It shall be unlawful for any person to throw
or dispose of any sweepings, dust, ashes, offal, garbage, paper, handbills,
dirty or polluted liquid or any other refuse or rubbish upon any street,
sidewalk, vacant or occupied lot, public place or elsewhere in the
City except in receptacles provided for that purpose.
All occupants and owners of land within the
City are hereby required to keep their premises in a clean and sanitary
condition, free from accumulations of refuse or rubbish except when
stored as provided in this article.
A.
Each owner, occupant or other responsible person using
or occupying any building or other premises within this municipality
where refuse accumulates or is likely to accumulate shall provide
and keep covered an adequate number of metal, durable rubber or durable
plastic refuse containers. The refuse containers shall be strong,
durable and rodent- and insectproof. They shall each have a capacity
of not less than 20 gallons nor more than 60 gallons, except that
this maximum capacity shall not apply to larger containers which may
be handled mechanically. Furthermore, except for containers which
may be handled mechanically, the combined weight of any refuse container
and its contents shall not exceed 60 pounds. No refuse shall be placed
in a refuse container until the refuse has been drained of all free
liquids.
B.
Containers shall be maintained in good repair and
in a clean and sanitary condition. No refuse shall be allowed to spill
from such containers or remain on the surface or ground around such
containers.
Where alleys are used by the municipal refuse
collectors, containers shall be placed on or within six feet of the
alley line in such a position as not to intrude upon the traveled
portion of the alley. Where streets are used by the refuse collectors,
containers shall be placed adjacent to and back of the curb, or adjacent
to and back of the ditch or street line if there is no curb, at such
times as shall be scheduled for the collection of refuse therefrom,
provided that containers shall not be placed at such locations for
more than 12 hours before the time of collection. Within 12 hours
after these containers have been emptied they shall be removed by
the owner to within, or to the rear of, his or her premises and away
from the street line until the next scheduled time for collection.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, rifle,
pilfer, dig into, turn over or place refuse in, on, alongside or near
a container belonging to another without the express permission of
the owner or lessee thereof. This section shall not be construed to
prohibit the use of public refuse containers for their intended purpose.
The collection of refuse shall be by means of
vehicles with beds constructed of impervious materials which are easily
cleanable and so constructed that there will be no leakage of liquids
draining from the refuse onto the streets and alleys. Furthermore,
all refuse collection vehicles shall utilize closed beds or those
coverings as will effectively prevent the scattering of refuse over
the streets or alleys.
The disposal of refuse in any quantity by any
person in any place, public or private, other than at the site or
sites designated for refuse disposal by the Council is expressly prohibited.
A.
The City shall provide for the collection and disposal
of municipal solid waste, including recyclables, for residential units
within the City. The Mayor and City Council are authorized to enter
into a contract or contracts with collectors to perform all or part
of such collection and disposal.
B.
The City may provide for the collection and disposal
of municipal solid waste, including recyclables, for industrial and
commercial users in the City. The Mayor and City Council are authorized
to levy a charge for such service, and to enter into a contract or
contracts with collectors to perform all or part of industrial and
commercial trash collection and disposal.
C.
Regular collection service shall not include removal
of bulk trash. The Mayor and City Council are authorized to institute
a process for the collection of bulk waste, including a charge for
such service, and are authorized to enter into a contract or contracts
with collectors to perform all or part of bulk trash collection and
disposal.
All industrial and commercial users having one
cubic yard or more of garbage or trash per scheduled pickup shall
be required to provide their own trash collection and disposal.
Any user producing hazardous waste shall be
fully responsible, at its own expense, for its proper disposal as
required by local, state or federal laws.
No waste produced or accumulated outside the
corporate limits of the City shall be deposited within the corporate
limits of the City.
The City shall provide for the collection and
disposal of yard waste, which shall be limited to grass clippings
and leaves. Grass clippings and leaves shall be placed in City-approved
bags, which must be securely closed and may not exceed 30 pounds or
the bag's capacity, whichever is less. Such collection shall be provided
as needed, as determined by the City.
