(A) Residential mandatory collection.
(1) All refuse, yard waste, bulky waste and recyclable materials shall be placed within the refuse containers provided by the city (CARTS), or otherwise prepared for collection in appropriate manner as required off the edge of the street surface or edge of alley adjacent to the driveway. In all cases, refuse containers and all items for collection must be placed at a location accessible to collection personnel and equipment. Refuse shall not be placed in such a manner as to obstruct or otherwise restrict the use of sidewalks by the general public, and shall not be placed within fifteen (15) feet of any fire hydrant nor on top or over any water meter. Residential customers may not place out for collection any type of excluded waste.
(2) (a) All garbage and household trash shall be collected two (2) times per week. Recyclable materials shall be collected one (1) time per week. Garden and yard trash, tree and shrubbery trimmings shall be collected one (1) time per week. Bulky waste will be collected one (1) time per week.
(b) All residents, owners and/or tenants, agents, lessors, lessees, operators, occupants of premises within the city, shall deposit refuse and recyclable materials, and the like, at the designated collection point prior to 4:00 a.m. on the scheduled day of collection, but not prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day before collection. Empty containers must be removed from curbside on the day of collection.
(B) Commercial mandatory collection.
(1) All refuse from the commercial unit shall be placed in mechanical containers for removal. All refuse mechanical containers regardless of the siting on the property, shall be screened on at least three (3) sides by masonry wall, or wooden fencing, or other materials, at least six (6) feet in height, as approved by the city, which renders the view of the mechanical container opaque from adjacent properties. Commercial mandatory collection shall be provided at least once per week or pursuant to a special event permit, as applicable.
(2) No mechanical containers shall be located on any road right-of-way or parking setback. All multiple dwelling areas of sixteen (16) units or more must have a mechanical container, with a minimum size of two (2) cubic yards, for garbage and household trash collection and disposal. No garden and yard trash, tree and shrubbery trimmings shall be placed in mechanical refuse containers together with garbage and household trash or recyclable materials. Lids on mechanical containers must be kept closed at all times; multiple dwelling units with less than sixteen (16) units may use containers emptied by mechanical means at the owner’s discretion.
('74 Code, § 11-5(a), (b)) (Ord. 91-24, passed 9-19-91; Am. Ord. 2010-20, passed 7-15-10; Am. Ord. 2021-16, passed 4-1-21)