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§ 91.631 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL CURBSIDE COLLECTION
   (A)   Properties that are eligible for municipal curbside collection include:
      (1)   Any residential dwelling, lodging house, planned development or condominium complex containing one to four dwelling units or rooms within a lodging house; except those
residential dwellings, lodging houses, planned developments or condominium complexes located on a private way;
      (2)   Commercial uses within the downtown collection zone that do not produce trash that exceeds allowable volume in accordance with § 91.67;
      (3)   Commercial uses outside the downtown collection zone that occupy a detached buildings less than 7,500 square feet that provides financial and professional services such as banking, financial, real estate, insurance, or other professional offices, or provides personal services such as beauty/nail salons and spas, photographic studios, jewelry, watch, clock and small appliance repair and tattoo parlors and that do not produce trash that exceeds allowable volume in accordance with § 91.67.
   (B)   Properties that are ineligible for municipal curbside collection include:
      (1)   Any large multifamily dwellings, lodging houses, planned developments or condominium complexes with five or more dwelling units.
      (2)   Commercial uses, except for those eligible commercial uses found in division (A)(3).
(Ord. passed 9-5-23)
§ 91.64 PLACEMENT OF TRASH, RECYCLABLES OR YARD WASTE FOR COLLECTION.
   (A)   The Department of Public Works will not collect garbage, trash, recyclables, or yard waste from eligible properties, identified in § 91.631, unless they have been properly prepared and placed in the right-of-way (at the curb or back street) as required by departmental regulations.
   (B)   No trash, recyclables, or yard waste shall be placed for collection prior to 4:00 p.m. of the day preceding the collection day that has been designated by the Department of Public Works for that area of the city. Empty containers shall be removed from the right-of-way, and stored on the property to which they belong, no later than 6:00 p.m. on the day of collection. Trash, recyclables, or yard waste that have not been collected because they have not been properly prepared or placed shall be removed from the right-of-way, and properly stored or otherwise disposed of, no later than 6:00 p.m. on the day they were to have been collected.
   (C)   All materials placed for municipal collection must be placed along the public frontage of the property at which they were generated, unless an alternative placement has been agreed to by the Department of Public Works.
   (D)   No trash, recycling, or yard waste containers shall be stored between collections in the front yard of a property, or forward of the building line, if there is other available outdoor space on the property.
   (E)   Christmas trees may be placed for municipal collection only on days designated by the Department of Public Works.
   (F)   It is mandatory that properties within the Downtown Collection Zone properly sort and separate recyclables from their trash.
   (G)   Yard waste must be separated from trash and recyclables.
(Ord. passed 4-16-02; Am. Ord. passed 12-20-11; Am. Ord. passed 5-7-19; Am. Ord. 9-5-23) Penalty, see § 91.76
§ 91.65 PROHIBITED DEPOSITS.
   (A)   No materials resulting from the construction or alteration of any structure shall be placed for collection. All such materials shall be properly disposed of by the property owner or contractor responsible for the construction or alteration.
   (B)   Under no circumstances shall industrial, hazardous, electronic, mercury-added, infectious or radioactive waste, or anything contaminated by any such waste, be placed for municipal curbside collection. All such waste shall be properly disposed of in accord with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
   (C)   No liquid paint or other fluids shall be placed for municipal collection.
   (D)   No bulky item shall be placed for municipal collection, except as may be permitted by regulations promulgated by the Department of Public Works.
(Ord. passed 4-16-02; Am. Ord. passed 5-7-19) Penalty, see § 91.76
§ 91.66 CONTAINERS.
   (A)   Municipal carts are mandatory containers for all dwellings and commercial use buildings that are eligible for municipal curbside collection.
   (B)   Prior to placement of materials in a municipal trash cart, the following additional requirements apply:
      (1)   Pet waste, diapers, feminine hygiene products, saw dust, and ashes must be placed within a securely-tied plastic bag;
      (2)   Fats, oils, and greases must be placed within a secured container and allowed to cool and coagulate;
      (3)   Syringes and other sharps must be enclosed within a rigid, secured, and labeled container.
   (C)   All properties and persons utilizing private collection service for trash or recyclables must contain said materials in a fully-covered receptacle that is constructed of metal, plastic or other durable material resistant to breakage.
   (D)   The owner(s) of any rental property, whether utilizing municipal or private collection service, shall supply to the tenants of the property a container, or containers, of sufficient capacity to provide for the safe, secure, and sanitary storage of all trash and recyclables generated within the property.
   (E)   All properties and persons placing yard waste for municipal collection shall contain said material in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Department of Public Works.
   (F)   The weight, including contents, of any single container of trash, recyclables, or yard waste shall not exceed 75 pounds.
   (G)   The foregoing provisions of this section notwithstanding, the Public Works Director shall have the authority to establish programs for special municipal collection of bulky items, overflow materials, and emergency debris that allow for the use of alternative containers or methods of placement.
(Ord. passed 4-16-02; Am. Ord. passed 11-5-03; Am. Ord. passed 12-20-11; Am. Ord. passed 5-7-19; Am. Ord. passed 9-5-23) Penalty, see § 91.76
§ 91.67 VOLUME.
   (A)   For eligible dwellings and commercial use properties pursuant to § 91.631, the maximum volume of trash and recyclables placed for municipal curbside collection shall be limited to 190 gallons of trash and 190 gallons of recyclables per dwelling or operating business per collection event, contained within no more than two municipal trash carts and two municipal recycling carts per dwelling or operating business.
   (B)   There are no statutory limits on the volume of yard waste that may be placed for municipal collection at any property.
   (C)   The foregoing provisions of this section notwithstanding, the Public Works Director shall have the authority to:
      (1)   Grant a waiver to the volume limitations delineated in this section when, in his or her sole determination, there is:
         (a)   A reasonable and demonstrated need for additional capacity; and
         (b)   Sufficient property frontage for placement of additional carts such that street parking, traffic flow, and pedestrian safety are not adversely affected; and
      (2)   Impose additional limitations on the volume of any material that may be placed for municipal collection at a property when such limitations are necessary to ensure sufficient street parking, traffic flow, or pedestrian safety.
(Ord. passed 4-16-02; Am. Ord. passed 5-7-19; Am. Ord. passed 9- 5-23) Penalty, see § 91.76
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