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The garbage collection and disposal system shall be operated under the following rules and regulations:
(A) Collection of garbage.
(1) All persons or concerns shall be required to deposit garbage for disposal in closed garbage cans not to exceed thirty-five (35) gallons in capacity or to exceed seventy-five (75) pounds in weight and to maintain such solid waste containers in good repair at all times. Fifty-five (55) gallon oil drums are not legal containers. Rubbish and debris, such as leaves and grass, but not including household garbage, may be placed in tied plastic bags. Containers shall be set out for pickup on the sidewalk or within three (3) feet of the street in front of residents or apartments no sooner than one (1) hour before sundown (except as provided in C-3 Districts) on the night of pickup applicable to that section or district and shall be required to remove containers as soon thereafter as possible.
(2) Collection of garbage in the business districts shall be daily between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. on weekdays, Sundays excluded.
(B) Depositing garbage for disposal.
(1) All persons or concerns in a business district shall be required to use dumpsters or other suitable containers that can be easily handled by pickup crews and which have been approved by the Public Works Manager. All dumpster locations shall be prescribed by the Public Works Manager. All persons or concerns should contact the Public Works Manager prior to acquiring any dumpster or other container to ensure that the dumpster or container is compatible with the city’s trash collection equipment. Fifty-five (55) gallon oil drums are not legal containers. Plastic bags are acceptable if they are tied and have sufficient strength to avoid tearing and ripping. Loose trash piled in front or behind business establishments or in open rooms is not permitted. All dumpsters, containers or tied plastic bags shall be placed on the sidewalk or within three (3) feet of the street in front of the place of business.
(2) (a) It shall be unlawful for any individual, corporation, association or other entity to permit garbage cans, trash containers or other containers for the retention of trash, garbage or refuse, to be on the public sidewalks of the city within areas designated as C-3, Central Commercial Districts, pursuant to the zoning code, before the hour of 4:00 p.m. each day.
(b) The prohibition contained above shall not apply to those containers for garbage, trash or refuse placed upon the public sidewalks of the city by duly authorized governmental agencies.
(c) The presence of garbage, trash or refuse containers on the public sidewalks of the city by virtue of the failure of the duly authorized garbage and trash collection agencies of the city to perform their duties shall not constitute a violation hereof.
(3) All householders, owners, tenants, lessees, and/or occupants of any residence within the corporate limits of this city shall provide, at their own expense, proper receptacles or containers as provided here within.
(C) Special pickup day for residences.
(1) The Department of Public Works will have special trash pickup service available for residents of the City of Pikeville on Wednesday of each week for items that are too large to fit in the described containers listed above.
(2) Residents must call Public Works to schedule all special trash pickups. Public Works will take the first twenty-five (25) orders before cutting off the service for that week. Additional overflow orders will be placed on the following week’s schedule. Residents will be given the choice to take their order to the transfer station on Mondays and Fridays as an alternative if pickup cannot be accommodated for that week.
(3) All special pickup items must be curbside service. All items cannot be carried to the curb until Tuesday evening after 6:00 p.m. for Wednesday service. Any resident violating this time frame will be subject to an environmental nuisance complaint and subject to a citation for a violation.
(4) Residents are entitled to one (1) free load per month. All additional loads will be charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per load.
(Ord. 0-92-005, passed 2-24-92; Am. Ord. 2007-032, passed 10-9-07) Penalty, see § 50.99
The charges for garbage collection services shall be as follows:
(A) The rate for the collection of garbage from residential and noncommercial customers shall be ten dollars ($10.00) per month for twice a week pickup.
(B) The rate for the collection of garbage from large businesses shall be sixty dollars ($60.00) per month for twice a week pickup.
(C) The rate for the collection of garbage from small businesses shall be thirty dollars ($30.00) per month for twice a week pickup.
(D) The rate for the collection of garbage from businesses that have dumpsters shall be at a rate of three dollars seventy-five cents ($3.75) per cubic yard of dumpster size, per pickup.
(E) The rate for dumpster rental will be as follows:
2 yard | $25.00 per month |
3 to 4 yard | $50.00 per month |
6 to 8 yard | $75.00 per month |
(1) Anyone requesting a dumpster for a period of more then three (3) consecutive or nonconsecutive days within a sixty (60) day period will be required to pay the full month’s rental fee.
(2) Anyone renting a dumpster less than three (3) consecutive or nonconsecutive days within a sixty (60) day period will not be required to pay a rental fee.
(F) The rate for roll off pull will be as follows:
20 yard open top container | $150.00 each pull (plus landfill tipping fee of $30.00 per ton) |
30 yard open top container | $175.00 each pull (plus landfill tipping fee of $30.00 per ton) |
40 yard open top container | $200.00 each pull (plus landfill tipping fee of $30.00 per ton) |
(G) The rate for compactor pull will be as follows:
$225.00 for each pull (plus landfill tipping fee of $30.00 per ton) |
(H) The rate for compactor and roll off rental will be as follows:
16, 20 or 40 yard compactor | $200.00 per month |
20, 30 or 40 yard roll off | $200.00 per month |
(I) Transfer station charges: Transfer station will be open on Mondays and Fridays between 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. for City of Pikeville residents and commercial accounts for trash disposal. Residents must present an ID showing proof of residency. The following fees will be applied for transfer station dumping.
