(A) For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
TREE TRIMMINGS. Waste accumulation of tree branches, tree limbs, parts of trees, leaves or other matter usually created as refuse in the care of trees and bushes.
YARD TRASH. Waste accumulation of lawn, grass, and shrubbery cuttings or clippings, free of dirt, rocks, large branches and bulky or noncombustible material.
YARD TRASH CONTAINERS. Refuse receptacles, two-ply kraft paper bags, heavy-duty polyethylene plastic bags or heavy-duty cardboard boxes.
(B) Pending collection by the city, yard trash shall be stored in conformity with the following regulations.
(1) All such yard trash shall be stored in refuse receptacles with lids tightly fastened, or yard trash containers of such size, shape and weight that, when full, they do not weight more than 50 pounds. Such containers shall be securely fastened or covered at all times; and when plastic or paper bags are used, these shall be tightly sealed.
(2) Yard trash stored in refuse receptacles or yard trash containers shall be placed at curbside for collection.
(C) Tree trimmings shall be stored pending collection, and shall be collected by the city in conformity with the following regulations.
(1) Tree trimmings shall be placed at curbside for collection by the city.
(2) No tree trunks, branches or limbs larger than four inches in diameter, longer than six feet or heavier than 50 pounds, shall be collected by the city.
(3) Tree limbs shall have protruding branches trimmed, and shall be neatly stacked and placed in an orderly manner at curbside. Thorny vegetation shall be placed near the curbside in small, neat piles. All such trimmings shall be effectively secured to prevent scattering by the wind.
(4) Collection of tree and shrubbery trimmings shall be limited to one truck load per week per residence; additional service may be approved by the City Manager upon request.
(5) The city shall not collect tree and shrubbery trimmings resulting from work performed by landscaping or tree service contractors or other commercial workers or resulting from land clearing work.
(D) Loose leaves may be placed pending collection by the city at the front of the premises in the grass strip between the street and the sidewalk, where such strips are available; otherwise, they may be placed just off that portion of the street right-of-way normally used by vehicles or pedestrians, or used for surface drainage purposes.
(1995 Code, § 4-32) (Ord. passed 4-13-1987) Penalty, see § 50.99