(A) All garbage or refuse, yard waste, or recyclables, whenever practical, shall be delivered by the householder or the occupant of any building or place of business to the ground level for collection.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, set, throw, or otherwise put garbage or any paper, metal, plastic, or any other material receptacle containing garbage between the line of any street, highway, or other place and the front line of any dwelling, business or other structure, except as outlined below:
(1) For residential units, all refuse and recyclable containers may be set out no earlier than 8:00 p.m. the day prior to collection day and must be retrieved by 2:00 a.m. the day after collection day.
(2) For collection of owner-provided residential containers, they shall be placed no more than five feet in front of the front line of the dwelling, business, or other structure. For purposes of this section, the front line shall be extended from the structure corner to the side lot lines.
(3) For collection of hauler-provided residential containers, the containers may be placed in accordance with owner-provided containers or curbside, as designated by the hauler.
(4) Approved containers placed for curbside collection shall be placed so the closest edge of the container is no closer than two feet, nor no further than four feet from the edge of the traveled way. It shall be placed so there is a four-foot clearance around all sides from any fixed object. Placement of containers shall not impede visibility at any alley or street intersection.
(5) Containers shall not be placed on any sidewalk, unless, the sidewalk is wide enough to maintain a four-foot wide clear sidewalk path around the container.
(6) Any person setting a container curbside for collection during the snow season shall be responsible for snow removal from the area two feet on either side of the container and from the container to the curb/edge of the street; it is recommended that containers ate placed as far back as allowed in this chapter, to minimize the chance of plowed snow knocking over the container.
(7) Placement of commercial containers shall be coordinated with the hauler and be in accordance with the city's zoning ordinance.
(8) All garbage and refuse placed for collection under this chapter must be placed within the collection container. Any items placed outside the container may not be picked up by the licensed hauler. If haulers do pick up items outside of the container, they may charge extra for providing the service. Households that excessively violate this section shall be reported to the city by the hauler for possible enforcement action.
(C) The city can provide a waiver, at the city's sole discretion, for the placement of garbage receptacles or refuse in front of a dwelling, business, or other structure if the placement of the receptacle or refuse is for the community benefit, or a one-time occurrence.
(1) Examples may include receptacles placed or approved by the city for public use, such as Downtown or 13 St District receptacles, for the city-sponsored or approved cleanup days or a construction dumpster.
(2) Said waiver shall also allow for the lawful collection of said material by the city or a licensed garbage or refuse hauler.
(3) One-time large garbage items can be arranged to be picked up but in no case shall the garbage be placed in city right of way or outside more than 12 hours prior to the time of pick-up, as arranged by the owner.
(Ord. 15079, passed 12-22-2023)