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GARBAGE COLLECTION
§ 51.15 PLACEMENT OF GARBAGE FOR DISPOSAL; PROHIBITION.
   No person shall dump, dispose of, leave or place or cause to be dumped or disposed of, left or placed upon the property of the city within any street right-of-way any trash, junk, debris, rubbish or any other waste material of any kind, except on designated days for garbage collection.
(1997 Code, § 660.0) (Ord. 95-10, passed 12-18-1995) Penalty, see § 51.99
§ 51.16 COLLECTION PROCEDURE.
   (A)   Residential garbage pickup within the city limits will be carried out once weekly by the contractor selected by the city and shall apply only to garbage placed in front of the subscriber’s residence.
   (B)   Business garbage pickup within the city limits will be carried out twice weekly by the contractor selected by the city and shall apply only to garbage placed in front of the establishment, except as otherwise authorized by the City Clerk/Treasurer.
   (C)   All garbage shall be deposited for collection between the sidewalk and curb line of the subscriber’s property and not in the city streets.
   (D)   Residential and business garbage customers shall not deposit garbage or recycling for collection earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled day for collection.
   (E)   Residential customers shall remove garbage receptacles from the city's right-of-way in front of their residence within 24 hours of collection. Business garbage customers shall remove garbage receptacles from the city's right-of-way in front of their establishment no later than 10:00 a.m. the day of collection, or immediately following collection if collection is later than 10:00 a.m.
   (F)   Medical waste of each and every type shall be excluded from city collection.
(1997 Code, § 660.0) (Ord. 95-10, passed 12-18-1995; Am. Ord. 2005-05, passed 6-6-2005; Am. Ord. 2009-01, passed 2-2-2009; Am. Ord. 2009-20, passed 10-5-2009)
§ 51.17 ITEMS EXCLUDED FROM COLLECTION.
   The following items shall be excluded from the city's garbage collection service:
   (A)   Liquid waste, sewage, human waste, rocks, dirt, tires, oil, batteries or paint in liquid form;
   (B)   Refuse left over from building construction or demolition;
   (C)   Large appliances or items of furniture, including but not limited to hot water heaters, refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, dryers and sofas; and
   (D)   Any material that is beyond the physical safety limitations of the city's garbage contractor.
(1997 Code, § 660.0) (Ord. 95-10, passed 12-18-1995)
§ 51.18 SERVICE LIMITED TO GARBAGE GENERATED BY SUBSCRIBER.
   Garbage collection services provided by the city shall be limited to that garbage generated by a subscriber household or business at the subscriber's household or business establishment. It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit garbage not generated by a subscriber household or subscriber business for city collection.
(1997 Code, § 660.0) (Ord. 95-10, passed 12-18-1995) Penalty, see § 51.99
§ 51.19 PERMISSION REQUIRED TO DEPOSIT IN PRIVATE RECEPTACLE.
   No person shall deposit garbage into private garbage receptacles without the owner's permission.
(1997 Code, § 660.0) (Ord. 95-10, passed 12-18-1995) Penalty, see § 51.99
§ 51.20 DEPOSIT IN CITY-OWNED RECEPTACLES UNLESS FOR PUBLIC USE.
   No person shall deposit garbage into public garbage receptacles, except those public receptacles designated as public receptacles for garbage collection.
(1997 Code, § 660.0) (Ord. 95-10, passed 12-18-1995) Penalty, see § 51.99
SOLID WASTE; DUMPSTERS
§ 51.30 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL.
   (A)   The City Council has contracted at a set rate with a private approved solid waste collector on behalf of all the residents and businesses of the city.
   (B)   All residences and businesses within the city corporate limits shall be charged a waste collection fee.
   (C)   Enforcement of nonpayment of the waste collection fee by the city shall be by the city's right to discontinue water service to the residence or business.
   (D)   Any business that the city has not contracted on behalf of shall provide the city with sufficient evidence that the business has contracted privately with an approved solid waste collector.
(1997 Code, § 830.1)
Cross-reference:
   Discontinuance of water for failure to pay water and sewer, see § 50.02
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