(a) Frequency of Collection.
(1) Residential. Refuse accumulated by residences shall be collected at least once every two weeks.
(2) Commercial. Hotels, restaurants and such other businesses and institutions as deem it necessary may enter into an agreement for a greater frequency of collection. Where necessary to protect the public health, the Director of Public Service-Safety shall have the authority to require that more frequent collections be made. Records of all such agreements shall be kept in a ledger filed in the Office of Director.
(b) Limitation on Quantity.
(1) Residential. The Director shall collect a reasonable accumulation of refuse from each family during a collection period. No more than four (4) containers of rubbish and/or garbage and two (2) bundles of yard waste shall be placed for pickup each week.
(2) Commercial. The Director shall collect a reasonable accumulation of refuse from hotels, restaurants and other businesses and institutions during the collection period at a fair charge based upon the average weight or volume. The Director shall have the authority to refuse to collect unreasonable amounts or to make an additional charge for such amounts.
(c) Special Refuse Problems.
(1) Contagious disease refuse. The removal of clothing, bedding or other refuse from homes or other places where highly infectious or contagious diseases have prevailed should be performed under the supervision and direction of the City Health Commissioner. Such refuse shall not be placed in containers for regular collections.
(2) Inflammable or explosive refuse. Highly inflammable or explosive materials shall not be placed in containers for regular collection but shall be disposed of as directed by the Director at the expense of the owner or possessor thereof.
(3) Televisions, computers monitors, computers, other electronic devices, refrigerators, freezers, florescent bulbs, stoves, mattresses and springs shall not be placed for regular collection but shall be disposed of as directed by the Director of Service-Safety and at the expense of the owner or possessor thereof.
(d) Collection by Actual Producers and Outside Collectors.
(1) Requirements for vehicles. The actual producers of refuse or the owners of premises upon which refuse is accumulated who desire personally to collect and dispose of such refuse, persons who desire to dispose of waste material not included in the definition of refuse and collectors of refuse from outside of the City who desire to haul over the streets of the City shall use a watertight vehicle provided with a tight cover and so operated as to prevent offensive odors escaping therefrom and refuse from being blown, dropped or spilled.
(2) Disposal. Disposal of refuse by persons so permitted under subsection (a) hereof shall be made outside the City limits, unless otherwise specifically authorized by the Director.
(3) Rules and regulations. The Director shall have the authority to make such other reasonable regulations concerning individual collection and disposal and relating to the hauling of refuse over City streets by outside collectors as he shall find necessary, subject to the right of appeal as provided for and hereinafter set forth.
(e) Refuse Property of City. Ownership of refuse material set out for collection shall be vested in the City.
(Ord. 41, 2007. Passed 10-15-07.)