers and magazines) and any other household waste which is damp or capable of emitting odors.
Trash
means all household refuse other than solid waste, debris, brush, household furniture and appliances. Trash shall include grass clippings, leaves, weeds, heavy accumulations of newspapers and magazines, old clothes and other household trash, but shall not include hazardous waste.
Yard waste
means grass or shrubbery cuttings clippings, leaves, tree limbs and other materials accumulated as a result of the care of lawn, shrubbery, vines and trees. The term "yard waste" does not include food wastes from gardens such as fruit or vegetables.
(Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-2), adopted 7/28/2003)
(a) 
Required.
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 solid waste and trash accumulating on such premises.
(b) 
Containers to be securely closed.
Every customer shall keep all solid waste and trash containers in use securely closed in such a manner as to prevent the scattering of the contents and to make them inaccessible to insects, rodents and other animals.
(c) 
Recycling containers.
Recycling containers shall be used exclusively for recyclable materials. No other container shall be used for curbside collection of recyclable materials.
(Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-3), adopted 7/28/2003)
Solid waste, trash and recyclable materials shall be placed as follows:
(1) 
All solid waste shall be placed in either securely closed disposable or permanent containers as defined herein.
(2) 
Containers shall be placed either at the curbside on the street bearing the customer's address, or as required for elective carryout service, if the customer has agreed to pay for this service.
(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) 
Solid waste and trash shall not be placed at curbside prior 7:00 p.m. on the day prior to scheduled pickup. All containers shall be placed at the foregoing prescribed locations not later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of scheduled collection, if they are to be picked up, or alternate day if the scheduled pickup day falls on a holiday. Containers shall be removed from the curbside before the day following scheduled collection, or alternate day if the scheduled pickup day falls on a holiday. Trash, solid waste containers and recycling containers shall be stored out of public view except during the times allowed to be placed for collection as provided by this section.
(5) 
All garbage or trash mixed with water or other liquids shall be drained before being placed into a garbage or trash container.
(6) 
No recycling container should be so loaded as to weigh more than 50 pounds.
(7) 
Recyclable materials containing water or other liquids should be drained before being placed in a recycling container.
(8) 
Recycling containers should be placed at curbside before 7:00 a.m. on the day scheduled for recycling pickup prior to the time therefore.
(9) 
Recycling containers shall not be placed at curbside more than 12 hours before the scheduled recycling collection day or alternate day if the scheduled pickup day falls on a holiday.
(10) 
Recycling containers shall be placed and maintained so that their contents are not scattered by wind.
(Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-4), adopted 7/28/2003; Ordinance 3053, § 1, adopted 6/8/2009; Ordinance 3059, § 1, adopted 7/27/2009)
If any yard waste cannot be placed in disposable containers, it shall be cut in lengths not to exceed four feet and shall be trimmed, tied in bundles and stacked at curbside to a height of not more than three feet with the larger ends placed toward the street. Normal yard waste and trash pickup will not take brush or trash occupying more than 64 cubic feet, whether loose or in bags. All vines and thorny bushes shall be placed in disposable containers, and no item shall weigh more than 50 pounds. A customer may receive a special pickup upon request for an additional charge, depending on the quantity of material to be removed.
(Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-5), adopted 7/28/2003)
(a) 
Generally.
Each residential water customer shall be billed for curbside recycling collection service provided every other week and for twice weekly solid waste and trash collection service.
(b) 
Charges per contract and applicable taxes.
The charge for residential solid waste, trash and recycling customers shall be as set forth in the contract for the class of service to such customers with the city's contractor, plus all applicable taxes.
(c) 
Billing.
Charges shall accrue for each and every month or portion thereof during which such service is available and provide to the customer. Such charges shall be billed through the city's utility billing department and shall be subject to the same late payment penalty rate or early payment discount rate as are such water bills.
(Code 1975, § 11-14; Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-6), adopted 7/28/2003)
(a) 
Storage on construction site; removal.
Debris, as that term is defined in this chapter, or other trash resulting from construction, major remodeling, general cleanup of property or resulting from a sizable amount of trash and debris being cleared in preparation for construction, will not be removed by the city's contractor as a regular service. Such construction waste shall not be stored on site except in an approved enclosed covered container. Such container may be metal, plastic, wood or other material as long as it is enclosed on all sides and has a secure cover adequate to prevent loose debris from blowing or being scattered. No debris shall be allowed to remain on site unless it is within such a container. The owner will have debris and trash removed at his expense, by either his own crew, the city contractor, or, for residential construction sites, provide the service by a waste removal contractor permitted by the city.
(b) 
Direct removal.
Alternatively, if waste is generated from construction, operation, or repair, including reroofing, such debris may be loaded directly onto trucks of the company doing the operation or repair and removed as long as the truck does not remain on the premises overnight.
(Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-7), adopted 7/28/2003)
Every customer is hereby required to maintain supervision and surveillance over solid waste and trash containers on his premises and to call the city contractor if such customer has been missed. If, after having been timely placed for collection, the containers are not collected or emptied and the contents removed as may be applicable, and after the city contractor has been contacted within 24 hours of scheduled collection, the customer shall notify the city by calling city hall and reporting the noncollection.
(Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-8), adopted 7/28/2003)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to sweep, throw or deposit any solid waste, 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 chapter.
(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 after having actual or construction notice thereof.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to place in any container any hazardous waste or material other than as specifically provided in this chapter.
