(A) Collection required.
(1) All garbage, recyclables, yard waste, source-separated organic waste and other waste material accumulated in the city shall be collected and conveyed under the supervision of the City Administrator. The City Administrator or his or her designee shall have the authority to develop solid waste management standards concerning days of collection, type and location of waste containers and other matters as they deem necessary to provide for the safe, orderly and cost-efficient preparation, storage, collection and disposal of all waste materials covered in this chapter. These standards shall not be contrary to this chapter.
(2) Unless otherwise exempt pursuant to division (B) below, each residence, multiple-unit dwelling, commercial establishment and mobile home park in the city shall contract with a hauler licensed by the city for the collection of garbage and/or recyclables.
(3) All residents and commercial property shall separate all designated recyclables, and other items designated by city solid waste management standards, from garbage. These source separated items shall be collected for separate recycling, processing or treatment.
(4) All garbage shall be disposed of in compliance with state law and county policies regarding required processing of solid waste.
(B) Exemptions. A household or business may be exempted from the requirements of division (A) above upon demonstrating to the satisfaction of the city that an environmentally sound alternative method of solid waste disposal that complies with state laws and regulations and county policies and is in conformance with the city solid waste management standards will be used. Application for an exemption will be made on a form provided by the city. The application shall be reviewed by the City Administrator who shall approve or deny that application and shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the decision. Any applicant aggrieved by the decision of the City Administrator may appeal that decision to the City Council within ten days of the date of the written notice. The City Council shall hear the appeal at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
(C) Violations. Every day that a person fails to engage a hauler, as required herein, shall constitute a new violation of this code and shall be subject to the penalties imposed in § 50.999 of this chapter. However, no person can be charged with a violation pending a final decision on an application for exemption.
(Prior Code, § 603.02) (Ord. 516, passed 09-14-1992; Ord. 844, passed 05-20-2010) Penalty, see § 50.999