[Amended 1-25-2021 by Ord. No. 8-2021]
A. Authorization for municipal collection.
(1) The City, through the Department of Public Works, shall provide for the collection, transportation, and disposal and/or processing for municipal waste and designated recyclable materials from all residential units. Alternatively, the City may contract for part or all of these services.
(2) Residential units shall include all dwelling units located in:
(a) All residential single family properties;
(b) All residential properties with six or fewer dwelling units;
(c) Rooming houses with up to 18 rooming units, where three rooming units are considered equal to one dwelling unit for purposes of this Part;
(d) Condominiums, town homes, or similar developments that may be on a single tract of land but where dwelling units are owned individually;
(3) Additionally, owners of mixed-use properties, nonresidential units, and multi-dwelling unit properties with more than 6 dwelling units not considered residential units may request the units be part of the municipal collection and, if the units meet all of the requirements in this subsection and subsection 496-207(B), and are approved by the City, the units may participate in the municipal collection program provided that:
(a) The owner of the units pays the designated municipal collection fee or, for the collection of only designated recyclable materials, 50% of said fee;
(b) The owner and occupants of the units follow all rules and regulations for municipal collection;
(c) The units generate no more than the maximum allowed weekly material for the municipal collection program, as provided in this Part;
(d) Waste collection occurs on the property, at the curb, in approved containers which are serviceable by the residential collection vehicles;
(e) By virtue of the type of business conducted and the type of waste generated, certain commercial or institutional facilities listed below shall not be eligible for municipal collection:
(i) Auto repair or service station;
(ii) Dry cleaner;
(iii) Manufacturing, wholesale or warehousing operations;
(iv) Cleaning or construction contractor;
(v) Medical facilities (including physicians, dentists, laboratories, etc.);
(vi) Funeral homes;
(vii) Retail facilities over 5,000 square feet;
(viii) Licensed food service establishments;
(ix) Commercial or institutional establishments located in strip shopping centers;
(x) Any other entity deemed unsuitable by the Public Works Director or his/her designee due to its location, the quantity or nature of the material generated within the facility or any other factor.
(4) Exemptions.
(a) Condominiums, townhomes, and similar housing developments serviced by a homeowner's association, or equivalent entity, that coordinates collection services using consolidated collection areas rather than individual collection points.
(b) Properties not bordering an accessible public street, that would otherwise be included in the municipal collection program, may be exempted from inclusion in said program. This decision will be made by the Public Works Director, or his/her designee.
(5) The City may collect solid waste and designated recyclable materials from municipal establishments.
(6) The City is hereby authorized to place public collection containers on sidewalks within the public right-of-way and to provide collection for said containers. Alternatively, the City may contract for part or all of this service.
B. Municipal collection requirements.
(1) All containers used for municipal collection shall be placed for collection no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled collection. Containers shall be returned to a storage location no later than daybreak on the day after the scheduled collection.
(a) Collection shall be at the curbside in front of the home unless the property owner is granted an exception as provided in subsection (b) and (c).
(b) The City may provide rear alley collection in certain situations where said collection is feasible. The collection point for rear alley collection shall be the rear edge of the property, unobstructed by fences or other barriers.
(c) Residents with documented disabilities, for whom placement of waste at the designated collection point represents a hardship, may request accommodation by filing a request with the Department of Public Works on such form as is provided by the Department for such purpose.
(2) Each unit enrolled in the municipal collection program may, per week, place for collection:
(a) Four 30-55 gallon trash bags of municipal waste that have a thickness of no less than 1 mil, not to exceed 35 pounds each or a trash receptacle that does not exceed 70 pounds nor 100 gallons; [Amended 6-27-2022 by Ord. No. 52-2022]
(b) One bulky waste item not to exceed 200 pounds or one bundle of construction/demolition waste not to exceed 100 pounds;
(c) Single stream recyclable materials;
(3) Units enrolled in the municipal collection program must use City-approved recycling containers.
(4) The City shall provide, to units enrolled in the municipal collection program, one recycling container at no additional cost. This container shall remain the property of the City and:
(a) The property owner/operator shall be responsible for securing the container;
(b) No person other than the City, or its designees, shall permanently modify such containers;
(c) Containers shall be used solely for the storage and collection of single stream designated recyclable materials;
(d) The property owner/operator shall be responsible for the replacement cost, at the most recent per unit cost encountered by the City, of such containers modified or removed from the property without the City's authorization.
(5) Units enrolled in the municipal collection program may, by contacting the City to request service, have the following designated recyclable materials collected:
(a) Electronic waste;
(b) Tires;
(c) Yard waste properly contained in yard waste bags; [Amended 12-27-2021 by Ord. 98-2021]
(d) The Public Works Director, or his/her designee, shall determine the limits and procedures for the collection of these items.