(a) Garbage carts, plastic bags including pay bags and violation bag tags, recycling carts, kraft bags, yard trimming carts, small bundled brush and brush shall be placed at the curb no later than 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day as determined by the director, and no earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled collection day. All carts and plastic bags, including pay bags and violation bag tags, shall be removed from the curb, and from public sight, by 11:59:59 p.m. of the scheduled collection day unless a missed collection is reported to the solid waste customer service section in accordance with subsection (f) below.
(b) Carts, plastic bags including pay bags and violation bag tags, kraft bags, small bundled brush and brush shall not be placed in the street, in an alley on a sidewalk or on a vacant lot.
(c) Carts shall be placed for collection at the curb:
(1) With the lids closed;
(2) With the hinges facing away from the street; and
(3) With a minimum clearance of two feet to each side of the cart and a half foot to the rear of the cart from any fence, gas or water meter, fire hydrant, utility pole, utility box, tree or shrub that could be damaged by collection equipment or other collection container, bundles of brush or other obstruction.
(d) Carts placed for collection shall not exceed the following weights when loaded:
32-gallon cart | 150 pounds |
64-gallon cart | 200 pounds |
96-gallon cart | 250 pounds |
(e) Kraft bags shall be placed for collection at the curb with their tops rolled shut to prevent the contents from blowing out, and shall be at least two feet from any cart.
(f) The owner and/or person in control of a service unit that does not receive a regularly scheduled collection of garbage, recyclables, yard trimmings, brush and small bundled brush by the city’s collector must call the solid waste customer service section to report such missed pick-up by 7:00 p.m. of the day following the collection day. An owner or person in control of a service unit who fails to report a missed pick-up within such time above must remove all carts, bags, brush and small bundled brush until the next regularly scheduled collection day for that service unit.
(g) A person commits an offense if a person:
(1) Places a cart, any garbage bag, kraft bag, small bundled brush or brush for collection in violation of this section; or
(2) Allows a cart, any garbage bag, kraft bag, small bundled brush or brush placed for collection in violation of this section to remain on property under his or her control.
(h) A person commits an offense if a person:
(1) Blocks access to or causes access to be blocked to a cart that has been placed for collection at the curb of a service unit; or
(2) Allows access to a cart that has been placed at the curb for collection on property under his or her control to remain blocked.
(Ord. 15463, § 7, passed 2-25-2003; Ord. 16189, § 11, passed 10-26-2004)