All entities/companies owning and emptying a dumpster within city limits must be licensed to operate within the city.
(A) Rules.
(1) Dumpsters must be well maintained and in good working condition, displaying the name or logo and telephone number of the owner of the dumpster, and be suitably supported at each contact point to prevent damage to paved surfaces.
(2) Dumpsters must be covered when materials inside are easily airborne, pose a hazard, emit an odor, or are otherwise offensive.
(3) Debris must be placed inside the dumpster, not alongside or on top of it.
(4) All dumpsters are required to be emptied when full. For the purpose of this chapter, FULL is defined as when the content of the dumpster reach an average level of one foot below the top edge of the dumpster sides. Any dumpster which has reached the full status and is not emptied within seven calendar days shall be considered in violation of this chapter.
(5) Cleaning dumpsters on the street or sidewalk is not permitted.
(6) Dumpsters may remain in place for 60 days. A 30-day extension may be allowed with written permission from the city.
(B) Dumpsters in the public right-of-way.
(1) A dumpster placed in the public right-of-way must have a flasher or reflector on the outside corner facing traffic at all times. Where traffic may approach from either side, the dumpster must have a flasher or reflector on the outside corner on both sides. Type I or Type II barricades can be used as an alternate to flashers and reflectors.
(2) Dumpsters shall not block a public sidewalk or be placed in a location that restricts the “sight lines” of an intersection. “Sight lines” will be determined by the Streets Supervisor.
(3) Dumpsters placed in the public right-of-way for construction, remodeling, or demolition projects shall be removed immediately upon the completion of the project. No dumpster shall be placed in the public right-of-way for more than 30 days. An extension of the 30-day rule may be allowed with written permission from the city.
(4) No dumpster shall be placed on streets, sides of streets, or areas designated as “No Parking”. Dumpsters shall not be placed in public parking lots or parks without prior written permission from the city.
(5) The owner and/or the user of a dumpster on a public right-of-way is/are responsible for any public property, street, curb, and gutter, or public infrastructure damage.
(6) No dumpster shall be placed in the public right-of-way during the WINTER SNOW SEASON, defined for the purpose of this chapter as the period from November 1 to April 1.
(C) Denial of dumpster use.
(1) The City Council may deny the use of dumpsters in the public right-of-way if the dumpster is too wide to allow public safety vehicles through, or due to any other traffic concerns.
(2) The City Council may also deny the use of dumpsters to protect public health or safety concerns.
(Ord. passed - -2018) Penalty, see § 50.99