(a) Bulky waste items shall be placed at the curb for collection no later than 7:00 a.m. on Monday of the scheduled bulky waste collection week for that service unit and no earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the scheduled bulky waste collection week for that service unit.
(b) No more than ten cubic yards of bulky waste per service unit may be placed out for collection per scheduled bulky waste collection week.
(c) Bulky waste must be separated and apart from garbage, recyclables, kraft bags, yard trimmings carts, plastic bags including pay bags and violation bag tags and brush.
(d) Bulky waste shall be placed for collection as follows.
(1) To facilitate loading, materials shall be placed neatly and in as tight a stack as possible at a point adjacent to the front curb. Materials shall be stacked away from utility poles, water and gas meters, fences, mail boxes, fire hydrants, trees, parked cars, power lines and other obstructions to prevent damage by collection equipment and to allow the safe collection of the materials.
(2) Materials shall not be placed in the street, in an alley, on the sidewalk or on a vacant lot.
(3) Refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, air-conditioning units and other appliances must be free of CFCs/HCFCs. These items shall not be collected until the service unit has provided proof to the collector that CFCs/HCFCs have been removed from the appliance by a licensed technician.
(e) A person commits an offense if a person:
(1) Places bulky waste for collection in violation of this section; or
(2) Allows bulky waste placed for collection on property under his or her control in violation of this section to remain on such property.
(f) A person commits an offense if a person alters, separates or removes any bulky waste item from a pile other than his or her own.
(g) A person is subject to a service charge for collection of a bulky waste pile that is greater than ten cubic yards. Such charge shall be assessed on the service unit’s water bill pursuant to the fee schedule adopted by the city council. Nothing herein shall prevent the city from issuing a citation for a violation described in this section.
(h) A person is subject to a service charge for collection of a bulky waste pile which contains garbage, recyclables, kraft bags, yard trimmings, plastic bags including pay bags and violation bag tags and brush commingled with or on top of the pile, or if such items are placed so close to the bulky waste pile that such items cannot reasonably be removed from the bulky waste pile. Such charge shall be assessed on the service unit’s water bill pursuant to the fee schedule adopted by the city council. Nothing herein shall prevent the city from issuing a citation for a violation described in this section.
(i) A person is subject to a service charge for collection of a bulky waste pile that is placed for collection during a time other than that service unit’s set-out period described in subsection (a) above during the regularly scheduled bulky waste collection week. Such charge shall be assessed on the service unit’s water bill pursuant to the fee schedule adopted by the city council. Nothing herein shall prevent the city from issuing a citation for a violation described in this section.
(Ord. 15463, § 7, passed 2-25-2003; Ord. 16189, § 14, passed 10-26-2004)