(A) Bulk trash collection services shall only be available for single family residential dwelling units. It shall be unlawful to place bulk trash out for collection more than 48 hours prior to the scheduled placement date. The owner or occupant of a single family residential service unit shall notify the collector no later than 24 hours before the scheduled placement date that a bulk trash pickup is requested.
(B) Bulk trash shall be placed out for collection no later than 5:30 a.m. on the scheduled placement date.
(C) Bulk trash placed out for collection shall be in neat stacks.
(D) Bulk trash placed out for curbside collection shall be placed on the resident's property, parallel to the street or curb. Bulk trash shall not be placed on the sidewalk or in the street.
(E) Bulk trash shall not be placed within five feet of any fixed object, solid waste or recycling container, utility meter, or in any manner which would interfere with or be hazardous to pedestrians, bicyclists, equestrians or motorists.
(F) The amount of bulk trash placed for collection shall not exceed a total uncompacted volume of 20 cubic yards.
(G) Items of bulk trash which are acceptable for normal residential collection are:
(1) Tree limbs and branches less than four feet in length and 12 inches in diameter that are bundled, bagged or boxed;
(2) Palm fronds;
(3) Metal materials 20 pounds or less;
(4) Pipe less than one inch in diameter and less than four feet in length;
(5) Cardboard boxes;
(6) Bagged or boxed leaves, weeds, grass, small hedge and vegetation clippings;
(7) Manufactured items, such as washers, dryers, hot water heaters and appliances and equipment not containing refrigerants;
(8) Twenty-five pounds or less of construction and demolition solid waste generated by a resident;
(9) Hedge clippings, such as oleanders; and
(10) Rubbish consisting only of cardboard, wooden boxes, brush, furniture, appliances, weeds and cuttings from trees or shrubs may be kept separately, without depositing in containers. Bulk materials, such as leaves and lawn clippings, if not placed in containers, shall be in a sack or receptacle for ease of loading. Compost piles may be maintained for fertilization purposes and matter used for fertilization purposes only be transported, kept and used. Nothing in this section shall be constructed as to permit the violations of any provision of this code, any ordinance or any rule or regulation of the department.
(H) Items of bulk trash which are not acceptable for normal residential collection include:
(1) More than 25 pounds of construction and demolition solid waste generated by a resident or any amount generated by a contractor;
(2) Vehicles or equipment parts in excess of 20 pounds;
(3) Metal material in excess of 20 pounds;
(4) Tires;
(5) Pipe over one inch in diameter or over four feet in length;
(6) Cement, cement blocks, bricks, asphalt, stones and dirt;
(7) Lead acid batteries; and
(8) Hazardous materials.
(I) It shall be a violation of this chapter to place unacceptable items, an amount exceeding 20 cubic yards or improperly placed bulk trash items out for collection. The responsible party shall remove and dispose of all bulk trash improperly placed, bulk trash exceeding 20 cubic yards and any unacceptable items of bulk trash at their own expense.
(J) The town municipality may abate any violation of this section pursuant herein.
(K) Bulk trash shall be collected once per month on a date determined by the Director.
(L) Additional bulk trash collections may be requested for an additional fee pursuant to § 52.100.
(M) The Director may require that yard waste be separated from other bulk trash for collection in an alternative manner.
(Prior Code, Ch. 18, Art. IV, § 18-252) (Ord. 346-04, passed 6-21-2004; Ord. 604-13, passed 12-2-2013) Penalty, see § 52.999