(A) The city shall collect trash and garbage on a weekly basis from single-family dwellings located on a public right-of-way. A single-family dwelling is defined as “a detached building designed for and occupied by one family exclusively.”
(B) The city shall collect trash and garbage on a weekly basis from two-family dwellings located on a public right-of-way. A two-family dwelling is defined as “a detached building designated or occupied by two families.” This would include a duplex dwelling, a dwelling which has one family unit above another, and a double dwelling unit which has one family unit beside the other.
(C) The city shall collect trash and garbage on a weekly basis from multi-family dwellings where such dwellings consist of four or fewer families and are located on a public right-of-way. A multi- family dwelling is a building designed for or occupied by more than two families, exclusively for dwelling purposes. This definition includes condominiums and cooperatives.
(D) The city shall collect trash and garbage on a weekly basis from not-for-profit organizations provided said organizations utilize city-approved trash and garbage collection containers at their cost and are able to locate those containers pursuant to city instruction. A not-for-profit organization is an organization which has been organized and operates as a not-for-profit organization under the laws of the state and/or under the laws of the United States government or Internal Revenue Service. This would include but not be limited to churches, charitable organizations, and civic organizations. It does not include governmental buildings, schools, fraternal organizations, social clubs, or professional or trade organizations. Nothing herein shall prohibit the city from collecting trash and debris at buildings, locations, parks and offices which it owns or operates.
(E) Absent a contractual arrangement to the contrary, the city shall not collect trash or garbage from any entity not referred to in divisions (A), (B), (C), and (D) above. This would include but not be limited to the following: business or commercial activities commonly located in a C-1 or C-2 zoning district as those districts are defined by the city code; industrial facilities and manufacturing facilities or any other use which must be located in an industrial zoning district as those districts and uses are defined in the city code; multi-family dwellings containing more than four units for rental purposes; governmental concerns; schools; physicians’ offices; dental offices; hospitals; boarding houses; and structures not located on a public right-of-way.
(F) The term “public right-of-way” referred to hereinabove and throughout this section shall mean any street, road, highway or alley which has been dedicated and improved and is currently used by the public as a right-of-way. As stated herein this would include highways, roads, streets, and alleys.
(G) Mobile homes which are used as single-family residences and are lawfully located on real estate adjacent to a public right-of-way meet the definition of single-family dwelling referred to in division(A) above. Such residences shall be entitled to weekly trash pick up in the same manner as all other single-family residences.
(H) Nothing herein shall prevent the city from entering into contractual relationships with third parties, one purpose of which is to provide trash collection services to those third parties for proper consideration by the third parties to the city for such service. However, the City has no obligation to enter into any such contract with any third party and the city shall only do so if it determines that it is its best interest to engage in such an arrangement.
(I) All scheduled and timing of trash collection referred hereinabove by the city shall be subject to delay or change due to weather, holidays, equipment availability or failure, and manpower. Further, such collection may be suspended due to natural or man made emergencies or disasters.
(Ord. 3583, passed 11-16-09) Penalty, see § 10.99