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The Director or contracted City hauler is hereby authorized to announce and to make temporary changes due to holidays, equipment malfunctions, temporary street or bridge closings, weather conditions or emergencies. Such temporary changes shall be discontinued as soon as the conditions which caused them no longer exist.
(Ord. 4275. Passed 5-26-82; Ord. 4982. Passed 12-19-05; Ord. 5274. Passed 8-14-19.)
Any person aggrieved by a regulation or license revocation made by the Director shall have the right of appeal to the Board of Health which shall have the authority to confirm, modify or revoke such regulation or revocation.
(Ord. 4275. Passed 5-26-82; Ord. 4982. Passed 12-19-05; Ord. 5274. Passed 8-14-19.)
(a) Public and Private Property; Water Pollution. No person shall place any refuse in any street, alley or other public place, or upon any private property, whether owned by such person or not, within the City, except in proper containers, as described in Section 1060.01
, for collection or under express approval granted by the Director. No person shall throw or deposit any refuse, including but not limited to bulky, bundled, dead animals, garbage, nuisance, hazardous or infectious wastes, into any stream or other body of water.
(b) Unauthorized Accumulations. Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse, on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance waste and is prohibited. No property owner shall fail to remove any existing accumulation of refuse within twenty-four hours of receiving a notice of violation issued by the Director or his or her representative. A minimum twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee will be collected for services rendered if compliance has not taken place within the 24-hour period.
(c) Litter Carried by Elements. No person shall cast, place, sweep or deposit, anywhere in the City, any refuse in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public place, or into any premises within the City.
(d) Use of Street Containers. No household refuse shall be deposited in street containers which are placed for the convenience of pedestrians.
(e) Placing Refuse in Container of Another. No person shall place refuse in the container of another person. A person knowingly placing refuse into a container owned by another address without permission of the resident/owner is subject to theft-of-service charges and can be prosecuted.
(Ord. 4275. Passed 5-26-82; Ord. 4982. Passed 12-19-05; Ord. 5274. Passed 8-14-19.)
(a) Duty to Provide and Maintain in Sanitary Condition. Sufficient refuse containers based on the number of dwelling or family units shall be provided by the owner of the premises. Refuse containers shall be maintained in good condition. Any container that does not conform to the provisions of this chapter or that may have ragged or sharp edges or any other defect liable to hamper or injure the person collecting the contents thereof shall be promptly replaced upon notice. Any/all liability for accidents or injury as a result of unsafe containers will be the responsibility of the registered owner/owners of the property. The Director shall have the authority to deny collection services or to prosecute violators for failure to comply herewith.
(b) Container Features. Garbage containers shall be sufficiently strong to contain their contents, shall be equipped with suitable handles and tightly fitting covers and shall be watertight. The City assumes no liability for damage to any container. Heavy-duty plastic bags may be used but shall be tied and free of tears or holes and shall be of sufficient strength and durability to prevent tearing by animals and deterioration by weather conditions.
(2) Sanitation. Garbage containers shall be kept in a clean, neat and sanitary condition at all times. Owner of property is responsible for condition of all property containers to ensure said containers do not become a described nuisance (Section 1060.01
(o)) and is liable for all corrective action/remedies.
(c) Dumpster Containers for Temporary Construction or Property Improvement.
(1) No person, firm or utility shall place a dumpster in any right-of-way or municipal-owned property without first filing an application with the Public Works Department and procuring a permit. No permit will be issued until all application requirements are met.
(2) The permit must be obtained and be on file in the Office of the Public Works indicating approval and permission by the Fire Department and Public Works Department before placement of the container.
(3) The contractor who is to place the dumpster must be a licensed contractor in the City. The name, address and telephone number of the contractor must be identified on the permit.
(4) A copy of the permit must be displayed at the dumpster site.
(5) The dumpster must be visible at night from all sides with either lights, reflectors or fluorescent caution tape.
(6) The permit fee is fifty dollars ($50.00) to be paid at the time of application.
(Ord. 4275. Passed 5-26-82; Ord. 4982. Passed 12-19-05; Ord. 5015(6). Passed 3-12-08; Ord. 5274. Passed 8-14-19.)
(a) Separation of Refuse. Garbage and rubbish may be placed and maintained in the same containers.
(b) Preparation of Refuse.
(1) Garbage. All garbage, before being placed in cans for collection, shall have drained from it all free liquids and may be wrapped in paper or plastic bags.
(2) Rubbish. All rubbish shall be drained of liquid before being deposited for collection.
A. Cans and bottles. All cans and bottles which have contained food shall be thoroughly rinsed and drained before being deposited for collection.
B. Trimmings and clippings. Tree trimmings, hedge clippings and similar materials shall be cut to a length not to exceed four feet (see "Bundled Rubbish" Section 1060.01(F)) and securely tied in bundles not more than two feet thick before being deposited for collection, and shall be placed at convenient places for loading.
(3) Dangerous materials. Inflammable, radioactive, highly toxic, highly corrosive, infectious or explosive materials shall not be placed in containers for regular collection, but shall be disposed of as directed by the Director at the expense of the owner or possessor thereof.
(c) Placement for Collection. Refuse containers shall be set out for collection, no sooner than twenty-four hours prior to collection, not more than five feet from the side of the street or alley from which collection is to be made, unless, because of topography or other features, the Director makes other arrangements for the family unit in question.
(Ord. 4275. Passed 5-26-82; Ord. 4982. Passed 12-19-05; Ord. 5274. Passed 8-14-19.)
(a) Fee for Family Units. The annual fee for the collection and disposal of refuse and recyclables from each family unit shall be:
September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020 - $18.97 per month
September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021 - $19.54 per month
September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022 - $19.96 per month
September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023 - $20.56 per month
September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024 - $21.17 per month
And responsible for payment by the legal owner of the property. (Ord. 4762. Passed 12- 30-96; Ord. 4956. Passed 12-08-04; Ord. 5067. Passed 4-28-10; Ord. 5082. Passed 4-13-11.)
(b) The City contracted hauler shall only register and invoice the legal owner of family dwelling units for refuse collection. It shall be the sole responsibility of the legal owner of the property to see that the annual fees are paid.
(c) The City contracted hauler will not register and/or bill tenants or lessees for refuse collection for family dwelling units.
(d) Additional Fees. Whenever more than two cans or six plastic bags must be collected regularly from any family unit, an additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be charged for the collection and disposal of such additional refuse. (Ord. 4671. Passed 7-13-94.)
(1) Special garbage pickups required by City contracted hauler required to be initiated due to health and safety issues and/or code violations, shall be assessed a minimum charge of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for all residential properties, whether considered current accounts or those deemed delinquent accounts, (vacant or occupied). Additional charges may be assessed at one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each hour or part of thereof an hour in excess of the first one hour on site for any such required garbage removal. The City contracted hauler may issue invoices for all such charges to the registered property owner and/or responsible party and with payment due to the City contracted hauler.
(e) Collection of Fees. All fees for refuse collection shall be billed to legal owner of dwelling unit every four months and shall be payable to the City contracted hauler.
(Ord. 4671. Passed 7-13-94.)
The City contracted hauler may issue stickers permanently affixed to a location clearly visible near the point of the refuse/garbage pickup with an identifiable posted address, for garbage customer identification and fee payment verification.
(Ord. 4909. Passed 3-12-03; Ord. 4920. Passed 11-12-03; Ord. 4982. Passed 12-19-05; Ord. 5274. Passed 8-14-19.)
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