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1060.03 SPECIAL ITEMS AND EVENTS.
   (a)   Grass clippings, leaves, and flowers, properly placed in paper yard waste bags or in standard rubbish containers (32 gallon) separated from rubbish, and hedge, shrubbery, and tree trimmings cut to four (4) foot lengths, not more than two (2) feet in diameter, bundled only with cotton cord and weighing not more than sixty-five (65) pounds, shall be collected without charge on regularly scheduled collection days. If collection is desired on other than a regularly scheduled collection day, the application and collection charge provisions for special collections must be complied with.
   (b)   Hot water tanks, refrigerators, stoves and other household furniture and appliances shall be collected without charge. Such items must be placed on the tree lawn, and if collection is desired on other than the regularly scheduled collection day, an application must first be made to and approved by the Director of Public Service and Properties as to the scheduling thereof.
   (c)   Earth, rocks, tree stumps, broken concrete, building materials, automobile parts and liquid and industrial wastes shall not be collected.
   (d)   On those days properly announced and scheduled as special clean-up events, all solid waste, except those items listed in subsection (c) hereof, shall be collected without charge if placed on the tree lawn.
(Ord. 1974-141. Passed 12-18-74; Ord. 2000-175. Passed 11-8-00.)
1060.04 PACKAGING AND BUNDLING; CONTAINERS.
   The City reserves the right to refuse to collect any solid waste that does not meet the following standards, and under no circumstances shall City employees enter basements, garages or other buildings for the removal of solid waste:
   (a)   All solid waste shall be placed near the street curb or street line for convenient pick-up. Residents shall refrain from piling containers within five feet of mail boxes or other obstructions.
   (b)   All rubbish shall be kept in metal or plastic, waterproof containers, equipped with lifting handles and tightly fitting covers, which containers shall not exceed thirty-two (32) gallons capacity nor weigh more than sixty-five (65) pounds when filled. Alternatively, refuse may be contained in closed plastic bags that do not weigh more than thirty-five (35) pounds. Containers shall be maintained in a sanitary and clean condition at all times. To avoid spillage in handling, containers shall not be filled above the brim.
   (c)   Rubbish may be placed in containers weighing not more than sixty-five (65) pounds when filled. Rubbish containers shall be of such size and shape as to be conveniently handled and readily loaded on City trucks and of such a structure as to be able to withstand inclement weather. Paper, cardboard boxes, cardboard drums or other cardboard items shall not be used as containers for rubbish or placed for pick-up during rainy or inclement weather.
   (d)   Newspapers and magazines shall be tied in bundles weighing not more than sixty-five pounds per bundle.
   (e)   Large boxes or crates shall be collapsed and tied into bundles weighing not more than sixty-five (65) pounds and shall be not more than two (2) by four (4) feet in length and width.
   (f)   Lumber and tree and hedge trimmings shall be cut and bundled so that bundles are not longer than four feet or greater than two feet in diameter.
   (g)   Christmas trees shall be placed on the tree lawn and must have all nails, lights, ornaments, and metal stands removed therefrom. Trees must not be in plastic bags.
   (h)   Containers shall not be stacked one on top of the other and shall not be placed up on any curb, street, sidewalk, driveway or private yard or walk area, but shall be arranged in clusters extending not more than five feet parallel to the curb in the tree lawn area and with access aisles extending on both sides of each cluster in the tree lawn area at least five feet parallel to the curb.
(Ord. 1974-141. Passed 12-18-74; Ord. 1978-244. Passed 11-15-78; Ord. 1982-136. Passed 12-15-82; Ord. 1989-160. Passed 10-2-89; Ord. 2000-175. Passed 11-8-00; Ord. 2000-187. Passed 12-5-00.)
1060.05 COMMERCIAL HAULERS; LICENSE, FEE AND CONDITIONS; LOADS DROPPING OR SPILLING.
   (a)   No person shall engage in the business of collecting, hauling and/or disposing of any rubbish, refuse or garbage within the City limits unless he or she first obtains a license therefor from the Director of Public Service and Properties. The fee for any such license shall be as set forth in Chapter 214 of the Administration Code. All licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year of issuance.
(Adopting Ordinance)
   (b)   This section shall not apply to any private individual hauling garbage, rubbish or refuse from his or her own premises, or to the City or to any person who has contracted with the City to provide such services.
   (c)   A condition of any license issued shall be that the licensee agrees to collect, transport and dispose of any garbage, rubbish or refuse in a sanitary manner so as not to create a nuisance.
   (d)   Any vehicle conveying or carrying such matter shall be so constructed and operated that its contents do not spill or scatter over any public or private property. Any person hauling any garbage, refuse or rubbish in any open vehicle, such as a truck or trailer, shall provide that the load thereof be covered with an adequate tarpaulin or canvas so as to prevent any spillage or scattering of its contents.
(Ord. 1974-141. Passed 12-18-74.)
1060.06 RULES AND REGULATIONS.
   The Director of Public Service and Properties is hereby charged with the enforcement of this chapter and is hereby authorized to adopt, promulgate and enforce rules and regulations necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter, provided that such rules and regulations are not in conflict with this chapter or any other City ordinance.
(Ord. 1974-141. Passed 12-18-74.)
1060.07 HOURS OF COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION.
   No person owning or driving a vehicle hauling solid waste shall cause the collection, transportation or transfer of such waste at any time Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. except as follows: collection, transportation or transfer of waste at any non-residential facility within 500 feet of property being utilized for residential purposes, as measured from property line to property line, shall be prohibited from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Collection, transportation or transfer shall be prohibited after 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Collection, transportation and/or transfer is prohibited from 4:00 p.m. on Saturday to 6:00 a.m. Monday morning except as specified in relation to residentially utilized properties. Application for exceptions to this provision may be made to the Director of Public Service on a form provided by the Director. Such exceptions shall be granted only where the applicant is able to demonstrate circumstances of great practical difficulty in the collection and transportation of solid waste in areas where there is heavy daytime vehicular and pedestrian traffic and a concentration of commercial activity.
(Ord. 90-280. Passed 12-4-90; Ord. 07-41. Passed 4-3-07.)
1060.99 PENALTY.
   (a)   Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of Section 1060.07 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be sentenced in accordance with Section 698.02 for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the second degree and shall be sentenced in accordance with Section 698.02 for a second and subsequent offense.
   (b)   Whoever violates or fails to comply with any other provision of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with Section 698.02 for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues.
(Ord. 91-106. Passed 4-7-92; Ord. 05-13. Passed 3-15-05.)