§ 6.16.160 CONTAINERS, BULKY GOODS AND GREEN WASTE: PLACEMENT AND REMOVAL.
   (A)   To protect public health, safety and well-being against the growth and spread of vectors, no person shall place for collection any residential solid waste container or commercial bin not in conformance with the residential solid waste container or commercial bin designated by the collector.
   (B)   No person shall place a container adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection if the container and its contents weigh more than 65 pounds.
   (C)   To minimize interference with public rights-of-way, no person shall place a container or any bulky goods adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection service before noon on the day preceding the regularly scheduled collection day.
   (D)   During the hours for collection, residential containers shall be placed at the location designated by the collector and shall be accessible for mechanized pick-up, if mechanized pick-up methods are utilized by the collector. Commercial bins shall be accessible to the collector. Except during the time a container is placed for curbside collection, residential solid waste containers shall not be visible from the public right of way.
   (E)   Solid waste containers shall be removed from any location adjacent to a street or right-of-way not later than six a.m. on the day following the regularly-scheduled collection day.
   (F)   A collector who has been notified by a commercial solid waste service recipient or city that commercial solid waste service is to be discontinued shall remove all of its commercial bins from the premises of the service recipient who is discontinuing commercial solid waste service within one week following receipt of notification that commercial solid waste service is to be discontinued.
   (G)   To minimize interference with public rights-of-way, green waste shall be cut into pieces not to exceed four feet in length and four inches in diameter, before being placed adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection. Green waste shall be placed in containers designated for the collection of green waste, or tied securely in bundles not exceeding 80 pounds and shall not be contaminated with other forms of solid waste or with hazardous substances.
(Ord. 4321, passed 6-9-97; Am. Ord. 4325, passed 6-23-97) Penalty, see § 6.16.280