(A) The owner, or his or her agent, or the occupant of every house, building, store or apartment where persons live or conduct business of any kind, or where food of any kind is handled, prepared or consumed, shall provide for the house, building, store or apartment and at all times maintain in good order and repair separate receptacles for refuse, ashes, recyclable materials, and yard waste. Each house, building or store, other than an apartment building, shall have one receptacle for refuse (the “Refuse Bin”) supplied by the garbage disposal service provider and one receptacle for recyclable materials (the “Recycle Bin”) supplied by the garbage disposal service provider. Should a refuse bin or recycle bin need replacement, the resident must inform the Public Works Department of the same.
(B) Each apartment or dwelling unit in a residential location shall have one refuse bin and one recycle bin for each apartment or dwelling unit of the building.
(C) Additional volumes of refuse may be placed in a tightly covered metal or other non-corrodible refuse material collection container which is water-tight and does not exceed 50 pounds total weight when filled. Metal or other non-corrodible material containers shall have secure handles for convenient lifting and carrying.
(D) Residents may also use “Kraft” or other paper disposal bags designed for the collection and disposal of yard waste materials or conventional waste containers as long as the containers are clearly marked as containing “Yard Waste Material Only” and are not co-mingled with refuse, recyclables or other waste material and do not exceed 50 pounds in weight. No other forms of waste may be placed in the “Yard Waste Only” containers.
(E) Refuse containers and garbage containers shall not be placed upon city streets or sidewalks or any city property for pick-up prior to 6:00 p.m. on the evening before the assigned pick- up day for the particular area of the city and all such aforementioned refuse containers shall be removed and placed back upon private property by 10:00 p.m. the day of the pick-up assignment. Further, after garbage pick-up, it shall be the duty of every owner or occupant of any premises within the city to place such receptacles or cause them to be stored on private property out of the view of a person facing the front of said premises.
(F) All multi-family dwellings and non- residential properties shall have adequate dumpsters or receptacles to completely contain and secure any garbage, waste or recyclable materials in accordance with this section. At no time shall such receptacles overflow with garbage, waste or recyclable materials, or otherwise allow the same to be blown or scattered by any means. The owners of such properties shall be responsible for ensuring the prompt removal of such garbage, waste or recyclable materials to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 50.02) (Ord. 1889, passed 9-11-1961; Ord. 86-21, passed 5-13-1986; Ord. 2015-033, passed 11-10-2015; Ord. 2019-048, passed 10-22-2019; Ord. 2021-034, passed 9-14-2021; Ord. 2023-008, passed 1-24-2023) Penalty, see §
10.99