Section
Refuse and Recycling Collection
94.01 Definitions
94.02 Collection by city
94.03 Additional container and lid
94.04 Type and number of containers; placement at curbside
94.05 Containers storage location; container carry service
94.06 Reserved
94.07 Special collections
94.08 Incinerators; requirements
94.09 License required; term and revocation
94.10 License fee; bond
94.11 Vehicle requirements
94.12 Reserved
94.13 Storage, parking, and use of vehicles
94.14 Reserved
Litter
94.20 Definitions
94.21 Litter in public places
94.22 Placement of litter in receptacles
94.23 Sweeping litter or yard waste into gutters prohibited
94.24 Merchant’s duty to keep sidewalks free of litter
94.25 Vehicle loads causing litter
94.26 Litter on private property
94.27 Owner to maintain premises free of litter
94.28 Litter; notice to remove; failure to comply
94.29 Waivers
94.99 Penalty
Cross-reference:
For classification of civil offenses and related proceedings, see Chapter 38
REFUSE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION
BRUSH. Natural waste which comes from clippings of natural elements such as trees or other items that contain a bark-like covering which will not quickly decompose.
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE. Garbage, refuse, rubbish and construction waste that is collected from dwellings or buildings having an excess of two families located therein, and from factories, industries, business and commercial establishments located within the city, including beds, springs, abandoned automobiles, mattresses, and overstuffed furniture and appliances, and other large items requiring special handling.
CONSTRUCTION WASTE. Waste from building construction alterations or repairs, and dirt from excavation, and unusual or manufacturing or business trade waste.
GARBAGE. Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food.
LITTER. For the purpose of this chapter, LITTER shall be defined by R.C. § 3767.32
PARK. A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center, or any other public area in the city, owned or used by the city, and devoted to active or passive recreation.
PUBLIC PLACE. Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys, or other public ways, and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds, and buildings.
RECYCLING. The activity or process of extracting and reusing useful substances found in unwanted material or objects.
RECYCLED MA TERIALS. Materials that have been set apart from refuse so that they can be re-used. Eligible recycled materials for curb side collection are determined by the Public Works Director as market and trends allow.
REFUSE. All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, except body wastes, including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles, and solid market and industrial wastes.
RUBBISH. Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes such as paper, wrappings, cardboard, tin cans, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, and similar materials.
VEHICLE. Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
YARD WASTE. Leaves, grass clippings or any other natural element that readily decomposes. The material does not have a bark-like covering.
(1980 Code, §§ 94.01, 94.20) (Ord. 2751, passed 5-17-1971; Am. Ord. 3071, passed 1-3-1974; Am. Ord. 7819, passed 10-6-2008; Am. Ord. 8594, as amended, passed 8-1-2016; Am. Ord. 8661, passed 2-20-2018; Am. Ord. 8815, passed 12-30-2019)
(A) All garbage, rubbish, refuse, and recycling from one- and two-family dwellings on public streets only, shall be collected, conveyed, and disposed of by the city once a week for a fee as set forth by § 35.70 of the Codified Ordinances, unless cancelled due to weather or any unforeseen calamities. Exceptions: dead animals, rocks, or large stones, grass clippings, leaves and sod or hazardous waste as defined by R.C. § 3734.01. Brush shall not be placed inside either the city provided refuse or recycling containers for curbside collection. No person, without a valid city permit, shall collect, convey over any of the streets or alleys of the city, or dispose of any garbage, rubbish, or refuse accumulated in the city.
(B) This chapter shall not prohibit the actual producers of garbage, refuse, rubbish, construction waste and industrial waste, or the owners of premises upon which garbage, refuse, rubbish, construction waste, and commercial and industrial waste have accumulated, or their agents, from personally collecting, conveying, and disposing of the same, provided they comply with the provisions of §§ 94.11 and 94.13 pertaining to vehicle requirements.
(C) This chapter shall not prohibit collectors of garbage, refuse, rubbish, construction waste, and commercial and industrial waste from outside the city from hauling such garbage, refuse, rubbish, construction waste, and commercial and industrial waste over the city streets, provided such collectors comply with the provisions of §§ 94.11 and 94.13 pertaining to vehicle requirements and other governing law or ordinances.
(D) This chapter shall not prohibit reclamation drivers previously approved by the Public Works Director.
(E) The city may also offer a small dumpster container to eligible property locations, for a fee, as determined and arranged by the Public Works Director.
(1980 Code, § 94.02) (Ord. 2751, passed 5-17-1971; Am. Ord. 6635, passed 7-17-2000; Am. Ord. 7817, passed 8-18-2008; Am. Ord. 8594, as amended, passed 8-1-2016; Am. Ord. 8661, passed 2-20-2018) Penalty, see § 94.99
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