(A) The owner, tenant or occupant of every parcel with one or more businesses and/or residential buildings approved for occupancy and located within the city shall subscribe to and thereafter use regularly, the refuse collection service franchised by the city.
(B) Should a tenant or occupant of a premises fail to subscribe for refuse collection service franchised by the city, the owner of the occupied premises shall subscribe for solid waste disposal services within seven days of the occupancy of the premises. If the owner fails to subscribe for service, the franchisee shall give the owner written notification that service is required.
(C) The franchisee shall give written notice to the City Manager or his or her designated representative of the address of any occupied premises within the city which is not subscribing to the collection and disposal service provided by the franchisee.
(D) The property owner or occupant shall store solid waste on his or her premises or property or shall require it to be stored or handled in a manner so as not to promote the propagation, harborage or attraction of vectors, or the creation of a nuisance. It shall be unlawful for any person to allow garbage, rubbish, or solid waste materials to accumulate outside of an authorized garbage, rubbish, or waste container. The garbage, rubbish, or waste material shall be removed not less than weekly except when prevented by disruptions due to strikes, severe and unusual weather conditions which prevent collection or official holidays interrupting the normal seven-day collection cycle.
(E) Property owned by federal, state or local governments shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.
(Ord. 995, passed 1-6-2009)