A. Residential/Commercial:
1. General:
a. Continuation Or Implementation Of Collection: Curbside collection shall continue where poly carts are currently in use or will be implemented for any future subdivisions designed with no alleysor where the director of public works or duly authorized agent determines such poly cart containers to be practical, feasible, and efficient means of collection. All shall be subject to ordinance requirements as written or amended.
b. Residential Customers: City or duly authorized agent shall provide one 96-gallon cart to each applicable account holder in the order determined by the public works director or duly authorized agent, except in circumstances determined by the public works director or duly authorized agent that a residence will be better served with a dumpster. Poly carts are provided at the current adopted rate per month in accordance with the ordinance.
c. Poly Cart Implementation: Poly cart implementation and scheduling shall be established by the public works department or duly authorized agent as applicable to this chapter.
d. Poly Cart Provision, Construction: Poly carts shall be provided by the city or duly authorized agent to applicable account holders and shall be made of metal or plastic with tightfitting covers. Solid waste shall not exceed the container capacity, and the container lid must be securely closed when not in use. No person shall remove for their own use, someone else's container.
e. Poly Cart Return Upon Vacation Of Property: When owners, tenants, lessees, etc., vacate a property, the poly cart must be available for pick up by the solid waste department or duly authorized agent. Property owners are responsible for the cost of replacement poly carts if not made available or returned as scheduled.
f. Bagging Trash: All trash shall be bagged to prevent spilling when the poly cart is emptied into the collection truck as per 9-1-3A.6.
2. Fees:
a. The fee for individual poly cart containers shall be in accordance with the table below. Poly carts are picked up weekly.
b. The account holder shall be charged at the current adopted rate per month for each scheduled curbside collection pick up per poly cart. Fees shall be in accordance with the payment schedule set out in the table below:
POLY CART FEES
Weekly Pick up | Residential Poly Cart (1) | Residential Additional Poly Cart (1) | Commercial Poly Cart (1) | Commercial Additional Poly Cart (1) |
Year One - 2023 | $ 20.71 | $ 6.36 | $ 20.71 | $ 6.36 |
Year Two - 2024 | $ 21.88 | $ 6.72 | $ 21.88 | $ 6.72 |
Year Three - 2025 | $ 23.05 | $ 7.08 | $ 23.05 | $ 7.08 |
B. Precollection/Collection Practices:
1. All residential and commercial users shall comply with the rules and regulations established for the use, care and location of poly cart containers and shall keep the lids and covers, furnished for such containers, closed at all times except when they are being filled, emptied or cleaned. All garbage and solid waste containers provided by the city shall be kept in neat and sanitary condition at all times. Containers shall be only loaded with bagged garbage and in such a manner as they will self-empty when inverted. All garbage must fit inside the cart with the lid completely closed. Overfilled poly carts (with lids not completely closed) will not be emptied during the regular route schedule. Additional pick up fees will apply if the city or its duly authorized agent is requested to return prior to the next regularly scheduled pick up day or if the poly cart was skipped due to an overfilled or inaccessible poly cart.
2. The front of the cart should face the street with the cart's handle facing the residence. Place cart(s) curbside no later than seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. on the designated collection day, unless otherwise directed by the public works department or its duly authorized agent.
3. Poly carts shall be located in an accessible location within the street ROW, including, but not limited to, one or more of the following: a) five feet (5') from the curb between the curb and center of the street, b) five feet (5') from the edge of asphalt between the edge of asphalt and the center of the street. Exceptions to the five foot (5') clearance rule such as dirt roads or narrow streets will be determined by the public works department or duly authorized agent.
4. Carts must also be placed five feet (5') from any obstacle, including, but not limited to, parked vehicles, gas or electric meters, fences, cable boxes, street signs, lampposts, trees, mailboxes, structures, etc.
5. The owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of each individual property shall store the poly cart on their property for the purpose of and in such a manner to keep the containers from being overturned or upset and the contents scattered.
