(A) It is unlawful for any person to place for collection any solid waste container or bin not conforming with the residential solid waste container or commercial bin designated by the city or franchisee.
(B) It is unlawful for any person to place a container or any bulky goods adjacent to a street or public right-of-way for collection service before 7:00 p.m. on the day preceding the regularly scheduled collection day. Bulky goods may not be set out for collection unless the responsible person made prior arrangements with the city or a franchisee for pick-up of the bulky goods.
(C) During the hours for collection, residential solid waste containers must be placed at the location designated by the franchisee holding the residential solid waste franchise and be accessible for mechanized pick-up, if mechanized pick-up methods are utilized by the franchisee. Except during the time a container is placed for curbside collection, residential solid waste containers must not be visible from the public right-of-way. Commercial bins must be accessible to the franchisee providing solid waste services at that location.
(D) Solid waste containers must be removed from any location adjacent to a street or right-of-way not later than 8:00 p.m. on the day following the regularly scheduled collection day.
(E) No container or bin may be stored in any front yard or side yard that is visible from a public street.
(F) A franchisee which was notified by a commercial customer or the city that commercial solid waste service is to be discontinued at a particular premises must remove all of its commercial bins from the premises of the customer who is discontinuing commercial solid waste service within one week after receiving notification that service is to be discontinued.
(G) No franchisee may place a commercial bin at any location within the city unless the bin is clearly marked with the name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the bin and the person responsible for collection from the bin. The identification must be waterproof and legible.
(H) Each franchisee must maintain its commercial bins within the city in a manner to protect public health and safety and prevent the spread of vectors. Each franchisee must maintain its commercial bins in the city free from any exterior paint or markings commonly referred to as "graffiti" or "tagging."
(I) Each franchisee must post each of its commercial bins in the city with conspicuous notices on each side of the commercial bin that the commercial bin is not to be used for the disposal of hazardous waste.
(J) It is unlawful to schedule solid waste collection services (i) within 100 feet of a school between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.; and (ii) 15 minutes before and after school is scheduled to be dismissed.
(Ord. 1091, passed 1-5-04; Am. Ord. 1313, passed 12-1-21) Penalty, see Ch. 13