(A) A refuse storage container shall be provided by the contractor for each residential unit.
(B) All refuse (except a compost pile) must be stored in refuse storage containers.
(C) Yard waste shall not be placed in refuse storage containers for pick up by the contractor.
(D) Between days of regular collection for solid waste items, the owner, tenant, lessee, occupant, or agent of any property, commercial or residential, shall provide a place to store refuse (including bulky waste), and recyclables, which shall be sheltered from street view, if possible, given lot size and configuration. Compost piles shall be located on the property so as not to be visible from the street whenever possible.
(E) All residential solid waste and curbside recycling collections will be made between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the designated collection day. Refuse containers and recycling containers shall be set out at the refuse collection site or curbside, on the designated collection day before 5:00 a.m. and no earlier than noon of the day preceding the regular collection day. Refuse storage containers, bulky waste, and/or recyclables must not impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic along sidewalks, streets and/or other public rights-of-way. The refuse containers shall be removed from the refuse collection site no later than noon on the day after the regular collection. The owner, tenant, lessee, occupant, or agent of any property shall promptly clean up and remove any scattered solid waste, rejected items, or recyclable material from the property before noon on the day after the scheduled date of regular collection. Missed collections that are a result of the contractors’ negligence will be an exception to having residential solid waste removed from the refuse collection site or curb side no later than noon the day after the regular collection day.
(Ord. 02-002, passed 5-20-02) Penalty, see § 53.99