(a) Service Level B: Unlimited Service.
(1) Refuse containers shall be a refuse cart(s) 90 gallon or 65 gallon, provided by the contractor, and/or metal and plastic cans, equipped with suitable handles and tight-fitting covers and shall be watertight. Such metal or plastic cans shall have the capacity of not more than thirty gallons each. Such containers shall be of a type approved by the Mayor or her designee and shall be kept in a clean, neat and sanitary condition at all times. Containers are not to weigh more than seventy pounds when filled. Thirty-gallon plastic refuse bags may be used in lieu of or in addition to containers or a refuse cart.
(2) Refuse containers shall be provided by the lessee or occupant of the premises unless a refuse cart is provided by the contractor. Containers shall be maintained in good condition. Any container that does not conform to the provisions of this chapter or that may have ragged edges or any other defect liable to hamper or injure the person collecting the contents thereof shall be promptly replaced at the direction of the Mayor or her designee or the contractor. The contractor or the Mayor or her designee shall have the authority to remove noncomplying containers in the next collection following the attaching of a written or printed notice. The notice shall be affixed to the container at least one week prior to removal.
(3) The contractor shall provide for the removal of refuse of any amount that is placed in proper containers at the curb line, alley line or prearranged collection location.
(4) Except after 7:00 p.m. on the day before the regularly scheduled refuse collection for the premises involved and the day of collection, no person shall deposit, store, cause or allow to be stored on premises under his/her ownership or control, any ashes, garbage, refuse, recyclable materials, rubbish or waste paper, bulk items, refrigerant items or yard waste, unless such deposit or storage takes place behind the rear building line of the premises or within an enclosed structure so as not to be visible from the street or adjacent properties at ground level.
(5) Refuse containers for collection of refuse from four or more unit multiple family residential, commercial, industrial, institutional or nonprofit locations shall be provided by the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises. Containers shall be metal and/or plastic with tight fitting lids or covers and shall be maintained in good condition. Any container that does not conform to the provisions of this Section or that is insufficient in size to completely accommodate the refuse generated from the premises, shall be replaced within seven days of written notification by the Mayor or her designee. Storage of containers shall be behind the rear building line of the premises or within an enclosed structure so as not to be visible from the street or adjacent properties at ground level.
(Ord. 2014-005. Passed 2-13-14.)