(A) (1) All refuse accumulated within the city, except such as is lawfully composted upon the premises where produced or lawfully transported to a recycling center, shall be disposed of by a private vendor contracted by the city.
(2) No person except who has been authorized by the city shall collect refuse or garbage, nor shall any person unlawfully dispose of any refuse accumulated in the city, except it shall not be unlawful for any person to transport recyclables to a recycling center. Commercial or industrial users shall be responsible for their own refuse.
(B) The city shall supervise and control the collection and disposal of refuse. In accordance with regular personnel and purchasing procedures, it may employ necessary personnel and acquire necessary equipment to provide for the collection and disposal of refuse accumulated within the city. It may, with Council approval, adopt rules and regulations necessary to supplement the provisions of this chapter.
(C) (1) In cases where a commercial user stores and disposes of refuse and the commercial user wishes to employ a private hauler, the commercial user may have the refuse collection charges waived by supplying the City Clerk-Treasurer with a signed and notarized affidavit from a garbage hauler licensed by the city, indicating that the licensed hauler is removing refuse from the commercial user’s premises on a schedule equal to or exceeding the schedule indicated herein.
(2) This affidavit shall also indicate that it is the responsibility of the commercial user to notify the City Clerk-Treasurer immediately if the licensed hauler terminates refuse collection for the commercial user for any reason whatsoever.
(D) In cases where a dwelling or business is unoccupied for any given month, the refuse collection charge for that month will be waived. It is the responsibility of the owner of the dwelling or business to notify the City Clerk-Treasurer, during normal business hours, of any vacancies, prior to the twentieth of each month the vacancy continues to exist. If the City Clerk-Treasurer is not notified each and every month of any such vacancies, the refuse collection charge for the dwelling or business will be charged as if fully occupied.
(E) All containers shall be placed on a rack or stand which shall be a minimum of 24 inches and a maximum of 36 inches above the ground.
(F) Refuse shall be drained of liquid, and household garbage shall be wrapped before being deposited in a container. Highly inflammable explosive material or other hazardous wastes shall not be placed in containers.
(G) The City Council shall from time to time set a schedule for collection of refuse. Said schedule shall be passed by resolution and said resolution shall be published one time in the legal newspaper at least ten days previous to the effective date of any change in the schedule.
(Prior Code, § 11.4) Penalty, see § 50.99