(a) Predetermination of refuse storage sites required. Prior to the issuance of a building permit by the City Building Department for the renovation, modification or erection of a new structure, provisions must be made for the storage and handling of refuse. Such arrangements shall provide free access to containers by mechanized equipment at all times. Acting jointly, the Public Works Department and the City Building Department and the builder-owner- occupant, as applicable, shall mutually arrive at a satisfactory arrangement to meet collection requirements.
(b) Refuse from containerized residential units will be collected twice a week or as necessary. Such frequency of service shall be determined exclusively by the Director of Public Works to ensure public safety, health, cleanliness and appearance. In the case of the commercial establishment, the customer will be billed for the amount of service required to meet the solid waste standards.
(c) Duty to record and bill users of City system. The Director of Public Works shall cause to be kept, an accurate record of all persons using the services and facilities of the said municipal refuse collection and disposal system and make charges in accordance with the rates and charges herein established. The City may choose to not provide solid waste services because of non-payment.
(d) [Unlawful deposits.] It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit on, or bury in, or cause to be deposited on or buried in, upon any land, vacant or unoccupied premises in the City or upon any occupied property public square, or upon any street, alley, park, parkway, or in any canal, waterway, bridge, easement, or other public passageway, or right-of-way, or any storm drain, rock pit and sand pit, pool or lake within the City any noxious, filthy, malodorous or offensive liquid or solid materials, garbage, refuse, or rubbish anywhere within the limits of the City in any vessel or receptacle other than in an approved refuse container which is collected regularly. Nothing in this provision shall prohibit private, backyard, nuisance-free composting practices for home gardening purposes. No person shall burn or cause to be burned any refuse or waste anywhere within the City limits, except as otherwise provided by law.
(e) Mulch or compost piles permitted. Horticultural trash and refuse containing no combustible matter, or which will not, during decay, give off offensive odors, may be accumulated by the owner as a mulch or compost pile in the rear of the residential premises upon which the material is accumulated. Bringing material from offsite onto the property for the sake of composting will be prohibited. Composting for commercial purpose, or composting to develop a marketable product shall be prohibited except for those cases allowed by commercial enterprise, and properly licensed to conduct such operations.
(f) Ownership of collection refuse and waste.
(1) Ownership of refuse and waste material shall be vested in the City at the time of collection.
(2) Recycling material to be collected, such as newspaper, newspaper/grade papers, and/or other materials, shall become the property of the City from the time of placement at the curb by the customer, and it shall be a violation of this Article for any person, firm, corporation, or partnership other than the City, to tamper with or to take or remove, or to convert to its own use in any way, such material. Each such collection in violation hereof from one (1) or more residences or businesses during such period shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(g) Dead animals. It shall be unlawful to place any dead animal or parts thereof in any solid waste container for collection; however, this section shall not apply to animal parts from food preparation for human consumption.
(h) Incinerators. No private incineration units shall be erected or operated within the City from the date of this Article except upon approval of the City Commission, and the issuance of the proper permits and licenses from any and all regulating agencies.
(i) Landfills. It shall be unlawful for any person to create, use, own, or operate any landfill or dump within the corporate limits of the City.
(j) Littering. It shall be unlawful to place, or allow to be placed, any solid waste upon the roads, streets, storm drains, canals, lakes, other bodies of water, of any public or private property within the City except as provided herein.
(k) Non-interference. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with any employee of the City while in the performance of their duties as authorized by this chapter.
(Ord. No. 82-29, § 1, 9-21-82; Ord. No. 04-030, § 2, 5-18-04; Ord. No. 14-022, § 2, 9-16-14)