(a) The collection Contractor shall make at least one regular weekly collection of solid waste, recyclable materials, bulky waste, garbage, and rubbish year round, and yard waste from April through November, at each Residential Unit within the City. The Contractor may decide to suspend service and observe any or all of the following listed holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and/or Christmas Day. Such decision in no manner relieves the Contractor of its obligation to provide collection service at least once per week. Collection of solid waste and recyclable materials shall not start before 6:00 AM or continue after 6:00 PM on the same day.
(b) All owners and tenants of Residential Units are required to obtain solid waste, recyclable materials, bulky waste, garbage, rubbish and yard waste collection, transportation and disposal services from the collection Contractor, unless such owners or tenants can lawfully dispose of solid waste, recyclable materials, and yard waste in a commercial or industrial collection container. Owners of Residential Units shall be permitted to discontinue collection services on a temporary basis while a Residential Unit is unoccupied because of extended vacations of three months (one quarter) or more, or when the Residential Unit is vacant, upon notification provided to the collection Contractor. Owners of Residential Units that are unoccupied or vacant shall not be charged for collection services when the Contractor has been duly notified. Under no circumstances may an owner or tenant of a Residential Unit contract for Residential solid waste, recyclable materials, bulky waste, garbage, rubbish and yard waste collection, transportation and disposal services with any person, firm or corporation except with the collection Contractor that has been granted a Contract by the City for Residential Units.
(Ord. 33-18. Passed 10-23-18.)