(A) Mandatory commercial storage and collection.
(1) The owner or operator of a business conducted at a site or location in the city, unless exempted as provided below, shall pay a minimum monthly solid waste collection fee equal to the rate for two bags collected once per week as set out in § 52.22. In consideration of the payment of this monthly charge, each such business owner or operator may place two bags not exceeding 50 pounds each or one 64-U.S. gallon capacity city issued and owned container, not exceeding 150 pounds in weight for collection week.
(2) The following activities are exempt from the minimum solid waste collection fee:
(a) Home occupations lawfully conducted in a residence for which a residential solid waste collection fee is paid;
(b) Farmland located within the corporate limits of the city;
(c) Seasonal businesses that operate less than 30 days in a calendar year; and
(d) Those businesses, not otherwise exempt, which establish, to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director, that no solid waste is generated at the site of the business. Such businesses shall be issued a letter of exemption by the Public Works Director or his or her designee.
(B) Commercial solid waste.
(1) Commercial solid waste shall include all solid waste generated by enterprises or activities other than residential living units. A single structure which contains more than 12 separate living units shall be treated as a commercial enterprise or as individual rental units, at the owner’s option. If commercial, the property shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter concerning commercial collection.
(2) Solid waste generated from commercial activities shall be collected by the city at such times and places as shall be agreed to between the owner and the city, but in a manner which will prevent unsafe accumulations of solid waste.
(C) Commercial collection charges. Rates and charges for commercial collection shall be as specified in § 51.22. These charges shall be billed monthly, or at other regular intervals by the city, and shall be paid at city hall. Commercial collections charges will be billed to the address of the business or facility to which the service was provided.
(Prior Code, § 4-5-7) (Ord. 752, passed 6-3-2013)