All refuse shall be prepared for collection or disposed of as follows.
(A) Mandatory trash containers and payment per each household. Upon payment of a non-refundable fee in an amount set by the City, residential unit customers shall receive a City provided garbage container and/or a recycling container compatible with the rapid-rail collection system. All costs associated with replacing garbage and/or recycling containers shall be the responsibility of the residential unit customer. In the event garbage generated by commercial unit customers is compatible with the use of a rapid-rail garbage container and/or a recycling container, the City may elect to allow the commercial unit customer to make payment of a non-refundable fee in an amount set by the City, and the customer shall receive the use of a City provided garbage container and/or recycling container compatible with the rapid-rail collection system. All other commercial unit customers shall provide their own dumpster-type containers which must be compatible with the collection system then in use by the City. All containers shall be kept in good repair and in a sanitary condition. Containers found to be no longer serviceable through disrepair or maintained in an unsanitary condition may be condemned by the City for further use. Legal notice of a condemnation shall consist of a label or tag affixed to the container, which tag shall contain the following wording:
“The container to which this label is attached is no longer serviceable through disrepair or is maintained in an unsanitary condition, and for that reason it is condemned for further use. This label is notice that the receptacle will be removed and destroyed by the city unless replaced or placed in a satisfactory condition within 15 days from its date. You may request a hearing as to the condition of the receptacle by calling telephone # ,or by writing to at the address noted. If you request a hearing, the receptacle will not be destroyed until completion of the hearing and a determination by the hearing officer. All costs associated with a hearing will be the responsibility of the non-prevailing party. If you do not request a hearing, the receptacle will be destroyed after 15 days from the date of this notice. Dated this day of , 20 . City of , by (authorized signature).”
(B) Brush. Brush shall be cut into such a size that one person can readily load the individual pieces into a truck or chipper, be piled in neat order with all long branches parallel to one another, and shall have all metal or foreign materials removed to facilitate chipping.
(C) Appliances and vehicles. The customer shall remove or cause to be removed all appliances, vehicles, or equipment classed as refuse from their premises or the public right-of-way.
(D) Building materials. All owners, contractors, and builders of structures shall, upon the completion of any structure, gather up and haul away, at their sole cost and expense, all refuse of every nature, description, or kind, which has resulted from the building of the structure, including all lumber scraps, shingles, plaster, brick, stone, concrete, and other building material, and shall place the lot and all nearby premises utilized in the construction in a sightly condition. Residential customers may dispose of small amounts of building materials from time to time, providing it is placed in a container as described above and contains no concrete, masonry, or soil.
(E) Commercial unit customers. All commercial unit customers shall provide their own dumpster-type containers using a commercial, licensed business which provides such service and arrange for regular collection pursuant to Arizona Administrative Code Title 18, Chapter 13. Dumpsters are required to have an enclosure as described in Zoning Code § 154.107(D).
(F) Dangerous waste. Dangerous wastes shall be placed in a proper container, plainly marked “DANGER”. The city reserves the right to deny service for certain dangerous wastes and to require the customer to properly dispose of it by other means.
(G) Soil and concrete. Waste soil, concrete, masonry blocks, sod, and rocks shall be disposed of by the owner, tenant, or occupant of the premises.
(Prior Code, § 10-2-1) (Ord. O11-08-13, passed 8-25-2011; Res. R22-12-26, passed 12-6-2022; Ord. O22-12-07, passed 12-6-2022)