CHAPTER 51: GARBAGE AND REFUSE
Section
General Provisions
   51.01   City compost site
   51.02   Refuse removal and recycling for rental properties
Refuse Collection and Disposal
   51.15   Definitions
   51.16   General regulations
   51.17   Disposal required; seasonal residents excepted
   51.18   Containers
   51.19   Contract for refuse collection and recycling
   51.20   Rates and charges
   51.21   Refuse collection schedule
   51.22   Collection vehicles
   51.23   Effective date
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 51.01 CITY COMPOST SITE.
   (A)   Purpose. The goals of the City of Madison Lake are to provide yard waste composting for the residents of Madison Lake.
   (B)   Access to facility. The goals of the City of Madison Lake shall maintain a compost site for organic material. This compost site shall be limited to residents of the City of Madison Lake for the sole purpose of maintaining their property.
   (C)   Materials.
      (1)   The compost site shall only accept the following materials:
         (a)   Yard and garden waste:
            1.   Leaves;
            2.   Grass;
            3.   Garden plant material;
            4.   Weeds; and
            5.   Sod stripping.
         (b)   Brush:
            1.   Limbs;
            2.   Branches;
            3.   Logs; and
            4.   Vines.
      (2)   All accepted material shall be segregated by type and shall be removed from any and all containers, packages, or bags.
      (3)   Materials that shall not be accepted at the compost facility, include, but are not limited to:
         (a)   Flower pots;
         (b)   Lawn edging;
         (c)   Rocks;
         (d)   Sand, soil, dirt, or dirt covered stump;
         (e)   Animal waste;
         (f)   Household garbage or waste;
         (g)   Furniture or appliances;
         (h)   Building or construction materials;
         (i)   Hazardous material, including, but not limited to:
            1.   Batteries of any kind;
            2.   Motor oil, new or used;
            3.   Fertilizer or lawn chemicals; and
            4.   Tires.
   (D)   Violations. Violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor. Violation shall also require restitution to the city for its costs in handling and disposing of unauthorized material.
   (E)   Effective date. This section shall take effect on 11-1-1999.
(Ord. 204, passed 9-20-1999) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 51.02 REFUSE REMOVAL AND RECYCLING FOR RENTAL PROPERTIES.
   (A)   Duty to provide removal of refuse. All landlords within the city shall provide each rental unit refuse and garbage removal service, either by the city or by a hired contractor, and whereby refuse and garbage shall be removed from the premises at least once every 7 days. A rental license issued under this code shall, at the time of application for the license, certify to the City Clerk-Treasurer then name and identity of the party providing the refuse removal service, and shall thereafter, notify the City Clerk-Treasurer within 10 days, of any change in the identity of the party providing the refuse removal service.
   (B)   Duty to provide recycling service. All landlords within the city shall provide each rental unit recycling service either by the city or by a hired contractor. The types of materials for recycling are paper, plastic, metal, glass, and corrugated cardboard. All other material must be approved by the Madison Lake City Council. Owners of all single-family and duplex rental units shall inform their tenants of the curbside program provided by the city.
   (C)   Recycling containers. Owners of all single-family and duplex rental units shall provide a rigid nonabsorbent curbside recycling bin to each unit. The containers must be emptied at least once per month.
   (D)   Failure to comply. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section may result in suspension or revocation of the dwelling unit rental license.
   (E)   Effective date. This section shall become effective upon its passage and publication in summary form.
(Ord. 183, passed 1-18-1994) Penalty, see § 10.99
REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
§ 51.15 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   GARBAGE. Organic waste resulting from the preparation of food and decayed and spoiled food from any source.
   RECYCLABLES. Include paper, plastic, tin cans, aluminum, motor oil, glass, fabrics, corrugated cardboard, and other metal goods, each separated or otherwise prepared so as to be acceptable to the recycling center where they are to be deposited.
   RECYCLING CENTER. Premises used for the receipt, storage, or processing of recyclables and approved as such by the Council when the premises are in the city or by the governing body of the local government unit having jurisdiction when the premises are outside the city.
   REFUSE. Includes garbage and rubbish.
   RUBBISH. Inorganic solid waste such as tin cans, glass, paper, ashes, sweepings, and the like. Excluded from this definition are stone, sod, earth, concrete, contractors building materials, large automobile parts, large appliances, inflammable liquids, tree trunk sections over 3 inches in diameter, articles so heavy or bulky that they cannot be handled by 1 person.
(Ord. 175, passed - -)
§ 51.16 GENERAL REGULATIONS.
   (A)   Unauthorized accumulation. Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse on any premises is a nuisance and prohibited.
   (B)   Refuse in streets, and the like. No person shall place any refuse in any street, alley, or public place or upon any private property except in proper containers for collection. No person shall throw or deposit refuse in any stream or other body of water.
   (C)   Scattering of refuse. No person shall deposit anywhere within the city any refuse in the manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any public or private premises within the city.
   (D)   Burying of refuse; composting. No person shall bury any refuse in the city except in an approved sanitary landfill, but leaves, grass clippings, and easily biodegradable, non-poisonous garbage may be composted on the premises where the refuse has been accumulated. Garbage may be composted only in a rodent-proof structure and in an otherwise sanitary manner and after the Council gives its approval to the composting after it finds that the composting will be done in accordance with these standards.
(Ord. 175, passed - -) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 51.17 DISPOSAL REQUIRED; SEASONAL RESIDENTS EXCEPTED.
   (A)   Every person shall, in a sanitary manner, dispose of refuse that may accumulate upon, or inside, property owned or occupied by him or her. Garbage shall be collected on site, at least once every week, unless the property is classified as a seasonal property as defined in this section. Every householder, occupant, and owner of any residence shall use the garbage, refuse, and recycling service provided by the contractors for the city unless specifically exempted herein as a seasonal property.
   (B)   Only seasonal properties may elect not to utilize the city’s garbage collection service. To be classified as a seasonal property for the purposes of this section the property must meet all of the following criteria:
      (1)   The property must be an owner’s second place of residence;
      (2)   The property must have city water and city sewer use discontinued for at least 4 consecutive months of each annual year;
      (3)   The property must be maintained free and clear of any and all garbage;
      (4)   The property owner is not disposing of garbage or refuse by utilizing a neighboring property’s garbage collection service or any business, commercial, or public collection service or receptacle in the city;
      (5)   The property has not been cited for nuisance in the past 12 months; and
      (6)   The property owner has applied and received notice of acceptance of seasonal property status.
   (C)   The City Council herein empowers the City Administrator with the authority to establish whether a property is a seasonal property and additionally the authorization to revoke seasonal property status to a property once classified as such. Nothing herein shall, however, prevent a property owner from petitioning the City Council for a determination as to whether or not a property is a seasonal property, or continues to be a seasonal property, under this section.
(Ord. 175, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2016-03, passed 3-7-2016) Penalty, see § 10.99
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