This franchise grants to grantee the right of ingress and egress, to cross all public streets, alleys, and rights of way in the city. It shall be unlawful for any person to deny reasonable access to grantee to collect solid waste or recyclables from a commercial premises or residential unit or to fail to place solid waste where it can be accessed from an appropriate public right of way. Grantee shall follow the traveled portion of streets, alleys, and roadways, or the regular walks for pedestrians while on private property, and shall take care in loading of such waste so that the material to be collected is not left upon the private property or the streets, alleys, or roadways. Grantee shall return the containers with all properly prepared and legal contents removed and replace the lid thereon. Grantee shall not place any obstructions to traffic in any street or alley while carrying out this franchise. Collections shall be made on the streets and rights of way of the city in a manner of least delay and inconvenience to the public. Grantee will use backways and alleys wherever possible. (Ord. 399, 12-3-2019)