Sec. 20-36. Pickup of major discarded items and yard debris.

   (a)   Major discarded items. Major discarded items such as appliances, furniture or scrapped vehicles cannot be handled in regular garbage pick-up. Property owners must arrange for the removal of major discard items at their own expense. The placing or leaving of such articles along the streets is forbidden and each day, or portion of a day, that said articles are placed or left constitutes a separate violation.

   (b)   Yard debris. The public works unit will provide mulching or removal services for yard debris on a schedule to be determined by the director. This service will be provided with the following limitations:

      (1)   Arrangements must be made in advance with the public works unit.

      (2)   Only yard debris generated by the owner as part of the maintenance of the property will be processed. Mulch will be left at the residence unless otherwise specified.

      (3)   Yard debris is to be left in an accessible place adjacent to the road, but not impeding access on the road.

      (4)   No yard debris in excess of six inches in diameter will be processed.

      (5)   This service will not be provided for large quantities of debris generated by clearing a property for sale or construction, whether to work is carried out by the owner or by a contractor.

      (6)   In all cases in which debris is generated by a contractor, the village will not be responsible for the removal of the waste generated.

(Ord. No. 2007-0401, 4-20-2007; Ord. No. 2021- 0801, § 2, 8-20-2021)

   Editors Note: No. 2007-0401, adopted Apr. 20, 2007, repealed § 20-36, in its entirety and enacted new provisions to read as herein set out. Prior to amendment, § 20-36 pertained to pickup of major discarded items. See Code Comparative Table for derivation.