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(a) Motor vehicles hauling solid waste into convenience centers shall be properly covered or otherwise secured to prevent such waste from spilling, leaking or blowing from the vehicle.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates a motor vehicle at a city convenience center in violation of subsection (a) above.
(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995; Ord. 15463, § 5, passed 2-25-2003)
Any person entering upon a convenience center for any purpose shall be conclusively presumed to know and appreciate the hazards and the extent of the damage which accompanies the accumulation of scrap wood, glass, nails, trash, brush, garbage and waste of every description and the use of trucks and other vehicles to move or remove same, and every person entering upon a convenience center shall be conclusively presumed to have assumed the risk of injury connected with or resulting from such hazards and danger by his or her action in entering upon such site, and for and in consideration of the permission granted by the city to enter upon such every person shall covenant not to sue, and to indemnify, save harmless and defend the city, its agents, officers or employees, from and against any and all claims of any nature whatsoever for injury or damage to person or property, whether real or asserted, arising out of or resulting from the entry by such person upon any convenience center.
(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995; Ord. 15463, § 6, passed 2-25-2003)
(a) Every owner, occupant or tenant occupying or using any structure within the city shall provide and maintain waste containers of sufficient number and size to hold the garbage and rubbish that accumulates on such premises between regular collection days.
(b) Waste containers shall be leakproof, constructed of substantial material, have a tight fitting lid or cover, and be maintained in good condition. If stored outdoors, they shall also be weatherproof.
(c) Waste containers shall be kept secure and fastened with lids or covers in place at all times to prevent access to their contents by insects, rodents and other animals, to minimize fire hazard, and to prevent accumulation of water and scattering of litter. When containers deteriorate so as to become nonleakproof or otherwise hazardous to persons or property, they shall be replaced.
(d) A person commits an offense if a person maintains, or allows on property under his or her control the maintenance of, waste containers in violation of this section.
(Ord. 16189, § 5, passed 10-26-2004)
(a) The owners or occupants of single-family residences, duplex residences, garage apartments and mobile homes or trailers occupied as dwelling units, shall be required to use city household collection services. Occupants of such premises may remove and transport their own solid waste, but shall receive no credit on their accounts for doing so.
(b) The use of city household collection services shall be optional for:
(1) Multifamily dwelling buildings and complexes containing three or more dwelling units;
(2) Any mobile home park whose drinking water supply is provided by well water or is provided by the city through a common meter; and
(3) Private communities pursuant to subsection (f) below.
(c) Individual customers may choose between curb service and carry-out service for household garbage and rubbish collection and recycling collection. The director shall have the authority to designate the location for collection, with consideration for such factors as: convenience for the collector; convenience for customers; hazardous conditions such as cables, utility poles, equipment clearance, animals; and collection costs.
(d) The director shall charge a fee for elective carry-out service in an amount determined by the city council.
(e) A person requesting disabled carry-out service shall annually submit an application to the director for approval. Such application shall be in a form prescribed by the director. The application shall be certified by a licensed physician stating that the applicant is disabled and unable to take his or her garbage and recyclables to the curb for collection. If applicant’s disability is blind, the certification may also be made by a doctor of optometry.
(f) Private communities may request city household collection services from the director.
(1) A private community seeking city household collection services must submit proof that the infrastructure is or shall be designed, constructed and maintained at a level that allows service performed by the city in a manner substantially the same as the current service provide to single-family residential service units.
(2) The director shall consider the following factors to determine whether the private community is eligible for city household collection services:
a. Type of access and accessibility of collection trucks to the private community from city streets;
b. Whether the streets and/or alleys within the private community are constructed to city standards;
c. Availability of access by collection trucks to each service unit in the private community; and
d. Safety of the operation of the collection trucks while in the private community.
(3) Provided that the director is satisfied that the factors in subsection (f)(1) and (f)(2) above have been met, the director may enter into a written agreement with the requesting private community to receive city household collection services pursuant to certain terms and conditions.
(Ord. 15463, § 7, passed 2-25-2003; Ord. 17655, § 2, passed 7-17-2007)
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) below, garbage and rubbish shall be placed for city household collection service only in garbage carts provided by the city. Within a cart, garbage and rubbish shall be contained in disposable plastic bags.
(b) Plastic bags containing garbage and rubbish may be placed for collection under the following circumstances, and only if the plastic bags are designed specifically for use as trash bags, are leak proof, are of sufficient strength to resist tearing under normal handling and are securely tied.
(1) A service unit that is utilizing and paying for two 96 gallon garbage carts may place up to one-half cubic yard of garbage and rubbish, i.e., two 30-gallon plastic bags, that is bagged and weighing no more than 40 pounds for collection next to the garbage carts, but only after the garbage carts have been filled.
(2) Each service unit may purchase pay bags from the city and may place such pay bags for collection next to the garbage carts, not withstanding subsection (b)(1) above.
(3) Each service unit may place up to one-half cubic yard of garbage and rubbish, i.e., two 30-gallon plastic bags, for collection outside the garbage cart on the first scheduled collection day following Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day, provided such garbage and rubbish is in a plastic bag or in a box weighing no more than 40 pounds.
(c) Yard trimmings shall not be placed in garbage or recycling carts or plastic bags.
(d) Injurious materials shall be prepared for collection as follows.
(1) Broken glass, hypodermic needles, sawdust, ashes and other potentially injurious materials that may cut sanitation workers or blow into their eyes during loading shall be wrapped securely and labeled as to their contents before being placed in carts for collection, so as to protect sanitation workers from injury and disease.
(2) Animal excrement shall be placed in a plastic bag and securely tied.
(3) Dead animals weighing less than five pounds shall be wrapped in accordance with § 12.5-803(b)(2) before being placed in carts for collection.
(4) All ashes shall be allowed to stand until cold to the touch before being placed in carts for collection.
(5) All refuse that is mixed with liquids and all containers of liquids shall be drained before being placed in carts for collection.
(6) Containers that held household chemicals shall be triple rinsed and rendered unusable before being placed in carts for collection.
(e) A person commits an offense if a person:
(1) Places garbage or rubbish for collection in violation of this section; or
(2) Allows garbage or rubbish placed on property under his or her control to remain on such property in violation of this section.
(f) Except as provided in subsections (b)(1), (b)(2) and (b)(3) above a service unit which has placed on its curb for collection, garbage and rubbish in plastic bags that are not city pay bags and are outside of a garbage or recycling cart, may be subject to a service charge on the service unit’s water bill for the collection of such garbage and rubbish. Nothing within this subsection (f) shall prevent the city from issuing a citation for any violation within this section.
(Ord. 15463, § 7, passed 2-25-2003; Ord. 16189, § 7, passed 10-26-2004)
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