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(a) The collection contractor shall make at least one regular weekly collection of solid waste and recyclable materials year round, and yard waste from April through November, at each residential unit within the city.
(b) All owners of residential units are required to obtain solid waste, recyclable materials and yard waste collection, transportation and disposal services from the collection contractor, unless such owners can lawfully dispose of solid waste, recyclable materials and yard waste in a commercial or industrial collection container. Owners of residential units shall be permitted to discontinue collection services on a temporary basis while a residential unit is unoccupied because of extended vacations of three months (one quarter) or more, or when the residential unit is vacant, upon notification provided to the collection contractor. Owners of residential units that are unoccupied or vacant shall not be charged for collection services when the contractor has been duly notified. Under no circumstances may an owner of a residential unit contract for residential solid waste, recyclable materials and yard waste collection, transportation and disposal services with any person, firm or corporation except with the collection contractor that has been granted a franchise by the city for residential units.
(Ord. 25-2014, passed 2-24-2014)
(a) The collection contractor shall perform billing and collecting of fees for services, including any service fee which the city requires. The rate per quarter will be that which is established by the collection contractor’s bid, and shall include any additional services that a resident selects and any service fee which the city requires. The bills shall be sent to the owner of the residential unit, as determined from the county tax records, at the address listed in the county tax records.
(b) The collection contractor may discontinue service if an account remains unpaid longer than 45 days after the due date. Prior to discontinuing service, the collection contractor shall cause a “notice of discontinuation of service” to be served, by ordinary mail, on the owner of the residential unit at the address listed in the county tax records. The collection contractor shall provide the city with a copy of the notice.
(c) Should such account remain unpaid after the sixtieth day after its due date, the collection contractor shall cause a “final notice of payment due” to be served by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, as established by the county tax records, to the owner of the residential unit who shall, after receipt of such notice, be responsible for any and all financial liabilities incurred to the collection contractor for such account. The collection contractor shall provide the city with a copy of the notice.
(Ord. 25-2014, passed 2-24-2014)
(a) Upon receipt of a copy of a “notice of discontinuation of service” that is properly transmitted pursuant to the provisions in this chapter from the collection contractor due to non-payment, the Public Works Director and/or the Director’s designee shall determine if an accumulation of uncollected solid waste, recyclable materials or yard waste at a residential unit constitutes a hazard and or public nuisance, and if warranted in his or her discretion, he or she shall be authorized to enter the property and cause the hazard or public nuisance to be eliminated and abated by use of municipal personnel and equipment, or by the hiring of private individuals and equipment for such elimination.
(b) In the event that the owner of a residential unit that is not receiving solid waste, recyclable materials and yard waste collection service from the collection contractor for non-payment fails to pay such expenses incurred by the city pursuant to division (a) above, within five days after being notified in writing of the amount due by the Public Works Director or the Director’s designee, such expenses shall be certified by the Public Works Director to the County Auditor and placed upon the tax duplicate for collection as a special assessment and thereupon shall be collected as other taxes and assessments. Such expenses shall include any administrative costs established by the Director of Public Works, plus any other appropriate fees or fines. The notification of expenses incurred by the Public Works Director or the Director’s designee may be made by ordinary mail addressed to the owner at the address listed in the county tax records.
(c) The recovery of costs by the city pursuant to this section is a remedy in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed for a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 25-2014, passed 2-24-2014; Ord. 43-2014, passed 4-14-2014; Ord. 114-2014, passed 9-8-2014)
The Public Works Director may create and enforce any rules and regulations deemed necessary for the efficient and sanitary ongoing maintenance of the closed Avon Lake Municipal Landfill, located at 750 Avon Belden Road. Such rules and regulations, when not in conflict with the ordinances of the city, the Constitution of the state and the City Charter, shall have the same validity as municipal ordinances.
(Ord. 25-2014, passed 2-24-2014; Ord. 43-2014, passed 4-14-2014)
(a) No person, firm or corporation shall collect solid waste, recyclable materials or yard waste from multiple unit dwellings or commercial establishments without first obtaining a license as hereinafter provided.
(b) Applications for a license under this section shall be made with the Public Works Director and shall include such data and information as the Director may prescribe.
(c) The fee for such license shall be $100 per year, and the term of the license shall be for a period of one year, commencing on January 1.
(d) The licensee shall obtain liability insurance in the amounts and under the conditions specified by the Public Works Director.
(e) The licensee shall only use that type of vehicle which is approved by the Public Works Director. All collection vehicles and other equipment are subject to inspection by the Public Works Director or the Director’s designee to ensure the safe and sanitary condition of such vehicles and equipment.
(Ord. 25-2014, passed 2-24-2014; Ord. 43-2014, passed 4-14-2014)
All residential solid waste and recyclable materials collection containers shall be placed inside the garage of a residential unit or to a location at the side or rear of the residential unit.
(Ord. 25-2014, passed 2-24-2014)
Whoever violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall by subject to the penalties provided in § 698.02. For a second offense within one year after the first offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. For a third offense within one year after the first offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 25-2014, passed 2-24-2014)