(a) The City will collect noncontainerized residential refuse under the following conditions:
(1) Garbage will be collected twice per week at curbside only from each single family residential unit in the City provided with roll-out garbage carts. The placement of household garbage in a loose and uncontained manner on the roadside, swale or other locations adjacent to the roadway with the expectation of collection shall be strictly prohibited. There will be an automatic mandatory service charge for loose household bulk trash not bagged or processed which will require cleanup after the pile has been serviced. All material intended for disposal with the roll-out garbage carts shall be placed inside the cart, and the lid of the cart must be closed. All refuse cans and carts shall be aboveground, placed off the street, but within three (3) feet of the curb or edge of pavement and shall be located a minimum of three (3) feet from any obstruction that may interfere with routine collection. Yard trash and combustible trash will not be collected with household garbage, but will be picked up once per week on a scheduled trash pickup day. Yard trash and combustible trash capable of being containerized should be placed in a standard garbage can, roll-out garbage cart, plastic bag, or disposable container, only yard waste generated by residential property will be eligible for collection. Collection of yard trash should be piled separately from all other trash at curbside. Any mixing of household garbage, combustible, noncombustible, or bulk trash with the yard trash shall be strictly prohibited. Materials classified as hazardous material will not be collected by the City. Household garbage, trash or any type of other material intended for collection, shall not be set out prior to the day proceeding the scheduled pickup. Placing of bulk trash/vegetation on vacant lots is strictly prohibited. Bulk trash/vegetation shall not exceed three cubic yards and must be properly processed and placed away from obstacles such as cars, garbage carts, overhead wires, and low-hanging trees.
(2) All garbage cans provided by the individual customer shall be subject to inspection and approval by the Director of Public Works or designee at all times. A container not approved by the Director of Public Works and which is set out for collection will have a notice placed upon the container, handed to the owner or occupant, or left at his residence and the occupant shall no longer use the container for collection.
(3) Special waterproof disposable refuse bags or any other containers may be used for vegetative materials. When such bags or any other containers are used, the responsibility for protection of either the bag or the container and the contents shall rest with the individuals occupying or residing on the property. Rupture of, or damage to the bag or container, from any cause which results in the scattering of refuse prior to the arrival of City collection personnel will obligate the user to reassemble all of the refuse in an undamaged bag or container prior to pickup by the City.
(4) No yard trash shall be placed on property owned or occupied by others without permission.
(5) Refuse containers, cans, and carts shall not be kept or maintained upon or adjacent to any street, sidewalk, parkway, front yard, side yard or other place within the view of persons using any street or sidewalk located within the City, except as provided herein. Protection of the containers placed for collection is the responsibility of the resident.
(6) Curbside residential recycling service will be given to each residential dwelling unit with the City, once a week. The City shall provide each resident with two (2) recycling bins or carts. One shall be used for the accumulation of plastic containers, glass, aluminum and other allowable co-mingled materials. The other shall be used for newspaper, magazines, glossy paper, office grade paper, and corrugated cardboard. The bins shall be set out on the designated collection day.
(7) Where the resident of a dwelling unit is physically unable to deliver residential solid waste to curbside the resident can complete an application for request for reasonable accommodation. The Public Works Director or his or her designee shall review the request and make a determination on the request for reasonable accommodation based upon a finding that the proposed accommodation is reasonable, and the applicant is an individual with a disability as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 12102 of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The applicant will be notified in writing of the decision on the request for reasonable accommodation. Regardless of any accommodation made pursuant to the facts described in this paragraph, vegetative waste must continue to be placed at curbside.
(8) Hazardous wastes, infectious wastes, construction and demolition material, dead animals and any other prohibited waste shall not be placed in garbage cans, bags, or any other types of containers or placed loose on the ground with the expectation of having the material collected by the City. These materials are not part of Single Family Residential Refuse Collection Service. The resident and/or property owner should contact the Director of Public Works in order to inquire as to the proper disposal method for such materials.
(9) Mandatory service charge:
a. The mandatory service charge is set forth to prevent the unlawful disposal of bulk trash/vegetation material, at the curbside on the wrong service day.
b. Immediately upon observance of this condition, the Public Works Director shall cause the pile to be removed and the mandatory service charge will be assessed.
c. The utilities account holder and/or property owner will be responsible for the payment of mandatory service charge, which will be automatically added to the water bill.
(Ord. No. 82-29, § 1, 9-21-82; Ord. No. 92-12, §§ 2—4, 6-2-92; Ord. No. 94-28, § 2, 9-9-94; Ord. No. 04-030, § 2, 5-18-04; Ord. No. 08-012, § 2, 6-3-08; Ord. No. 08-029, § 2, 10-21-08; Ord. No. 14-022, § 2, 9-16-14; Ord. No. 19-040, § 3, 12-3-19)