(A) City-wide curbside pick-up. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week, a residential unit or multiple-family residence shall be entitled to the pick-up of refuse by placing it at curbside no earlier than one hour before sunset on the evening before the scheduled pickup and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the morning of the scheduled pickup, under the following method: residential units shall be entitled to the pickup of trash and garbage which is placed at the curb in the 95-gallon cart assigned by Kimble Recycling and Disposal, Inc. (“Kimble”). Additionally, residential units may place up to a maximum of two cubic yards in volume in the form of bagged trash, private residential trash containers and/or items listed under division (B) below for weekly pickup. Kimble provided disposal carts must be fully utilized prior to the placement of additional bags or private containers at the curb.
(B) Allowable weekly pickups.
(1) (a) Allowable items for weekly pickups (maximum two cubic yards volume per week outside of the provided 95-gallon refuse cart) or any special citywide pickup programs may include:
1. Bags (20 or 30 gallons - securely tied);
2. Bathroom fixtures (residential);
3. Bookcases (no pieces larger than four feet by four feet by four inches, must weigh less than 60 pounds);
4. Car seats;
5. Carpet (securely tied in rolls no longer than four feet, must weigh less than 60 pounds);
6. Dog houses, dismantled (no pieces larger than four feet by four feet by four inches, must weigh less than 60 pounds);
7. Fencing (rolled and tied, not over four feet in length, must weigh less than 60 pounds);
8. Firewood storage boxes, dismantled (not over four feet long);
9. Furnaces (residential, cut into four-foot lengths, must weigh less than 60 pounds);
10. Furniture (mattresses and upholstered furniture containing bed bugs must be wrapped in plastic);
11. Grass (if bagged and securely tied);
12. House doors (residential, cut into four-foot lengths, must weigh less than 60 pounds);
13. Household appliances: washers, dryers, stoves and the like (no items with Freon and/or refrigeration compressors);
14. Mufflers (cut into four-foot lengths);
15. Pallets (no longer than four feet, dismantled and tied in bundles, must weigh less than 60 pounds);
16. Picnic tables, dismantled (no pieces larger than four feet by four feet by four inches, must weigh less than 60 pounds);
17. Private waste containers (33 gallons or less, must weigh less than 60 pounds);
18. Remodeling debris (homeowner generated only - no pieces larger than four feet by four feet by four inches - nails removed, must weigh less than 60 pounds);
19. Spouting (cut into four-foot lengths, must weigh less than 60 pounds);
20. Storm doors (residential);
21. Storm windows (residential);
22. Swing sets, dismantled (no pieces larger than four feet by four feet by four inches, must weigh less than 60 pounds);
23. Tail pipes;
24. Tree trimmings, brush or hedge trimmings (if tied in bundles no longer than four feet);
25. TV antenna, dismantled;
26. Water heaters (residential);
27. Window boxes or planters (not over four feet long, must weigh less than 60 pounds); and
28. Wood (no larger than four feet by four feet by four inches, with no exposed nails, tied in bundles).
(b) Exceptions:
1. No appliances containing Freon;
2. No contractor generated construction/remodeling material;
3. No dirt, soil or feces;
4. No evictions or whole-house cleanouts;
5. No tires; and
6. No hazardous waste.
(2) Upon written notice to the Service Department, cancellation of this program requires a 30-day written notice, the water must be turned off, may be cancelled only in increments of 30 days and may not be cancelled more than twice a year. The residential unit must continue to pay for the service for the first 30 days of the cancellation period. When the residential unit intends to resume its entitlement to citywide pickup service, such service shall be reinstated upon proper notification to the Service Department.
(3) All Kimble provided trash and recycle containers, along with any materials allowed for collection under division (B)(1) above must be available for pickup at the curb unless the resident is physically disabled. In such cases, special arrangements will be made. Special arrangements do not include the service of bulk items. Such items must be placed at the curb.
(4) All recyclable items must be placed in assigned Kimble Recycling and Disposal, Inc. recycling containers, except large cardboard boxes, which may be placed outside of the container. Such boxes must be broken down and secured at placement at curbside along with non-recyclable trash and garbage.
(5) All trash and recyclables must be generated in the city to be eligible for the citywide trash services. Any trash and recyclables not generated from the city is prohibited from being placed curbside for residential citywide pickup.
(6) Carts and additional allowable trash placed for pick-up must be placed at the curbside or designated collection point of the residence that generated such trash and recyclables.
(7) All trash containers and receptacles must be removed from the city right-of-way within 24 hours of trash pickup.
(C) Private haulers not permitted. No residential unit may hire a private hauler licensed under § 1060.03 of this chapter.
(D) Pick-up of court-ordered evictions and whole-house cleanouts.
(1) After 24 hours, a property owner/landlord shall be responsible to remove any items and/or trash left on the curb. If the property owner/landlord fails to do so, the city has the authority to have the items removed and any and all costs related to this removal shall be the responsibility of the property owner/landlord.
(2) The Municipal Court may also charge said costs as part of a fine in any criminal action. Any costs collected as a fine shall be remitted back to the city and placed in the General Fund.
(3) If the city is not reimbursed for these removal costs, the city reserves the right to assess these costs on the taxes of said property and collect them as a lien on the property, as well as recovering these costs in any other manner provided by law.
(E) Bylaws and regulations. Upon written notification to Council, the Director of Public Service may make such bylaws and regulations as the Director deems necessary for the safe, economical and efficient management of the services provided under this section; provided that, such bylaws and regulations do not expressly conflict with any provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 1060.02) (Ord. 58-1996, passed 4-22-1996; Ord. 191-2000, passed 10-9-2000; Ord. 200-2002, passed 11-25-2002; Ord. 236-2006, passed 12-11-2006; Ord. 11-2008, passed 1-28-2008; Ord. 133-2012, passed 7-23-2012; Ord. 16-2013, passed 2-11-2013; Ord. 10-2018, passed 2-12-2018)