(A) The city shall henceforth provide a solid waste collection and disposal service in and for the residents of the city, and the City Council is hereby empowered to enter into those contracts with other governmental entities, individuals, or corporations as may be necessary to provide solid waste collection and disposal service, all or any part thereof.
(B) The City Council is hereby empowered to establish, by its own resolution, rules and regulations as are necessary to effect and achieve the intents and purposes of this section, and to provide for and establish penalties, not to exceed $100 for each offense or violation of those rules and regulations and of this section.
(C) It shall, from and after the effective date of this section, be unlawful for any person, company, corporation, or entity to engage in or provide solid waste collection service within the corporate limits of the city without first obtaining a permit or license from the City Council, as it shall in its discretion issue.
(D) Bulky items include appliances, and other trash items too large to be contained in the residential trash bin.
(E) Brush items include trees, tree limbs, plants, and/or leaves.
(F) It is a violation of this section to place or store bulky or brush items less than 25 feet from the edge of the surface of the road or anywhere that may be visible to the public prior to the Saturday before the week such items are scheduled to be removed by the city’s solid waste service provider.
(G) For a temporary period not to exceed 60 days, the Mayor and City Administrator may, upon notice to the city’s website, suspend the time frame in division (F) above, substituting a reasonable time and distance, as may be necessary for exigent circumstances.
(Ord. 185, passed 12-17-1974; Am. Ord. 814, passed 3-15-2022) Penalty, see § 53.99