Residential | |
The first small or average size pickup or smaller vehicle will be no charge | $0.00 |
Second small pickup per load | $15.00 |
Second full size pickup with sides per load | $25.00 |
Commercial | |
Dump fee per load | $35.00 |
Additional fee per ton | $30.00 |
(Ord. 0-92-005, passed 2-24-92; Am. Ord. 0-95-002, passed 5-22-95; Am. Ord. 0-2001-004, passed 2-7-01; Am. Ord. 2007-032, passed 10-9-07; Am. Ord. 0-2008-010, passed 3-13-08; Am. Ord. 0-2008-016, passed 6-23-08; Am. Ord. 0-2011-028, passed 9-12-11)
(A) All charges for services of this garbage collection and disposal system shall be due and payable the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which the services are rendered and shall be billed to the person, concern, corporation, association or property owner by the city Utilities Department on the first day of the month following the month when services are rendered. Such charge may be included along with the bill for any other utility service (such as water, sewer or gas) or may be billed by separate bill.
(B) The charge for collection of garbage and trash shall be billed either to the occupant of the property or the owner of the property as reflected in the Pike County Property Valuation Administrator’s office. Both the occupant and property owner shall jointly and severally be liable for said collection fee. The city shall be entitled to a lien upon the property for unpaid garbage and trash collection fees. The city may disconnect utility services to any property for which there is an unpaid garbage and trash collection fee. The city may include the bill issued by the city to the owner of the property in the event that the occupant does not pay the garbage and trash collection fee, regardless of whether the utility service bill in which the garbage and trash collection fee if added is for other utilities being supplied to the property. The city may disconnect any utility services to any person, concern, corporation or association which owes outstanding garbage and trash collection fees connected to the property in which the garbage and trash collection fee was incurred. It is the intent of this section to make property owners fully liable for unpaid garbage and trash collection fees in connection with the collection services for the owner’s property.
(Ord. 0-92-005, passed 2-24-92; Am. Ord. 2007-032, passed 10-9-07) Penalty, see § 50.99
All revenues accruing to the city under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into a Garbage/Trash Account Fund of the city and all expenses incident to the maintenance and replacement of the garbage pickup and disposal systems shall be defrayed out of the Fund. The Public Works Manager shall approve all day-to-day expenditures before they are made. However, all major capital expenditures shall be approved by the City Manager.
(Ord. 0-92-005, passed 2-24-95; Am. Ord. 2007-032, passed 10-9-07)
No person or persons shall dispose of these items within their normal solid waste collection:
(A) Hazardous waste, herbicides, pesticides and chemicals;
(B) Liquid waste such as oil, paint, gasoline and antifreeze;
(C) Tires and rubber products;
(D) Dead animals and pathological waste/medical waste;
(E) Batteries;
(F) Construction/demolition material including but not limited to concrete, lumber, bricks, blocks, asphalt, gravel and the like;
(G) Explosives or other volatile substances;
(H) Fire, embers, ashes and other such fire causing materials;
(I) Poisons and toxic waste;
(J) Industrial or commercial wastes of any type;
(K) Motor vehicle parts or metal in large amounts;
(L) Nuclear or radioactive waste;
(M) Stumps, logs or tree limbs;
(N) Sludges of semi-solid fluids; and
(O) All other hazardous wastes.
(Ord. 0-92-005, passed 2-24-92; Am. Ord. 2007-032, passed 10-9-07) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) To dispose of garbage, refuse, rubbish or debris by dumping same on any premises in the city with or without the consent of the owner of the premises;
(B) To dump or permit the dumping of garbage, refuse, rubbish and debris on any property within the city;
(C) To deposit solid waste in any solid waste container other than his or her own, without the written consent of the owner of such container and/or with the intent of avoiding payment of the service charge hereinafter provided for solid waste collection and disposal;
(D) To fail to have solid waste collected as provided in this chapter;
(E) To interfere in any manner with solid waste collection and transportation equipment or with solid waste collectors in the lawful performance of their duties as such, whether such equipment or collectors shall be those of the city or those of a solid waste collection agency operating under contract with the city;
(F) To burn solid waste unless an approved incinerator is provided or unless a variance has been obtained from the appropriate air pollution control agency;
(G) To dispose of dead animals in any container to be collected by the city;
(H) To own or operate an open dump;
(I) To engage in the feeding of food waste to animals for commercial purposes;
(J) To dispose of solid waste at any facility or location which is not approved and permitted by the city;
(K) To engage in the business of collecting, transporting, processing or disposing of solid waste within the geographical boundaries of the county without a permit, contract or franchise agreement from the city, operate under an expired permit, or operate after a permit has been suspended or revoked, or contract or franchise agreement canceled; and
(L) To violate any section of this chapter or any other rule or regulation promulgated under the authority of the city.
(Ord. 0-92-005, passed 2-24-92; Am. Ord. 2007-032, passed 10-9-07) Penalty, see § 50.99
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