(A) Frequency of collection.
(1) Residential. Refuse accumulated by dwelling units as herein defined shall be collected once each week.
(2) Commercial. Hotels, restaurants, institutions and such other places as deem it necessary, may enter into an agreement for more frequent collection. Where necessary to protect the public health, the Director shall have the authority to require that more frequent collections be made.
(B) Limits on quantity. Refuse collection for dwelling units as herein defined, shall be limited to six bags per week.
(C) Special refuse and rubbish problems.
(1) Contagious disease. The removal of wearing apparel, bedding or other refuse or rubbish from homes or other places where highly infectious or contagious diseases have prevailed shall be performed under the supervision and direction of the County Health Officer. Such refuse and rubbish shall not be placed in containers for regular collections.
(2) Inflammables or explosives. Highly inflammable or explosive materials shall not be placed in containers for regular collection, but shall be disposed of as directed by the Director at the expense of the owner or possessor thereof.
(D) Requirements of collectors. The actual producer of refuse or the owner of the premises upon which refuse is accumulated, who desires personally to collect and dispose of such refuse, and the collectors of refuse from outside the village and who are licensed by the village, shall use a watertight vehicle, provided with a tight cover as approved by the Director, and so operated as to prevent offensive odors escaping therefrom and refuse from being blown, dropped or spilled. The Director shall have the authority to make such other reasonable regulations concerning individual collection and disposal relating to the hauling of rubbish by a licensed hauler, as necessary.
(E) Refuse property of the village. Ownership of refuse material set out for collection and collected by a duly licensed hauler approved by the village shall be vested in the village.
(Ord. 2012-01, passed 3-27-2012)