(a) Frequency of Collection.
(1) Residential. Refuse accumulated by residences shall be collected at least once a week.
(2) Commercial. Restaurants and such other businesses and institutions as deem it necessary may enter into an agreement for a greater frequency of collection. Where necessary to protect the public health, the Director shall have the authority to require that more frequent collections be made.
(b) Limitation on Quantity.
(1) Residential. The Director shall collect a reasonable accumulation of refuse of each unit/residence during the collection period for the standard charge.
(2) Commercial. The Director shall collect a reasonable accumulation of refuse of each unit/commercial during the collection period.
(c) Collection by Actual Producers and Outside Collectors.
(1) Requirements for vehicles. The actual producers of refuse or the owners of premises upon which refuse is accumulated who desire personally to collect and dispose of such refuse; persons who desire to dispose of waste material not included in the definition of refuse; and collectors of refuse from outside the City who desire to haul over the streets of the City, shall use a water-tight vehicle provided with a tight cover so operated as to prevent offensive odors escaping therefrom and refuse from being blown, dropped or spilled.
(2) Rules and regulations. The Director shall have the authority to make such other reasonable regulations concerning individual collection and disposal and relating to the collection and hauling of refuse over City streets by outside collectors as he shall find necessary.
(Ord. 22-1993. Passed 6-22-93.)