(A) Natural trash. Natural trash shall be placed in the right-of-way adjacent to the property line.
(1) Leaves, grasses, and other small yard trimmings shall be placed in a bio-degradable paper bag or approved roll cart for collection. No plastic bags shall be used for leaves or grass clippings. No household garbage or other materials may be placed with leaves or grass clippings. No mixed materials or plastic bags shall be collected by the city. Home composting of leaves and grass clippings is encouraged. Small tree limbs, bushes and similar yard waste shall be placed in a pile for convenient collection.
(2) Logs, limbs, tree stumps, brush, and like materials shall be placed at the curb in the following manner:
(a) Length of material shall not exceed four feet in length.
(b) Diameter of material shall not exceed six inches.
(c) All smaller branches shall be removed and these branches placed with (a) and (b) above in separate piles.
(3) The city will only collect materials as listed in this category which are generated by the resident for routine landscape maintenance on developed lots.
(4) When placed at the curbside for collection, materials shall not obstruct access to water meters, stormwater collection boxes, sewer manhole covers, or fire hydrants.
(5) No garbage shall be mixed with the items listed in this category.
(6) No plastic bags shall be used for the disposal of any items listed in this category.
(B) Manmade trash: residential.
(1) Non-recyclable bottles, cans, plastic containers, rubbish, small mechanical equipment and trash shall be placed in the 90-gallon or 45-gallon roll cart as garbage.
(2) All garbage containers shall be placed at the curb adjacent to the street (coinciding with the resident's address) for removal. Garbage containers (90-gallon or 45-gallon roll carts) and blue recycle containers shall be placed in the street right-of-way for collection no earlier than 2:00 p.m. on the day prior to collection and moved from the right-of-way not later than 8:00 p.m. on the day of collection. Roll cart corrals may not be built on the public right-of-way unless required by the city for access, containment, and collection.
(3) Disposal of furniture, carpets, rugs, beds, mattresses, springs, cupboards, appliances such as stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, water heaters, window air conditioning units, and like household items, requires the owner/agent to contact the Department of Public Works and make an appointment for pick up. The material shall be placed out on the scheduled day for pick up (or night before).
(4) Materials placed out for pick up without a scheduled appointment will be picked up by the Department of Public Works and the property owner/agent cited for improper disposal of trash by Code Enforcement or Public Works.
(5) Natural trash shall not be mixed with manmade trash in the roll carts or piles for collection (see division (A) above).
(Ord. 14-12, as amended, passed 6-26-12; Am. Ord. 13-17, passed 5-9-17; Am. Ord. 01-18, passed 2-13-18)