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The Municipal refuse collection and disposal service of the City shall, by such means as the City Council deems appropriate, collect and dispose of all garbage, rubbish, refuse, paper, glass, tin cans, ashes and other debris; shall operate this service and the regulations provided herein shall be and remain applicable thereto until duly amended as provided by law. All garbage and refuse accumulated in the City shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of by the City or its duly authorized contractor. No persons shall collect, convey over any of the streets or alleys of the City or dispose of any refuse accumulated in the City except by the terms of this Chapter or resolution of the City Council. The right and power to amend this Chapter from time to time and to repeal the same is reserved to the City. The City may from time to time grant an exclusive contract for the operation of the Municipal refuse collection and disposal service. (Ord. 832, 3-6-1972)
(A) Collection From Entire City: All garbage, refuse, rubbish and ashes from the entire residential, commercial and industrial sections of the City properly placed for collection, as provided for herein, shall be collected by the City or its duly authorized contractor necessary to maintain and preserve sanitation of the community. Temporary failure to make such collection due to circumstances beyond the control of the City shall not relieve the occupant or the owner of the premises from the payment of sanitary service fees herein prescribed.
(B) Collection And Disposal Service Compulsory; Exemption: No person shall be permitted to refuse to accept the refuse collection and disposal service herein provided for, and the failure of any person to receive such service shall not exempt such person from the payment of charges herein specified save and except any of those persons residing in areas in which no collection service is provided for the entire area, and in such areas where no service is rendered by the City or its contractor, no charge will be made. Boundaries within the City excepted from such charges will be established by the Sanitation Inspector with the consent and approval of the City Council. (Ord. 832, 3-6-1972)
The Sanitation Inspector is hereby empowered to prepare and publish such rules and regulations as may be necessary in connection with the Municipal refuse collection and garbage collection and disposal service subject to the approval of the City Council and may direct that the City garbage and waste disposal crew or authorized contractor will not collect garbage and other waste from any premises where rules and regulations are not complied with, and the failure to collect the same by direction shall not relieve the owner or occupant from the payment of fees or penalties provided for in this Chapter. (Ord. 832, 3-6-1972)
(A) Requirements: Sanitary containers or containers authorized under this Section shall be provided by the City. All containers shall be maintained in good condition and at ground level. The Sanitation Inspector shall have authority to refuse collection service for failure to comply herewith. It shall be the duty of the user to maintain the same in a reasonably sanitary condition in keeping with reasonable health standards. The Sanitation Inspector shall have the responsibility of inspecting containers and to notify the user for failure to maintain the same in a reasonably sanitary condition. (Ord. 909, 2-7-1977)
(B) Garbage Placement: All garbage shall be placed in sanitary containers as defined herein. (Ord. 832, 3-6-1972)
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