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For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BUILDING. A structure used in whole or in part for human habitation, manufacturing, sales, and other
purposes.
CITY MANAGER. The Manager of the City of Mount Pleasant.
COLLECTION CART. A specified container provided by the franchised hauler as a container for residential refuse.
COMMERCIAL REFUSE. Solid waste collected in commercial refuse collection.
COMMERCIAL REFUSE COLLECTION. Refuse pickup from all commercial, business, institutional and multi-unit residential establishments which regularly generate in excess of one cubic yard of solid waste per week.
COMMISSION. The Mount Pleasant City Commission.
COMPOST. An accumulation of lawn debris, yard waste, coffee grounds, tea leaves, raw vegetables or fruit scraps, in a form suitable for composting.
CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION. Representative group of property owners who have legal authority to manage the assets of a condominium development.
CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT. Those legal real estate ownership arrangements as defined by
Michigan statute, the Condominium Act 59 of 1978 as amended, M.C.L.A. § 559.101.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS. Refuse which is incidental to construction,
renovation or demolition of buildings, other structures or appurtenances on a premise.
CONTAINERS OR RECEPTACLES - COMMERCIAL. Durable, water-tight containers or dumpsters with tight-fitting covers meeting National Solid Waste Management Association, American National Standards Institute, and Consumer Products Safety Commission requirements as applicable to design, application and safety.
CONTAINERS OR RECEPTACLES - RECYCLING. Sturdy, lightweight and identifiable containers for the storage and placement of recyclable materials at curbside.
CURBSIDE RECYCLABLES COLLECTION. The collection of recyclable materials at the point of generation by a franchised hauler on a regularly scheduled basis.
FERROUS METAL CONTAINER. Those non-aluminum food containers which are commonly referred to as tin cans.
FRANCHISE HAULER. Service provider selected by the city to perform collections services that are structured to support the city's solid waste chapter as required to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
GENERATOR. A person, business, or commercial establishment generating solid waste.
GLASS CONTAINER. All containers made from silica or sand, soda ash and limestone, the product being transparent or translucent and being used for packaging or bottling of various matter and all other material commonly known as glass, excluding,
however, blue glass, flat glass, plate glass and glass commonly known as window glass, and other types as designated by the Material Recovery Facility Board (MRF).
HAZARDOUS WASTE. Hazardous waste as defined in Public Act 64 of 1979, being M.C.L.A. § 324.11103, as amended, and as identified in administrative rules and promulgated pursuant to said Act by the Director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
LEAVES. Deciduous and coniferous seasonal deposition.
LICENSED COLLECTOR. A collection agent who has received a material collection license from the city.
MATERIAL COLLECTION LICENSE. A license issued by the city to a collection agent for the purpose of providing a specified type of refuse, yard waste and/or recyclable material collection service.
MRF. The material recovery facility as operated by the County of Isabella and the City of Mount Pleasant.
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING. The same as multi-family dwelling as defined by § 152.004 of the Mount Pleasant City Code, except as modified herein with regard to the number of dwelling units and the collection of solid waste.
NONRESIDENTIAL SITE OF GENERATION. Any site of generation other than a residential site of
generation of four units or more.
PERSON. The owner, proprietor, occupant, or agent in charge of any premise.
PLASTIC CONTAINER. Any container made of one type or combination of types of plastics, for example, high-density polyethylene HDPE which is accepted for recycling by the MRF. The list of acceptable plastics is subject to review and change by the MRF Board.
PREMISES. A parcel of land within the city including the adjoining street right-of-way or legal easement, separated from adjacent parcels of land by legal description.
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL. Materials such as clean and uncontaminated newspaper, corrugated cardboard, magazines, computer paper, office paper, glass containers, plastic containers, ferrous metal containers, ferrous metal, and aluminum containers or articles separated for the purpose of preparation for and delivery to a secondary market or other use. A list of acceptable recyclables shall be kept on file at all times at the Division of Public Works office. This list may change subject to approval of the material recycling board.
RECYCLING FACILITY. A facility designed and operated to recover or process recyclable materials for the purpose of conversion into raw materials or new products. This term does not include sanitary landfills, solid waste transfer facilities, and municipal solid waste incinerators provided, however, a recycling facility may be located on the same site as a landfill, transfer facility, or incinerator.
REFUSE. The same meaning as solid waste.
RESIDENTIAL REFUSE. Solid waste collected in residential refuse collection.
RESIDENTIAL REFUSE COLLECTION. Refuse pickup from residential buildings.
RESIDENTIAL SITE OF GENERATION. Any site of generation containing three residential dwelling units or less.
ROOMING HOUSE REFUSE. Solid waste collection in residential rooming house refuse collection.
ROOMING HOUSE REFUSE COLLECTION. Refuse pickup from rooming houses that have been defined in accordance with the city Housing Licensing Code ordinance number 592 (See Chapter 152).
SITE OF GENERATION. Any premises in or from which solid waste is generated by any person.
(Ord. 745, passed 2-8-93; Am. Ord. 905, passed 12-13-04; Am. Ord. 1056, passed 7-27-20; Am. Ord. 1096, passed 7-8-24)
(A) No person shall accumulate or maintain, or allow the accumulation or maintenance, of refuse upon a residential or commercial premise for more than six days.
