All premises served by bulk containers shall be subject to the following requirements.
(A) Any apartment, group of apartments, condominium, mobile home park or any structure containing 12 or more dwelling units shall provide one or more bulk containers for refuse collection. The town will not provide rollout curbside service to these units.
(B) The Public Works Director or designee shall have the authority to assist in determining the quantity, size and location of bulk containers, and to determine whether the containers are serviceable. In making this determination, the Public Works Director shall consider the needs of the occupants of the premises, the welfare of the occupants and neighbors, and the town’s need to facilitate collection and minimize the cost of service.
(C) The owner of the premises shall provide one or more bulk containers so that the following criteria relating to capacity are satisfied:
(1) Approximately one-half cubic yard of storage capacity shall be provided for each dwelling unit or fraction thereof; and
(2) The owner shall provide the smallest number of bulk containers capable of satisfying the requirements stated in division (C)(1) of this section.
(D) The containers shall at all times be kept clean, neat, painted, in a good state of repair, and easily accessible to collection personnel. No bulk containers shall be placed in front of a residence, in front of the building setback line closest to the street, or in a public right-of-way. Container lids shall be kept closed at all times. All doors and lid springs will be in working condition. Businesses leasing these containers shall be responsible for notifying their service contractor of any damaged conditions. Cleaning up spilled materials shall be the responsibility of the property owner or occupant and shall occur immediately after any spillage or overflow occurs.
(E) All containers that can be viewed from West Main Street, Market Street and Bridge Street must be screened from view.
(Ord. eff. 12-10-2001; Ord. eff. 11-10-2014)