07-01-05: CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER:

The mayor shall designate a code enforcement officer or any other person concerned with the enforcement of laws, who shall have the right of ingress or egress to any premises for the purpose of inspecting all places and containers where rubbish and garbage is accumulated or kept. (Ord. 1588, 11-25-1980)

07-01-07: COMPULSORY USE OF THE SYSTEM:

   (1)   Every owner and occupant of premises within the prescribed limits of the city must use the refuse collection and disposal system herein provided and shall deposit or cause to be deposited in accordance with these regulations all rubbish and garbage that is of such nature that it is perishable, or may be scattered by wind or otherwise.

   (2)   In sparsely populated areas of the city where the collection of garbage and refuse on the schedules hereinafter set forth would be impracticable, the city council may issue a special permit altering the time and extent of collection. (Ord. 1143, 11-4-1968)

07-01-09: COLLECTION REGULATIONS:

   (1)   Licensing And Contracting:

      A.   The mayor or city council shall be the sole authority to license, contract or perform all services pertaining to sanitary collection and disposal and to establish reasonable fees for licenses and is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with one or more contractors, and establish reasonable rules and regulations governing the conduct and operation of such licenses of contractors.

      B.   The city council may require of any such collector or contractor a financial guarantee in a reasonable amount, the condition of which shall be the satisfactory performance of the contract.

   (2)   City To Make Rules And Regulations: The city clerk or code enforcement officer may make or prescribe such rules and regulations as they shall deem advisable; such to be enforced after approval of the mayor and city council by resolution. Said rules and regulations may cover charges for service for periods of less than one month, applications for exemptions from charges when house or building is unoccupied when water service is furnished.

   (3)   Collection, Transportation And Disposal: There is hereby established a system of collection, transportation and disposal. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of collecting, transporting, hauling, or conveying any refuse over the streets or alleys, or to dump or dispose of the same, unless such person has a contract therefor as an authorized representative of the city.

      A.   Residential Collection:

         1.   Service Provided: The contractor shall provide curbside collection service for the collection of residential refuse to each residential unit once per week. Containers, bags, and bundles shall be placed at curbside by seven o'clock (7:00) A.M., on the designated collection day. The contractor shall provide for the special collection from residential units of bulky waste, construction debris and stable matter. Also, the contractor may provide for the special collection of dead animals and hazardous waste at residential units at its sole discretion and upon such terms as the contractor shall specify. (1962 Code, sections 07-03-13 and 07-03-14; Ord. 1588, 11-25-1980; 1994 Code; Ord. 2558, 10-17-2005)

         2.   Location Of Containers, Bags And Bundles For Collection: Each container, bag and bundle shall be placed at curbside for collection. Curbside refers to that portion or right of way adjacent to paved or traveled city roadways (including alleys). Containers, bags and bundles shall be placed as close to the roadway as practicable without interfering with or endangering the movement of vehicles or pedestrians. When construction work is being performed in the right of way, containers, bags, and bundles shall be placed as close as practicable to an access point for the collection vehicle. Contractor may decline to collect any container, bag and bundle not so placed.

Refuse containers, except approved volume containers as defined in subsection (3)B hereof, shall not be placed nor stored outside within twenty five feet (25') of any public street in any residential area of the City except on regularly scheduled collection days within that area. The siting of approved volume containers adjacent to the public streets shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer. (Ord. 2112, 10-2-95)

         3.   Hours Of Operation: Collection of refuse shall not start before seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. or continue after nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. on the same day. Exceptions to collection hours shall be effected only upon the mutual agreement of the City and contractor, or when contractor reasonably determines that an exception is necessary in order to complete collection on an existing collection route due to unusual circumstances.

      B.   Commercial And Industrial Collection:

         1.   Service Provided: The contractor shall provide curbside collection service for commercial and industrial refuse in accordance with schedule submitted in the proposal. The contractor may from time to time provide for the special collection of dead animals and hazardous waste at commercial and industrial units at its sole discretion and upon such terms as the contractor shall specify.

         2.   Location Of Bins For Collection: The contractor shall provide bins and boxes for commercial and industrial units whenever customer request their use. Each bin or box shall be placed in an accessible outside location on a hard surface according to individual agreement. The contractor may decline to collect refuse in bins or boxes not so placed.

         3.   Hours Of Operation: Collection of commercial and industrial refuse shall take place according to individual agreement.

         4.   Routes Of Collection: Commercial and industrial unit collection routes shall be established by the contractor at its sole discretion.

         5.   Notification To City: The contractor shall notify the city of the rates and any changes in rates for all commercial and industrial customers.

   (4)   Method Of Collection: Fees for collection of refuse shall be included on the water and sewer bill, the same shall be paid with the water and sewer bill, and the water and sewer departments are authorized to discontinue service to any premises if the entire water, sewer and refuse collection bill is not paid. The procedures for initiating service, disconnecting service, billing of accounts and processing of delinquent accounts shall be in accordance with policies adopted by resolution of the city council.

   (5)   Security Deposits: At the initiation or reconnection of service, the city may elect to collect a security deposit to ensure the ultimate payment of charges and fees. The procedures for collecting, the amount, the procedures for applying to delinquent charges and fees, and the final disposition of unapplied amounts of said security deposit shall be in accordance with policies adopted by resolution of the city council.

   (6)   Collection Period: Collectors shall collect refuse for residential units once each week through the twelve (12) months of the year or as may otherwise be provided by the rules and regulations of the city council.

   (7)   Materials Not Acceptable For Collection: Dirt or earth debris from construction or lawn renovation, rocks, stones, automobile bodies and parts, dead animals, building materials such as masonry, plaster, scrap lumber and wood shavings are not acceptable for collection, and such items shall be collected and disposed of by the building contractor, owner, or occupant of the premises. (1962 Code, Sections 07-03-13 and 07-03-14; Ord. 1588, 11-25-1980; 1994 Code; Ord. 2465, 7-21-2003)

07-01-11: FINANCIAL REGULATIONS:

   (1)   Collection Fees: Fees and rates for the collection of refuse shall be set by rules and regulations of the city council adopted by resolution. Provided, further, that where the enforcement of the provisions of this article will work a financial hardship, or where the amount of refuse is of such small amount as to not warrant the collection of the full charges as herein provided, the mayor and city council may issue a special permit altering the provisions of this article.

   (2)   Municipal Solid Waste Collection And Disposal Fund: The proceeds from the collection of fees and charges herein provided shall be placed in a special fund to be known as the sanitary service revenue fund, and all expenses of the city in the operation of the sanitary collection and disposal system shall be paid out of such fund. (1962 Code Section 07-03-10; Ord. 1588, 11-25-1980; 1994 Code)

07-01-13: DISPOSAL SITE:

For the purpose of the protection and preservation of the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the city, there is hereby established at such places and location as the city council may from time to time designate a 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. (Ord. 1588, 11-25-1980)

ARTICLE 3 ACCUMULATIONS OF REFUSE PROHIBITED; APPEARANCE OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

(Rep. by Ord. 2958, 3-3-2014)

ca59   ARTICLE 5

   BURNING OR DUMPING OF RUBBISH AND OTHER MATERIALS

(Rep. by Ord. 2335, 9-5-2000)