(a) A garbage or recycling cart supplied to a person by the city for use at their service unit remains the property of the City of Fort Worth. It is assigned to a specific address, and may be removed from the service unit only by the director or the director’s contractor.
(b) No person other than the director or the director’s contractor shall alter any markings on a cart nor add markings to a cart.
(c) The owner and/or person in control of the service unit shall be responsible for keeping clean all carts that have been supplied by the city for the service unit’s use.
(d) An owner and/or person in control of a service unit shall promptly notify the director of the theft of a garbage or recycling cart or any need for repair or replacement of a garbage, recycling or yard trimmings cart.
(e) When not placed for collection, carts shall be stored by the service unit in a secure place at that service unit. The carts shall be stored so as not to be visible to a person standing in front of the service unit.
(f) A service unit may be charged for damage to the cart(s) which is not caused by the ordinary use of the cart as reasonably determined by the director.
(g) The director may require a larger cart to be used by the service unit after an owner and/or person in control of a service unit has cumulatively received three or more notices of violations of this chapter within a 90-day period, based upon reasonable evidence to the director. A conviction for such violation(s) is not mandatory. An owner or person in control of a service unit may appeal such decision pursuant to §§ 12.5-842.1 and 12.5-842.2.
(h) A person commits an offense if the person maintains his or her cart in violation of this section.
(Ord. 15463, § 7, passed 2-25-2003; Ord. 16189, § 13, passed 10-26-2004)