(B) Leaves, yard waste and vegetable waste may be stored for composting purposes in a manner which will not harbor rodents or become a public nuisance.
(1) Compost piles shall be located only in a rear or side yard, a minimum of three feet from any lot line and 20 feet from any residence located on adjacent property.
(2) No single compost pile and compost bin shall exceed five feet in height and 125 cubic feet in volume. On lots smaller than 8,000 square feet, the total volume of compost shall not exceed 125 cubic feet.
(3) Compost may contain only lawn debris, yard waste, coffee grounds, tea leaves, raw vegetables or fruit scraps in a form suitable for composting. Compost shall not contain meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, manure, oils, fats, or any of the permitted items in a form unsuitable for composting.
(4) Compost piles and compost bins shall be constructed and maintained to prevent the attraction and harborage of rodents and pests and to prevent unpleasant odors.
(5) Compost piles and compost bins which constitute a nuisance may be abated in accordance with an applicable nuisance abatement procedure set forth in the city code.
(Ord. 745, passed 2-8-93; Am. Ord. 905, passed 12-13-04; Am. Ord. 1063, passed 11-23-20; Am. Ord. 1096, passed 7-8-24) Penalty, see § 50.99
No person's refuse or trash shall be placed or left upon or in any street, right-of-way, alley, container or other property on any premise, public or private, without the permission of the owner, proprietor, occupant, or agent in charge of that premise.
(Ord. 745, passed 2-8-93; Am. Ord. 905, passed 12-13-04) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) No person shall place in any container or receptacle any material that might endanger the collection personnel or which would be detrimental to the normal operation of collection or incineration, for example: hazardous household chemicals or waste, medical waste including sharps (needles), gaseous, solid, or liquid poisons, dead animals, ammunition, explosives, concrete, dirt, appliances, furniture, auto or equipment parts, or any material that possesses heat sufficient to ignite any other collected materials.
(B) No person shall be permitted to place leaves or yard waste in a refuse container for the purposes of refuse collection, removal or disposal.
(C) No person shall be permitted to place recyclables as defined in § 50.01, in a refuse container for the purpose of refuse collection, removal or disposal.
(Ord. 745, passed 2-8-93; Am. Ord. 905, passed 12-13-04) Penalty, see § 50.99
No person shall take, collect, or transport any refuse, leaves, yard waste or recyclable material from any street right-of-way, alley or refuse dumpster of this city without a material collection license authorizing such activity. However, this section shall not apply to authorized city officials, including police officers, acting within the scope of their official duties, or residents when participating in a city authorized reuse program.
(Ord. 745, passed 2-8-93; Am. Ord. 905, passed 12-13-04) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) Residential.
(1) Single-family residential sites of generation. All single-family residential sites of generation must use the city's designated franchise hauler.
(2) Multi-family dwellings consisting of three or less dwelling units located in the same building must use the city's designated franchise hauler.
(3) Multi-family dwellings consisting of more than three dwelling units shall be responsible for securing service from a licensed hauler of residential refuse and recycling. All dwelling units located in the same building, rooming house, or condominium development must use the same method for residential collection.
(4) Other requirements applicable to all residential waste.
(a) There must be adequate open space in the public right-of-way or adjacent to a private street for collection to accommodate the number of refuse containers by all residents of the dwelling unit without interfering with driveways, vehicular traffic, pedestrian traffic, or business traffic. The DPW shall have authority to make determinations regarding the adequacy of the open space and to designate the collection area.
(b) Contents of collection carts placed for collection shall not exceed what can be reasonably placed within the cart and still allow the lid of the cart to be placed in a completely closed position. The contents shall not overflow the top of the cart.
(c) The property owner and tenant shall be responsible for ensuring that all collection carts are placed at the designated collection area no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the night before collection and that collection carts are removed from the designated collection area and front yard by midnight the day of collection. Collection carts shall only be stored in garages, backyards or side yards and out of sight from the street.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, if a dumpster is required for any dwelling unit for site plan approval, special use approval, other zoning approval, or by the zoning ordinance, then refuse collection shall be required pursuant to the approval provided and shall not be changed except by amendment pursuant to the site plan, special use, or other zoning approval.
(e) Special refuse, yard waste, hazardous waste, construction and demolition debris, and other prohibited waste as set forth in § 50.04 shall not be placed out for residential refuse collection.
(B) Commercial establishments. Commercial establishments shall be responsible for securing an approved method of refuse and recycling collection and disposal. Approved methods shall be limited to arrangements with licensed haulers.
(C) Other refuse. All special refuse, yard waste, hazardous waste, construction and demolition debris, and other prohibited waste as set forth in § 50.04 shall be removed using a licensed contractor or otherwise disposed of in accordance with applicable state law and regulations.
(Ord. 745, passed 2-8-93; Am. Ord. 800, passed 6-23-97; Am. Ord. 809, passed 11-24-97; Am. Ord. 870, passed 3-11-02; Am. Ord. 905, passed 12-13-04; Am. Ord. 1001, passed 8-10-15; Am. Ord. 1056, passed 7-27-20; Am. Ord. 1096, passed 7-8-24) Penalty, see § 50.99
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