951.06 COLLECTION PRACTICES.
(a) Frequency of Collection.
(1) Residential. Refuse accumulated by residences shall be collected at least twice each month.
(2) Commercial. Commercial and industrial establishments shall dispose of their own refuse at their own expense. However, the accumulation, the keeping and the disposition of refuse shall be in accordance with this chapter.
(b) Limitation on Quantity.
(1) Residential. The Director shall collect a reasonable accumulation of refuse from each family during a collection period.
(2) Commercial. Commercial and industrial establishments shall handle their refuse in accordance with subsection (a)(2) hereof.
(c) Special Refuse Problems.
(1) Contagious disease refuse. The removal of wearing apparel, bedding or other refuse from homes or other places where highly infectious or contagious diseases have prevailed shall be performed under the supervision and direction of the County Health Officer. The refuse shall not be placed in containers for regular collections.
(2) Inflammable or explosive refuse. Highly inflammable or explosive materials shall not be placed in containers for regular collection but shall be disposed of as directed by the Director.
(d) Collection by Actual Producers and Outside Collectors.
(1) The actual producers of refuse or the owners of premises upon which refuse is accumulated who desire personally to collect and dispose of such refuse, persons who desire to dispose of waste material not included in the definition of refuse and collectors of refuse from outside of the Municipality who desire to haul over the streets and roads of the Municipality, shall use a watertight vehicle provided with a tight cover and so operated as to prevent offensive odors escaping therefrom and refuse from being blown, dropped or spilled.
(2) Disposal. Disposal of refuse by persons so permitted under subsection (d) (1) hereof shall be made outside the municipal limits, unless otherwise specifically authorized by the Director. The Director shall have authority to permit the disposal of such materials on the Municipal Dump.
(3) Rules and regulations. The Director shall have the authority to make such other reasonable regulations concerning individual collection and disposal and relating to the hauling of refuse over municipal streets by outside collectors as he finds necessary, subject to the right of appeal as set forth in Section 951.04.
(e) Refuse Property of Municipality. Ownership of refuse material set out for collection or deposited on the Municipal Dump shall be vested in the Municipality.
(Ord. 97-011. Passed 2-4-97.)
(f) The City of Bedford Heights, and/or its contractor may furnish designated containers for the collection and disposal of garbage and refuse to residents. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Codified Ordinances, the City, in its sole discretion, may permit the contractor to identify the containers furnished to residents by listing the name and telephone number of the contractor on said containers.
(g) In the event the City and/or its contractor supply residents with refuse containers to be used to dispose of garbage and/or refuse from residents, all garbage and refuse shall be placed in the containers approved by the City and its contractor. If a resident refuses or fails, after written notice, to use the approved refuse containers to dispose of garbage and/or refuse, the City and/or its contractor will not collect said garbage from said residential property. In that event, the resident shall be responsible to collect and dispose of his/her garbage and/or refuse subject to all requirements of the Codified Ordinances. Furthermore, in the event, said resident shall not leave garbage or refuse on his/her property including the tree lawn area in an unapproved refuse container or bag beyond the normal collection times established by the City and/or its contractor. If garbage or trash is not collected due to the resident’s refusal or failure to use containers approved by the City and/or its contractor and the garbage and trash is left on the resident’s property or tree lawn after normal collection times established by the City and/or its contractor, the resident is in violation of this section and is subject to the penalties outlined in subsection (h) below.
(h) Whoever violates subjection (g) above is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of up to one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(i) A resident who uses the designated containers for the collection and disposal of garbage and refuse, but must use additional bags or containers due to a large volume of garbage and refuse to be disposed of, is not in violation of subsection (h) above so long as such additional bags or containers are in compliance with rules promulgated by the Director of Service. (Ord. 2015-135. Passed 12-1-15.)