CHAPTER 7
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH
Refuse Collection Regulations 1
Accumulations Of Refuse Prohibited; Appearance Of Commercial Properties (Rep. by Ord. 2958, 3-3-2014) 3
Burning Or Dumping Of Rubbish And Other Materials (Rep. by Ord. 2335, 9-5-2000) 5
Solid Fuel Heating Devices 7
Weeds (Rep. by Ord. 2923, 4-15-2013) 9
Nuisance Abatement; Appearance Of Property 11
Public Noise Disturbance 13
Words not defined herein shall be given the meaning ordinarily applied to such words.
BAGS: Plastics sacks designed to store refuse with sufficient wall strength to maintain physical integrity when lifted by the top. Total weight of a bag and its contents shall not exceed thirty-five (35) pounds.
BIN and BOX: Metal receptacle designed to be lifted, transported and emptied mechanically for use at commercial and industrial units.
BULKY WASTE: Stoves, refrigerators, water tanks, washing machines, furniture and other waste materials other than construction debris, dead animals, hazardous waste or stable matter with weights or volumes greater than those allowed for containers for residential customers and in bins for commercial and industrial customers.
BUNDLE: Tree, shrub and brush trimmings four feet (4') in length or newspapers and magazines securely tied together forming an easily handled package not exceeding three feet (3') in length or thirty-five (35) pounds in weight.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: The authorized employee or employees of the City or some individual designated by the City Council as having the duty of the enforcement of this Article.
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL REFUSE: All bulky waste, construction debris, garbage, rubbish and stable matter generated by a producer at a commercial and industrial unit.
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNIT: All premises, locations or entities, public or private, requiring refuse collection within the corporate limits of the City not a residential unit.
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS: Waste building materials resulting from construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operations.
CONTAINER: A receptacle with a capacity of greater than twenty (20) gallons, but less than thirty-two (32) gallons constructed of plastics, metal or fiberglass, having handles of adequate strength for lifting and having a tight-fitting lid capable of preventing entrance into the container by vectors. The mouth of a container shall have a diameter greater than or equal to that of the base. The weight of a container and its contents shall not exceed seventy (70) pounds.
CONTRACTOR: The person, corporation or partnership performing refuse collection and disposal under contract with the City.
DEAD ANIMALS: Animals or portions thereof equal to or greater than ten (10) pounds in weight that have expired from any cause, except those slaughtered or killed for human use.
DISPOSAL SITE: For the purpose of the protection and preservation of the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the City is hereby at such places and location as the City Council may from time to time designate by motion or order, a place for the dumping and depositing of rubbish and garbage and any such place or location shall be known and the same is hereby designated as the city disposal site.
GARBAGE: Any and all dead animals of less than ten (10) pounds in weight, except those slaughtered for human consumption; every accumulation of waste (animal, vegetable and/or other matter) that results from the preparation, processing, consumption, dealing in, handling, packing, canning, storage, transportation, decay or decomposition of meats, fish, fowl, birds, fruits, grains or other animal or vegetable matter (including, but not by way of limitation, used tin cans and other food containers and all putrescible or easily decomposable waste animal or vegetable matter which is likely to attract flies or rodents); except (in all cases) any matter included in the definition of "bulky waste", "construction debris", "dead animals", "hazardous waste", rubbish or "stable matter".
HAZARDOUS WASTE: Any chemical, compound, mixture, substance or article which is designated by the United States environmental protection or appropriate agency of the state to be "hazardous" as that term is defined by or pursuant to federal or state law.
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNIT: A group of three (3) or more dwelling units in one location, regardless of any lot or property divisions, which are owned, managed or controlled by one individual or organization. Each residential unit may be billed separately, unless the owner fails to keep or cause to be kept, all bags, bundles and containers in such manner that there is no scattering of refuse. If after issuance of a second five (5) day notice within any twelve (12) month period, the owner has failed to comply, the city may require that the owner shall supply a commercial bin or box and be billed for the balance of any monthly charge that is not already being paid by the tenants or occupants. The city shall require that the bin remain for a period of twelve (12) months. After a period of three (3) months, the owner may request a reevaluation, and if the city can verify that there is continuing compliance, the city may allow the return of the bin to the refuse collection company. A required bin will not diminish the owner's, manager's, or occupant's responsibilities to jointly and severally comply.
PRODUCER, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL: An occupant of a commercial or industrial unit who generates refuse.
PRODUCER, RESIDENTIAL: An occupant of a residential unit who generates refuse.
REFUSE, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL: This term shall refer to commercial and industrial refuse to be collected and disposed of pursuant to contract unless otherwise required.
RESIDENTIAL UNIT: A division of land or property containing one or two (2) dwelling units within the corporate limits of the city occupied by a person or group of persons. A residential unit is deemed occupied when either water or electrical services are being supplied thereto. Each individual residential unit's refuse collection fees may either be billed separately or to the owner.
RUBBISH OR REFUSE: All waste wood, wood products, tree trimmings, grass cuttings, dead plants, weeds, leaves, dead trees or branches thereof, chips, shavings, sawdust, printed matter, paper, pasteboard, straw, used and discarded mattresses, used and discarded clothing, used and discarded shoes and boots, combustible waste pulp, boxes and other products such as are used for packaging, wrapping, crockery and glass, ashes, cinders, floor sweepings, glass, mineral or metallic substances, and any and all other wastes materials, not included in the definition of "bulky waste", "construction debris", "dead animals", "garbage", "hazardous waste" or "stable matter", stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers, furniture, scrap metals, car parts, tires.
STABLE MATTER: All manure and other waste matter normally accumulated in or about a stable or any animal, livestock or poultry enclosure and resulting from the keeping of animals, poultry or livestock. (Ord. 1588, 11-25-1980; Ord. 1703, 8-5-1985; Ord. 1704, 8-5-1983; Ord. 2958, 3-3-2014)
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