A. System Of Collection Established:
1. There is hereby established a system of solid waste collection, transportation and disposal.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of collecting, transporting, hauling, or conveying any solid waste, other than from a commercial premises, over the streets or alleys of the city, or to dump or dispose of the same, unless and until such person has a franchise, license, or contract as an authorized representative of the city.
B. Compliance With Chapter Required: All refuse accumulated in the city shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of as provided by this chapter, and no person shall collect, or convey over any of the streets, alleys or public ways in the city, or dispose of any refuse accumulated in the city except as provided in this chapter.
C. Commercial Premises Exempt: The requirements under this section for the collection and hauling of waste within the city shall not apply to commercial premises.
D. Use Of System; Special Exception:
1. Every person who is an owner or occupant of premises within the city limits shall use the refuse collection and disposal system herein provided and shall deposit or cause to be disposed of in accordance with this chapter all refuse which is accumulated on such premises; provided, that nothing herein is to be construed to prohibit any owner from transporting and disposing of refuse accumulated on his own premises, subject to all regulations herein contained.
2. An individual or entity may be granted a special exception from the mandatory system used by the city council in extreme circumstances upon application and a showing before the city council that the city, its licensee or franchisee cannot reasonably accommodate the collection of the individual's or entity's garbage. Upon being granted the exception, the garbage collector must comply with the license, contract, and franchise provisions of this chapter.
E. Lower Price Charged By Collector Not A Factor: The fact that another garbage collector is willing to collect the garbage for a price less than the price set by the city shall not be a factor in determining whether the city, its licensee or franchisee can reasonably accommodate the collection of the individual's or entity's garbage.
F. Minimum Payment Required: All owners or occupants of premises within the city limits will be charged the minimum collection charge regardless of whether they actually use the collection system provided by the city.
G. Refuse Accumulations Prohibited:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to permit, or to cause, the accumulation in or about any premises or upon any street, alley or public way of the city adjacent to such premises, owned or occupied by him, of garbage, refuse and rubbish in an amount and/or manner as to constitute a health menace or a nuisance.
2. It shall be unlawful to place, deposit or leave, or permit to remain, anywhere in the city any garbage, rubbish or refuse except as provided in this chapter.
3. It shall be unlawful to cause or permit to accumulate any garbage, rubbish or refuse in such a manner that it can be blown away by the wind or cause littering of public or private premises, streets, alleys and public ways of the city.
H. Construction Dirt Or Debris: It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit into the refuse system, dirt or earth debris from construction or building renovation, rocks, stones, automobile bodies and parts, washing machines, refrigerators, hot water tanks, stoves, tree trunks and stumps, and other similar materials, dead animals, furniture, building materials such as mortar, plaster, scrap lumber, broken concrete, and brick, waste oils and lubricants from garages, service stations, machine shops, restaurants and other similar establishments. Such material shall be collected and disposed of by the building contractor, person, owner, occupant of the premises, or by the person responsible for same. (Ord. 1033, 9-21-2005; amd. 2010 Code)