(a) The collection of solid waste materials from the downtown area, as described herein, shall be governed by all the rules and regulations pertaining to apartments, institutions and commercial establishments, except that no solid waste materials or containers of any kind shall be placed for collection on the public streets, sidewalks, alleys or easements of the city prior to 6:00 p.m. and all containers must be removed to a location inside the building situated on the premises by not later than 10:00 p.m.
(b) At any of the establishments in the downtown area where there is sufficient space between any structure and the alley property line, the easement property line, or street property line to permit the placing of waste containers as required by the provisions of this chapter relating to residences and duplexes, the containers may be placed in such public way at the very boundary thereof so as to permit the passage of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, subject to the approval of the director of sanitation. In these special locations, the owner or occupant of the premises shall remove all containers immediately after the solid waste material has been collected to a place within the structure situated on the premises until the next regularly scheduled time for collection. (Ord. 16367)