Household furniture and/or large, bulky appliances shall not be placed at the curb except as herein stated: upon request and payment, the city may collect normal household discarded furniture and/or appliances including, but not limited to sofas, chairs, beds, washers, dryers, water heaters and similar items. Refrigerators and other appliances that may contain hazardous gas are required to be tagged following the removal of the gas by a qualified person/company. Additionally, the doors of any appliances must be removed prior to pick up. All mattresses shall be wrapped in plastic for collection. Unwrapped mattresses will be issued a notice of violation (door hanger) and the mattress will not be collected until the mattress is wrapped. Residents, including tenants or lessees, requesting this service of the Solid Waste Department will be given a date for pick up upon payment of the fee. Items for collection shall be placed at the curbside no earlier than the day preceding the scheduled collection. An occupant of a multiple-residential unit must request bulk service prior to vacating the unit or such removal becomes the responsibility of the rental agency or owner of the property and at the agency/property owner’s expense.
(Prior Code, § 8-38) (Ord. 00-26, passed 6-19-2000; Ord. 17-02, passed 1-31-2017; Ord. 24-02, passed 1-11-2024) Penalty, see § 97.99