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§ 51.09 RUBBISH AND TRASH REMOVAL.
   (A)   The city, or its agent, shall provide a pickup service for the removal of trash and rubbish, as defined in § 51.01 above, from households, on the regularly scheduled collection day.
   (B)   Items to be collected must be placed in boxes or containers sturdy enough to be handled by the collector, the total loaded weight of each container not to exceed 50 pounds per carton.
   (C)   Tree limbs, not exceeding three feet in length and one inch in diameter, must be tied in bundles which can be readily handled and loaded by one person.
   (D)   The city reserves the right to handle only those items that conform to this chapter or that may be allowed for disposal in a permitted landfill. Any material that does not conform to these regulations shall become the responsibility of residents to properly dispose of as authorized herein.
(2000 Code, § 11-33)
§ 51.10 VEHICLES USED FOR GARBAGE OR WASTE COLLECTION.
   (A)   All trucks or other conveyances used and employed in the collection and transportation of garbage, offal and any and all other refuse and waste matter, whether from households, businesses or industrial establishments, shall be of the latest design for that purpose, with automatic dump, watertight and the bodies thereof shall be composed entirely of iron or steel, with tight covers or lids of the same material, so as to effectively prevent the scattering, spilling or leakage of the contents.
   (B)   Each vehicle shall bear a number plainly and visibly painted on both sides thereof.
      (1)   The vehicles shall not be filled or loaded above the level of the upper edge or top of the vehicle and the vehicles shall be kept securely covered while in transit.
      (2)   The vehicles shall be daily washed, cleaned and deodorized by the owner, its or his or her agents and employees, and shall at all times be subject to inspection and approval of the public health officer.
   (C)   (1)   No truck or other vehicle used for carrying manure, swill, garbage, offal, rubbish or any other noxious, offensive or dangerous substances or the contents of any privy vault, cesspool or sink shall, without necessity therefor, be allowed to stand or remain near any building, place of business, residence or other premises where any person or persons may be or reside.
      (2)   No truck or vehicle shall be permitted to unreasonably delay the time of loading or unloading or in passing along any street or through any inhabited place or grounds.
   (D)   All trucks or vehicles, and all implements used in connection therewith, must be kept in a wholesome and sanitary condition and, when not in use, shall be stored and kept in a place where no needless offense shall be given to any person.
(2000 Code, § 11-34)
§ 51.11 VEHICLES TRANSPORTING GARBAGE TO BE COVERED; HOW.
   (A)   For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
      MOTOR VEHICLE. Every self-propelled vehicle which is designed for use upon a highway including trailers designed for use with those vehicles, and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails.
   (B)   Any motor vehicle operated within the corporate limits of the city to transport garbage, swill, cans, bottles, glass, crockery, trees or parts thereof, brush, coal, slag, silt, sand, gravel, coke, rock, trash, litter, debris or refuse of any kind whatsoever shall be fully enclosed or covered by a tarpaulin or other suitable material so as to prevent the materials being transported from being deposited, in the course of transporting, upon the streets, sidewalks, passways or upon any public or private highway or road, including any portion of the right-of-way thereof, or in or upon any private property which the public is admitted by easement or license, or upon any private property, or in or upon any public park or other public property.
   (C)   Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or to place any owner or operator of a motor vehicle in a position of danger; and, therefore, any motor vehicle carrying materials, which are combustible and present a clear and present danger of inflaming the cover required by this section, are hereby exempt from the provisions contained herein.
(2000 Code, § 11-35)
§ 51.12 PRIVATE GARBAGE COLLECTION PROHIBITED.
   No person, firm or corporation, other than the city or its agents, shall engage in the collection, transportation and disposal of garbage and other solid waste materials within the corporate boundaries of the city.
(2000 Code, § 11-36) Penalty, see § 51.99
BUSINESSES COLLECTING GARBAGE AND REFUSE
§ 51.25 LICENSE REQUIRED; PROOF OF EXISTING AGREEMENT.
   (A)   At the time a business engaged in collection of garbage, refuse and solid waste (including septic tank waste) within the city applies for a business privilege license with the city that business must provide proof of an existing agreement with a licensed solid waste landfill permitting the waste, refuse or garbage collection within the city can be disposed at the landfill.
   (B)   At any time the City Clerk, license administrator or police officer may require a representative or employee of those businesses to produce the proof of existence of the authority to dispose of waste. Failure to produce the proof of authority within three days shall result in a misdemeanor offense.
(2000 Code, § 11-51)
§ 51.26 VEHICLES REQUIRED TO CARRY COPY OF LICENSE.
   A valid copy of the city business privilege license shall be carried in all vehicles engaged in the collection of garbage, refuse and solid waste (including septic tank waste) and shall be shown on demand when made by the City Clerk, license administrator or police officer.
(2000 Code, § 11-52)
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