(A) Duty to provide and maintain in sanitary condition. Refuse containers shall be provided by the owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant of the premises. It shall be the responsibility of the occupant of the premises to provide the refuse container; except the owner of a multiple dwelling shall be responsible for providing the refuse disposal container(s). Refuse containers shall be maintained in sanitary condition. Any container which does not conform to the provisions of this chapter, or that may have ragged or sharp edges, or any other defect liable to hamper or injure the person collecting the contents thereof, shall be promptly replaced upon notice. The City Manager shall have the authority to halt collection services at any premises for failure to comply herewith.
(B) Approved containers. Except as otherwise provided in the City Manager’s regulations, all containers shall meet the requirements of this section. Every can shall be made of galvanized iron, plastic, or other rust-resistant material, shall be covered, shall taper from top to bottom, and shall have a capacity of no more than 35 gallons. The weight of the container and its contents may not exceed 50 pounds. Plastic bags of a type approved by the City Manager may be used but not as an exterior container for garbage or other material that is too sharp or too heavy for the strength of the bag. No more than 20 bags per household can be placed out for pickup each week.
(C) Sanitation. Containers shall be of a type approved by the city and shall be kept in a clean, neat, and sanitary condition at all times.
(D) Prohibited containers. The following containers are prohibited: metal drums, fiber or paperboard drums, wire trash burners, barrels, paper shopping bags, cardboard boxes, or containers having sharp or jagged exposures; containers in excess of 35 gallons, or hand holds adequate to permit the container to be handled safely and easily by the collector, broken bags, scattered bags, or containers that are likely to disintegrate due to weather or the nature and weight of its contents, any container that has been treated with chlorine bleach, ammonia, or any other substance intended to repel animals or which may cause harm to the person collecting the refuse. Unauthorized containers, broken bags, scattered bags, and prohibited items will be removed by the city pursuant to § 94.066(B), and the cost charged back to the property owners pursuant to § 33.21.
(Prior Code, § 50.05) (Ord. D-1658, passed 7-13-1992, effective 7-23-1992; Ord. O-11, passed 8-11-2003, effective 8-21-2003; Ord. O-166, passed 8-24-2015, effective 9-3-2015) Penalty, see § 50.99