6. No items, bagged, bundled or otherwise, may be placed for pick up outside, adjacent to, or on top of the poly cart. Scattered solid waste or trash is the responsibility of the owner, occupant, tenant, lessee, etc. If said solid waste is not picked up or removed within twenty four (24) hours of first notice by a city employee or duly authorized agent or resident message to city office, then city staff or duly authorized agent will schedule an additional pick up and the applicable resident will be charged for said additional pick up at the current rate established by ordinance.
7. It is unlawful to maliciously damage any solid waste container owned by the city or duly authorized agent. Any person that damages any container provided for residential or commercial users shall be liable to the city or duly authorized agent for the cost of repair, replacement, or loss of such container at the current market rate including freight for such containers. All residential and commercial poly cart users shall be responsible for lost, vandalized, damaged, stolen, or burnt poly carts and any, or all costs associated with replacement. The city shall be entitled to seek restitution for all poly cart maintenance repairs or loss. If the public works director or duly authorized agent determines that damage was due to normal wear and tear, repair of such items will be covered by the city or duly authorized agent.
8. Poly carts are to be placed at the designated pick up area on assigned pick up day only. It is the responsibility of the account holder to notify the city utility department or duly authorized agent when vacating premises so that assigned poly cart will be removed by the public works department or duly authorized agent. Failure to do so could result in a replacement charge to the account holder.
Solid Waste Category | Fee |
Residential/commercial 96 gallon replacement poly cart | Current market value plus applicable freight |
9. The following items are not allowed to be deposited in poly cart(s):
a. Any item that is not bagged;
b. Appliances, mattresses, boxes, furniture or auto parts;
c. Concrete, remodeling debris, or demolition material;
d. Hot ashes, oil, gas, grease, paint, or any form of hazardous or special waste;
e. Tree trimmings that exceed two feet (2') in length or three inches (3") in width; or
f. Live or dead animals.
10. Service Collection Assistance: The city or duly authorized agent may provide a no-cost weekly cart roll out collection assistance service to elderly, handicapped, or otherwise special needs residents that do not have a household member available to roll out the cart. Eligible persons are those having disabilities which restrict mobility or otherwise affect the ability to transport the garbage receptacle to the place of collection. This service may include entry onto the property to remove the garbage receptacle for placement at curbside for collection. The cart must be visible and accessible to the driver. Persons requesting this service shall make, prior to obtaining this service, application to the public works director or duly authorized agent and they will determine if the service is warranted and their decision is final. Annual renewal of the application shall be required. Such special residential curbside collection assistance is personal to the applicant and not transferable.
C. Collection Day:
1. On the day curbside collection is scheduled for any premises, poly cart may be placed according to the setbacks noted under subsection B, "Pre-collection/Collection Practices", of this section or unless otherwise specified by the public works director or duly authorized agent. Residents shall place the poly cart at the designated location no earlier than twelve (12) to sixteen (16) hours prior to the scheduled collection day. When there is more than one poly cart at a residence, poly carts must be separated a minimum of thirty-six inches (36") for ease of operation. Poly carts stacked side by side will not be picked up and an additional pick-up charge will be applicable. Poly cart(s), when placed at the designated location, shall not interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Place cart(s) curbside no later than seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. on the designated collection day. It shall be the responsibility of the resident to deliver the poly carts to such point for collection and return the empty containers from such points to the usual place of storage, within twenty- four (24) hours of collecting. No items, bagged, bundled or otherwise, may be placed for pick up outside, adjacent to, or on top of the poly cart.
2. All collections made by the city or duly authorized agent for other than qualified physically disabled residents (see service collection assistance), shall be made at curbside from the streets, except where special circumstances warrant otherwise and are approved by the public works director or duly authorized agent. (Ord. 1260, 9-29-2016; amd. Ord. 1285, 12-17-2019; Ord. 1300, 8-17-2021; Ord. 1315, 11-15-2022)