(d) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or maintain solid waste or trash except as provided for by this chapter.
(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 solid waste or trash.
(f) 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to remove any recycling container or item contained therein after it has been placed at curbside for collection, save and except occupants of the premises, duly authorized agents or employees of the city, and persons acting pursuant to a contract with the city for residential curbside recycling collection.
(Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-9), adopted 7/28/2003)
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 solid waste and trash accumulated on the premises to be placed in either a garbage can with a tightfitting lid or, with the approval of the city manager or his designee, in disposable containers, if in his opinion such disposable containers will not create a nuisance. Cans and disposable containers shall be placed at a location on the premises which is readily accessible to the collector and approved by the city manager or his designee. 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.
(Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-10), adopted 7/28/2003)
(a) 
Frequency of collection.
The collection and removal of solid waste and trash from houses, buildings and premises used for commercial, institutional or industrial purposes shall be made as often as necessary in order to maintain the premises free of such accumulations. Solid waste, except dry trash in contractor-supplied containers, shall be collected not less than one time each week, except for roll-off containers which shall not be subject to this provision so long as they are used solely for brush and dry trash.
(b) 
Charges.
Commercial, institutional and multifamily residential complex customers may utilize commercial-type containers provided by the city's contractor. The type, size and frequency of collection shall be subject to city approval based on need to prevent health hazards and nuisance to adjacent properties. The charge for the various types of service and containers for residential, multifamily and nonresidential customers shall be as set forth in the contract with the city's contractor, plus all applicable taxes.
(Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-11), adopted 7/28/2003)
The charges fixed in section 66-15 for the removal and disposal of all solid waste and trash 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 specified charge within 16 days from the date of any bill containing an arrears balance shall have his solid waste and trash service, as well as all other city-billed services suspended, and the city manager shall be notified immediately for appropriate action. The city utility billing department and the city attorney or as otherwise designated by the city manager are hereby authorized to act as agents for the city in the collection of such charges.
(Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-12), adopted 7/28/2003)
(a) 
Efficient and sanitary operations.
The collection, removal and disposal of all solid waste, trash and yard waste shall be carried on in a systematic, efficient manner to keep the city in a clean and sanitary condition.
(b) 
Vehicle covers.
All vehicles used for the collection and transportation of solid waste and trash shall be equipped with suitable covers which shall be used to prevent blowing or scattering of refuse while solid waste and trash are being transported for disposal.
(Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-13), adopted 7/28/2003)
(a) 
Generally.
No person shall collect, remove or dispose of solid waste containers or trash receptacles, or convey or transport solid waste or trash on the streets, alleys and public thoroughfares of the city except duly authorized agents or employees of the city and persons acting pursuant to a contract with the city for public collection and disposal of solid waste, trash and yard waste; provided, however, for single family and duplex residential construction sites, waste may be removed as permitted by section 66-6 but if residential construction debris is stored in containers overnight, the company or individual constructing the building or a company or individual whose primary business is the clearing, cleaning and removal of residential construction debris may, upon application and compliance with this section, obtain a permit to collect, remove and dispose of residential construction debris from residential construction sites. Provided further, this section shall not apply to the transportation of solid waste, trash or brush from outside the city to a disposal site outside the city, nor to wastes removed pursuant to section 66-6(b).
(b) 
Issuance of permit.
A permit shall be issued upon application to the building inspection office for the collection and transportation of solid waste and trash allowed by this chapter, using the permittee's own vehicles, equipment and personnel. In order to obtain a permit for the clearing and removal of residential construction debris, the applicant must certify that the applicant:
(1) 
Owns the containers used to hold and transport construction debris;
(2) 
Will provide personnel to clear and clean the construction site and place construction debris in approved containers; and
(3) 
Does not engage in the business of removing, hauling or transporting solid waste other than residential construction debris.
(c) 
Permit fees.
The fee for a permit hereunder for individuals and companies hauling from sites where they are constructing the building and for a permit for hauling by companies or individuals whose primary business is the clearing, cleaning and removal of residential construction debris shall be as established in appendix A.
(Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-14), adopted 7/28/2003)
Multifamily, commercial and industrial establishments generating waste which the city's contractor recycles must utilize the services and recycling containers provided by the city's contractor. Multifamily, commercial and industrial establishments generating waste which is not recycled by the city's contractor may utilize such recycling haulers as such establishments may choose after providing evidence that such materials are being hauled to a legitimate recycling facility and that city's contractor will not recycle such material. No such hauler shall be allowed to operate in the city without a permit issued by the building inspection office. A fee as established in appendix A shall be collected as a condition of permit issuance. All recyclable materials collected and stored on the site where such materials age generated shall be placed in a metal or plastic container with a different color than those used for other waste and which has thereon a painted sign or symbol designating such container for recyclables.
(Code 1975, § 11-21; Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-15), adopted 7/28/2003)
(a) 
Charges generally.
A charge shall be made to each water customer of the city for solid waste collection and disposal. For residential customers, such charge shall include an amount for recycling service. All other businesses requiring solid waste collection shall be charged as well, whether or not they are water customers. All such charges shall be the amount provided in the contract between the city and its contractor for the class of service plus applicable sales taxes.
(b) 
Billing.
Garbage and recycling service shall be billed with water and sewer utility bills and customers and shall carry the same delinquent penalties as such utility bills. The city will not accept a payment which does not include all billed amounts unless a payment plan is in effect.
(Ordinance 2715, § 1(11-16), adopted 7/28/2003)