No owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of any public or private establishment or residence shall permit to accumulate upon his/her premises any garbage except in tightly covered, portable containers of rust-resistant metal, rubber, plastic or other similar material meeting the approval of the Director of Utilities and Environmental Services. These containers may be privately owned but are not for use by a commercial waste hauler.
(Ord. 1138 (part), 2010; Ord. 1224 (part), 2014)
A. 
Residential and commercial garbage and recycling containers shall be kept in good repair by the contractor and shall be steam washed inside and out as required but not less than one (1) time per year. Containers will be replaced when found to be no longer serviceable through disrepair.
B. 
Containers found to be no longer serviceable through disrepair or maintained in an unsanitary condition shall be condemned for further use. Legal notice of such condemnation shall consist of a label or tag affixed to the unsatisfactory container. Containers not repaired or cleaned within ten (10) days shall be removed by the contractor. All customers shall maintain the area surrounding the garbage containers free from garbage and other health hazards.
(Ord. 1138 (part), 2010; Ord. 1224 (part), 2014)
A. 
All residential solid waste containers (garbage and recycling) shall be placed in the street immediately adjoined to the front curb, unless otherwise designated by the Director of Utilities and Environmental Services, in an easily accessible manner. No container may be placed on the public sidewalk.
B. 
All containers must be placed in such a manner that the lids open toward the street in order to facilitate proper dumping of the container by the waste transport vehicles.
C. 
Containers shall be placed for collection no earlier than six p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled collection day. Containers must be removed from the curb no later than eight p.m. on the day of collection. This subsection shall not apply to containers placed permanently at the front curb with permission of the City.
(Ord. 1138 (part), 2010; Ord. 1224 (part), 2014)
A. 
No person shall uncover or cause to be uncovered, tip over or cause to be tipped over or damage or deface in any manner any container or garbage legally placed for removal.
B. 
Each garbage and recycling container shall be assigned to the property and not to the occupant of the property. No person who occupies any property to which the container has been assigned may remove the container from the assigned property for any reason.
(Ord. 1138 (part), 2010; Ord. 1224 (part), 2014)
A. 
Garbage containers, roll-offs and compactors shall be supplied by the contractor. All containers, roll-offs and compactors shall be painted and maintained in a clean, neat and sanitary manner at all times and shall have the name and phone number of the contractor identified legibly thereon.
B. 
Both residential and commercial establishments shall maintain enough containers to accommodate the solid waste disposal needs of the establishment as determined by the Director of Utilities and Environmental Services.
C. 
All commercial solid waste shall be placed in standard garbage containers or compactors which shall be placed in inconspicuous places determined by the Director of Utilities and Envionmental Services.
(Ord. 1138 (part), 2010; Ord. 1224 (part), 2014)