(A) Commercial accounts. All subscribers of commercial accounts shall comply with the following requirements regarding containers and their placement:
(1) All trash, organics, and recyclable materials containers and dumpsters shall be placed and maintained in a location readily accessible to the contractor and not constituting either a fire hazard or a public nuisance.
(2) Upon written notification from the city that containers are being maintained in a hazardous or offensive condition, they shall be relocated immediately by the subscriber.
(3) Failure to relocate the containers following notice shall be unlawful and constitute an infraction, punishable as specified in this code.
(B) Residential accounts. All subscribers of residential accounts shall comply with the following requirements regarding containers and their placement:
(1) It shall be the duty of every residential subscriber to place the containers in the street, with the wheels against the curb, not earlier than 6:00 p.m. the night before the scheduled pickup. There must be at least three feet of space between each container and four feet between any container and any other object on the street, such as vehicles.
(2) All containers shall be removed from the city right-of-way at the end of the day on the scheduled collection day.
(3) It shall be unlawful to place hot ashes or similar materials in containers. Violations of this provision shall subject the violator to civil liability for any loss, cost or damage of the public or the contractor for such violation.
(C) Trash, organics, and recyclables shall not be transferred from a nonsubscribing premises to any other premises.
(‘66 Code, § 6-3.03) (Ord. 711-C-S, passed 6-9-88; Am. Ord. 1088-C-S, passed 3-13-07; Am. Ord. 2200-C-S, passed 1-11-22)