Standard and commercial refuse containers shall be placed for collection in the following manner:
(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (a)(2) of this section, for alley collections, at the public alley lot line on the premises served so as to be immediately accessible to refuse collection vehicles. It shall be the duty of the property owner or his agent to provide suitable space at such public alley lot line for such container; provided, however, that a container may be placed in the public way if: (i) the property does not have suitable space as determined by the Department of Streets and Sanitation and defined in the rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter, and (ii) the structure on the property was in existence on July 31, 1999.
(2) A property owner or his agent seeking City refuse collection may petition the Commissioner of Streets and Sanitation to be allowed to place one or more refuse containers in the public alley if the property owner or his agent can show: (i) that there is insufficient room to put the containers on the owner’s property; (ii) that the refuse containers can be placed directly adjacent the owner’s property; and (iii) that the containers can be placed so as to not obstruct traffic through the alley. The Commissioner shall reject the petition if all three conditions are not satisfied.
(b) For curb collections, at the curb line not earlier than the evening preceding the designated collection day, and removal from the public way not later than the evening of such day, except for occupational units not operating on the day after collection.
(c) No container used for the storage, collection and removal of garbage or other refuse shall be placed so as to constitute a nuisance to adjacent property or the occupants thereof. If a refuse container belonging to one property is found in a location other than one of the locations prescribed by this section, the owner of the property which the container serves shall be liable for a violation of this section.
(Prior code § 99-17; Amend Coun. J. 7-7-99, p. 6985; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11514, Art. X, § 1)