(a) Residential Waste. Residents shall not place their solid waste and/or garbage cans at the collection site/curb before noon the day before collection and shall remove the garbage cans from the collection site no later than 8:00 a.m. the day following collection. If containers are to be picked up at the backyard or alley, prior approval from the Director of Public Service and/or his/her designee. Waste not set out by 6:00 AM on the day of collection may not be collected until the following week.
(b) Nonbulky Waste and Bulky Waste. Nonbulky waste shall be placed at the collection site/curb and properly containerized and/or secured to prevent sewer blockage, traffic obstructions, littering and food or harborage for any animal, rodent or insect. Nonbulky waste shall not be raked, swept, blown or otherwise disposed of in the street. Bulky waste including refrigerators, stoves, water heaters and other white goods shall be placed at the curb. All bulky waste shall be placed at the curb site, no sooner than twenty-four hours prior to collection. Bulky waste may need to be collected separately and will be picked up within one business day of the standard collection day.
(c) Containers. Multi-family residential owners and general commercial users shall place containers in a location determined by the Director of Public Service and/or his/her designee.
(d) Change of Possession, Waste Removal. It shall be the responsibility of any owner of real property in the City to ensure that upon eviction or other voluntary or involuntary change of possession, any personal property or solid waste, moved outside, either on the subject property or the area adjacent to the subject property, shall be containerized. If there are more than two items of bulky waste, a dmnpster is required. The property shall be properly disposed of within 48 hours of placement. For purposes of complying with the requirements of this section, the owner of property is not subject to the exclusivity provision set forth in Section 975.03(d).
(1) Where personal property in the circumstance described above is a) not containerized or b) not removed within 48 hours of placement, the Director of Public Service, or his designee, may take all steps necessary to effect the proper and complete disposal of said property including, but not limited to, utilizing community service workers or other contracted labor and/or materials.
(2) All costs of disposal of property as set forth in paragraph (d)(l) above incurred by the City of Canton, may be charged to the combined sanitation, water and sewer bill of the owner of the real property where the cleanup occurred. The minimum fee charged shall be $500.00. Any owner disputing said charge may appeal to the Utility Accounts Review Board, pursuant to Chapter 148 of the Canton Codified Ordinances, by letter to the Service Director. In the event the owner refuses or neglects to pay said costs within 30 days from receipt of notice demanding same, the Director, or his designee, shall report the failure to pay to Council, which may then take all steps necessary to have the costs assessed as a lien on the property or any other collection process established under this Chapter.
(Ord. 132-2020. Passed 7-13-20.)