(a) Each owner, agent, lessee or occupant requiring the removal of garbage and/or refuse from any single, two-family or three-family dwelling shall provide suitable portable approved containers for holding garbage and refuse. All garbage, before being deposited in cans, shall be thoroughly drained of all water and other fluids and securely wrapped. In addition:
(1) Garbage and refuse cans shall be made of metal or its equivalent, shall be watertight and shall be provided with suitable handles on the outside and with a tightly fitting cover which shall not be removed except when necessary in the use of such cans.
(2) Each can shall have a capacity of not less than ten gallons, nor more than thirty gallons, and of not more than fifty pounds gross weight.
(3) Newspapers, magazines and flattened cardboard shall be tied into bundles of not more than fifty pounds and not exceeding dimensions of four feet, by two feet, by two feet.
(4) Lumber shall be broken down and cut into not more than four feet lengths, and cord tied together in bundles of not more than fifty pounds.
(5) Tree branches and brush trimmings shall be cut down to not more than four feet in length and two feet in diameter, bundled and cord tied.
(6) Twenty to thirty-gallon heavy-duty plastic bags, tied or wire closed, may be used for containing light refuse.
(7) Large objects, such as hot water tanks, appliances and furniture, shall be placed intact on tree lawns for regular collection.
(8) Carcasses of dead cats, dogs and other animals are not classed as garbage or refuse and are prohibited from being placed in any container. The Service Department will provide special pick-up for these items.
(Ord. 1994-163. Passed 11-16-94.)
(b) The Finance Director shall establish by September 1 of each year, an estimate of the next year's solid waste collection costs and projected fees. The fees shall be determined as follows:
(1) Estimating the next year's expected solid waste collection costs.
(2) Estimating the year-end balance in Fund #251 (Solid Waste Disposal).
(3) The Estimated "Required Resources" shall be the sum of:
A. Next year's expected costs;
B. Plus the repayment of any expected advances during the current year;
C. Less the expected year fund balance;
D. The sum shall be increased by the delinquency percentage experienced in the current year's first half collection of the refuse assessments by the County Auditor.
(4) As of August 1 of the current year, the Finance Director shall determine and identify the number of parcels having a one-family, two-family or three-family dwelling listed on the County Auditor's records that:
A. Are not qualified for the Homestead Exemption. To calculate the number of "Shared Charges", the total number of these dwelling units in each residential dwelling will be the first factor.
B. Are listed on the County Auditor’s records as being qualified for the Homestead Exemption. To calculate the number of "Shared Charges", the total number of these dwelling units in each residential dwelling, multiplied by 50%, will be the second factor.
C. The two factors will then be added together to determine the total number of "Shared Charges".
D. The estimated “Required Resources” will then be divided by the number of “Shared Charges” to determine the “Annual Charge” of garbage and refuse collections for all each dwelling unit of all residential dwellings in the City.
E. Homeowners who are not listed on the County Auditor’s records as being qualified for the Homestead Exemption as of August 1, of one-family, two-family, or three-family dwellings, shall be charged the full amount of the “Annual Charge” for each of the units in the dwelling.
F. The homeowners who are listed on the County Auditor’s records as being qualified for the Homestead Exemption as of August 1 of one-family, two-family, or three-family dwellings shall be charged 50% of the amount of the “Annual Charge” for each of the units in the dwelling.
(5) A listing of all residential parcels with annual charges for garbage and rubbish collections shall be certified to the County Auditor in time for the charges to be added to the tax duplicate and collected in the next collection year.
(Ord. 1999-97. Passed 11-17-99; Ord. 2007-45. Passed 7-25-07; Ord. 2012-99. Passed 12-19-12.)