(A) Collection.
(1) Residential units and small multi-family units. Refuse accumulation by residences shall be collected on the days fixed therefore by the Director of Public Works, but in all events at least once a week.
(2) Large multi-family units. Refuse generated by Large Multi-Family Units is not a part of the city's solid waste collection contract or services. Collection of accumulated refuse at these locations shall be provided for in the manner arranged by the property owner(s).
(3) Commercial and business units. Refuse generated by commercial and business units is not a part of the city's residential solid waste collection service, therefore, all waste must fit inside the collection containers. Business and commercial entities may opt to pay for up to three small business roll-out containers from the city franchise hauler. If another option for refuse collection is selected, the collection of accumulated refuse at these locations shall be provided for in the manner arranged by the property owner(s) or occupant(s) with a private waste collection company franchised to do business in the city by the City of Albemarle.
(4) Yard waste. Residential yard waste shall be placed along the ditchline or curb line of the residence from which the waste is generated for collection and shall not be placed across the street or beyond the side property lines of the residence. Residents are encouraged to place such waste out as closely to their collection day as possible. The placement of the residential yard waste shall not be placed in a manner to disrupt the flow of traffic or to create a traffic hazard. Collection shall occur once each week on the same schedule as the residential garbage is collected. Trimmings or clippings shall not exceed six feet in length, and tree and shrub trimmings, leaves, and grass clippings which have been placed in plastic bags and which weigh no more than 50 pounds. Grass clippings put out for collection may not be placed loose at the curb or roadside and must always be bagged.
(5) Leaf collection.
(a) The city or its contractor shall collect, during the period beginning with the third full week in October through the last full week prior to Christmas of each year, leaves loose in windrows at the curb or ditch line of all streets of the city as shown on the map of streets as published annually prior to the commencement of leaf collection by the city or its contractor. During this period, leaves shall be picked up on each street once every other week.
(b) During the months of January, February, March, and April of each year, contractor shall pick up leaves on each street once a month.
(c) After the April collection cycle, the city or its contractor shall pick up only those leaves that have been bagged and placed at the curb on normal yard waste collection days.
(6) Recyclable materials. Materials for collection by the city or its contractor shall be placed in the recycling container provided by the city or its contractor. The recycling container shall be placed at the curb or side of the street, but not in the portion of the street used for vehicular travel, at a place readily accessible for collection by the city's garbage collection crews once each week on the day designated by the city for the area in which the premises are located. The recycling containers shall be so located not earlier than 6:00 p.m. the day prior to collection nor later than 8:00 a.m. on the day of the pickup and must be removed from the street location not later than 7:00 p.m. of the collection day.
(7) Residential trash. Materials for collection by the city or its contractor shall be placed at the roadside for collection. Residential trash shall be placed at the curb or side of the street, but not in the portion of the street used for vehicular travel, at a place readily accessible for collection by the city's garbage collection crews once each week on the day designated by the city for the area in which the premises are located.
(8) White goods. White goods for collection by the city or its contractor shall be placed at the curb or side of the street, but not in the portion of the street used for vehicular travel, at a place readily accessible for collection by the city or contractor garbage collection crews. Collection shall be on Friday's only and residents shall be required to call in the item to be collected to the city or its contractor.
(9) Issues outside contract services. Any materials or amounts outside this policy shall be the responsibility of the property owner or tenant to arrange for the removal of such materials or waste.
(B) Special refuse issues.
(1) Contagious disease refuse. The removal of wearing apparel, bedding, or other refuse from homes or other places where highly infectious or contagious diseases have prevailed should be performed under the supervision and direction of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. This refuse shall not be placed in containers for regular collections.
(2) Flammable or explosive refuse. Highly flammable or explosive materials shall not be placed in containers for regular collection but shall be disposed of as directed by the Director of Public Works at the expense of the owner or possessor thereof.
(3) Tires. Whole automobile, truck, tractor, or implement tires shall not be placed in containers for collection and will not be collected under any circumstances. Tires can be disposed of by removing the tire from the rim and depositing free of charge in the designated container(s) at the City of Albemarle Landfill.
(4) No tree limbs, stumps, logs, or other large material that cannot be readily loaded by two laborers shall be hauled by the city. No tree limbs cut by landscape or tree service contractors or workmen will be hauled by the city or its contractor.
(5) No building materials, roofing, soil, dirt, rock, or concrete will be collected or hauled by the city or its contractor.
(6) Small dead animals will be picked up at the on the designated solid waste collection day. Persons having small dead animals on Saturday, Sunday and holidays should put the animal in an airtight plastic bag and securely tie same until next available collection day.
(7) No hazardous solid or liquid waste shall be put in any receptacle for collection by the city or its contractor.
(8) Medical waste. Medical waste shall not be placed in any receptacle provided by the city or its contractor and shall not be placed out for collection by the city or its contractor.
(9) Ashes. No hot ash shall be placed in wheeled containers. All ashes set out for collection shall be cooled and be placed in plastic bags for collection.
(C) Holidays.
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Day
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
The city or its contractor may decide to observe any or all of the above referenced holidays by suspension of service on the holiday. Such suspension does not relieve the city or its contractor of the obligation to provide for the collection of any materials scheduled for the designated holiday. The city or its contractor shall give notice of its holiday schedule at least ten days prior to the holiday to the general public by newspaper advertisement at least one week prior to the holiday.
(D) Collection by actual producers, franchised collectors, and outside collectors.
(1) Requirements for vehicles. The actual producers of refuse or the owners of premises on which refuse is accumulated who desire personally to collect and dispose of the refuse, persons who desire to dispose of waste material not included in the definition of refuse, the collectors of refuse under franchise granted by the City of Albemarle, and collectors of refuse from outside of the city who desire to haul over the streets of the city, shall use a water-tight vehicle provided with a tight cover and so operated as to prevent offensive odors escaping therefrom and refuse from being blown, dropped, or spilled.
(2) Rules and regulations. The Director shall have the authority to make any other reasonable regulations concerning individual collection and disposal and relating to the hauling of refuse over city streets by outside collectors and franchised collectors as he shall find necessary, subject to the right of appeal as set forth in § 41.03.
(E) Refuse property of city. Ownership of refuse material set out for collection by the city or its contractor or deposited on the city landfill shall be vested in the city.
(F) Penalty. Violations may be enforced through the provisions of § 10.84, the penalty established by § 10.99 may be enforced, or violations may be considered a nuisance by the city as provided by in § 82.16 and enforceable through §§ 82.17 and 82.18. Nothing in the above shall prohibit the pursuit of criminal procedures for remedy. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 07-01, passed 1-2-07; Am. Ord. 12-04, passed 2-6-12; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22)