(A) Street collection service. For those parts of the city in which alley collection service is not applicable, street collection service is required for all single-family residential units:
1. Customers shall be responsible for placing garbage, refuse, rubbish, recyclable materials and green waste containers at the curb line by 5:00 a.m. on collection days at the location determined by the city. No collections at schools, churches or those portions of commercial or industrial districts adjacent to residential neighborhoods shall be made prior to 5:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. Collections may be made at different hours subject to prior approval of the City Manager or City Council;
2. In all cases of dispute and complaints arising as to the place where the garbage, refuse, rubbish, recyclable materials and green waste containers shall be placed awaiting removal thereof, the Public Works Director shall forthwith designate the place for the same. The decision of the Public Works Director may be appealed to the City Manager whose decision shall be final; and
3. The lids of all containers shall be completely closed to prevent the spillage of contents during collection.
(B) Alley collection service. For those parts of the city where alley collection service is applicable, for single-family residential units:
1. Customers shall be responsible for placing garbage, refuse, rubbish, recyclable materials and green waste containers in the alley by 5:00 a.m. on collection days at the location determined by the city. No collections at schools, churches, or those portions of commercial or industrial districts adjacent to residential neighborhoods shall be made prior to 5:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. Collections may be made at different hours subject to prior approval of the City Manager or City Council;
2. In all cases of dispute and complaints arising as to the place where the garbage, refuse, rubbish, recyclable materials and green waste containers shall be placed awaiting removal thereof, the Public Works Director shall forthwith designate the place for the same. The decision of the Public Works Director may be appealed to the City Manager whose decision shall be final; and
3. The lids of all containers shall be completely closed to prevent the spillage of contents during collection.
(C) Container contents city property. From the time of the placement of garbage, refuse, rubbish, recyclable materials or green waste at the curbside, property line or other designated collection locations, or in any container used for recycling materials, green waste or other solid waste provided by the city, contract agent, licensee, franchisee or permittee, said recyclable materials or other solid waste shall be and become property of the city or city authorized agent.
(D) Disabled customer.
1. The city or its contract agent shall, upon request, transport garbage containers, recyclable materials containers or green waste containers from the front of the dwelling unit to the curb or alley site described above, for individuals who qualify as being disabled customers. Disability will be determined based on an application made to the city, not by a contract agent, if any.
2. The city will provide the contract agent, if any, with an updated list of people who have been determined by the city to be disabled customers.
(E) Collection interference. No person, other than city employees, or city contract agents shall interfere in any manner with any container, or the contents thereof, nor move any such container or remove the contents thereof, from the location where the container is placed.
(F) Single-family organic waste generators. Single-family organic waste generators shall comply with the following requirements.
1. Single-family organic waste generators shall automatically subscribe to the city’s two-container collection system, as described below. The city shall have the right to review the number and size of a generator’s containers to evaluate adequacy of capacity provided for each type of collection service for proper separation of materials and containment of materials; and single-family generators shall adjust its service level for its collection services as requested by the city. Generators may additionally manage their organic waste by preventing or reducing their organic waste, pursuant to Cal. Code of Regulations Title 14, § 18984.9(c).
2. Single-family organic waste generators shall participate in the city’s organic waste collection service(s) by placing designated materials in designated containers, and shall not place prohibited container contaminants in collection containers. A designated container shall include a two-container collection service (green container and black container).
3. The generator shall place source separated green container organic waste, including food waste, cardboard and paper, in the green container; and black container waste in the black container. Generators shall not place materials designated for the black container into the green container, and shall not place materials designated for the green container into the black container.
(Ord. 648, passed 4-19-2022)