(A) Tree trimmings will be collected by the town once each week, provided that the collections shall be limited to no more than one truck load per week per residence; if additional service is required or requested by the owner or occupant of the premises and if approved by Public Works Director, the collections will be made on the basis of the total cost per truck load after initial load in accordance with the fee schedule to be paid in advance to the town before the matter is loaded on the truck; tree trimmings shall be placed at a place that can be conveniently reached by the trash collector; tree trimmings shall not, however, be placed in the street right-of-way normally used by vehicles, pedestrians or for surface drainage; tree trimming shall not be longer than six feet in length nor weigh more than 50 pounds. All yard waste shall be put in separate piles from other bulk trash and garbage as defined in § 51.01. The town shall not collect yard wasted that does not meet the requirements of this section.
(B) The provisions of division (A) above shall not apply to persons who cut or trim trees for hire.
(C)
Persons who cut or trim trees for hire shall, within ten days after the completion of a particular job, remove all tree trimmings and other remaining refuse from the premises upon which the job was performed, and disposed of the same at a landfill or other similar place of disposal.
(D) All violations of this section shall subject the offending property owner and/or tenant where applicable to a civil penalty to be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender does not pay the penalty within 30 days after he has been cited for violation of the ordinance, and may be enforced by an appropriate equitable remedy including but not limited to injunctions and orders of abatement issued from a court of competent jurisdiction as outlined in § 92.99.
(E) Each day's continuing violation shall be a separate and distinct offense, and is subject to penalties as outlined in § 92.99.
(Prior Code, § I-I-5) (Am. Ord. passed 9-10-2019; Am. Ord. passed 8-8-2023) Penalty, see §
10.99