(A) Storage location. Every occupant shall store and dispose of or recycle all refuse, rubbish, and recyclables in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner as prescribed by city ordinances. Every owner of an apartment building shall supply facilities for the sanitary and safe storage and/or disposal or recycling of refuse and recyclables. Except as provided in division (C) below, the storage of rubbish, recyclables, and yard waste collection containers shall be in the side or rear yard setback of the property, adjacent to a structure on the property from which collection is conducted, or in the setback from which collection is conducted, if appropriately permitted screening or fencing has been achieved per § 150.088, and where the proposed location maximizes the potential setback from the street.
(B) Refuse, recycling, and other waste containers. Collection containers and dumpsters for multiple family residential, commercial, industrial and institutional uses shall be screened on all four sides using an enclosure that is a minimum of one foot above the top of the container. The rubbish enclosure shall be constructed of materials that are harmonious with those of the principal structure and have a minimum opacity of 90% opacity. A gate or door of the rubbish enclosure shall be closed at all times except as needed to access the container(s). No exterior container or enclosure shall exceed the maximum height for fencing in the applicable zoning district.
(C) Front yard containers. Rubbish and recycling containers may be kept in a front yard if within an approved and permitted screening structure, per § 150.088. Such screening structure shall provide a screening effect with no more than a one-inch gap between any board or component of the structure, and be of a height not less than three inches above the tallest container to be kept within. The screening structure shall be placed no closer than three feet from the property line and no closer than 15 feet from the road from which collection is made. The structure shall be sized to accommodate only those rubbish and recycling containers regularly serviced and emptied by the contract hauler serving the property, but in no case shall exceed 36 square feet in total area. The design, materials, and location shall be subject to review prior to city issuance of the required zoning permit.
(D) Screening structures. Screening structures allowed in the front yard pursuant to division (C) above may consist of prefabricated structures generally available from home improvement outlets, including those that may vary from the strict requirements of division (C) above, provided they accomplish the intended screening effects.
(Prior Code, § 150.090) (Ord. 2022-03, passed 5-24-2022; Ord. 2023-01, passed 7-11-2023; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-9-2024) Penalty, see § 10.99