(a) Every person in possession, charge or control of any premises shall be issued a City furnished refuse container so as to adequately house the residential refuse generated by the dwelling. The refuse container is issued to that address and will remain on said premises in the event of the sale of the property or vacating of said property by the owner or occupant.
(b) Every person in possession, charge or control of any premises shall be required to use the City furnished refuse container. All refuse including plastic, paper or cloth bags shall be put into the container. No bag shall be permitted outside the container. If the container becomes full, a second container must be used.
(c) Additional containers may be leased from the City for a one-time fee of fifty-five dollars ($55.00) per container. In the event that a person moves to a new property, each additional leased container may be taken by that person to the new property, so long as that new property is within the City of Steubenville. If a person moves to a property located outside of the City of Steubenville, any additional leased containers shall be returned to the City.
(d) A limit of three (3) carts per each utility account. For each additional three (3) carts, an extra refuse charge will be added to the account.
(e) The occupant shall be responsible for following the instructions imprinted on the container regarding cautions and upkeep of the container.
(f) No person shall maintain any refuse container for collection in such a state of disrepair as to cause damage or injury to any collector of refuse within the City, or so as to cause refuse to be blown, spilled or otherwise removed from the container once placed therein.
(g) The occupant shall be responsible for the cost of any container or container parts which are damaged through negligence or willful acts. The costs are as follows:
Container | $55.00 |
Lid | $15.00 |
Axle | $10.00 |
Wheels | $5.00 each |
Any amounts charged to the occupant will be added to the City of Steubenville Utility Services Bill.
(h) Containers which are declared unfit or useless by the Superintendent of Sanitation or his/her designee, shall be replaced with a new container at the expense of the owner or occupant.
(i) If a City furnished container is lost or stolen from the premises, the occupant will be required to pay the replacement cost of fifty-five dollars ($55.00) as previously described, regardless of the size of the container. If, however, a City furnished container is stolen from the premises while at the curb for collection and at the proper time as described in Section 951.16 and a proper police report is filed by the occupant of the premises, the City will replace the container at no charge to the occupant.
(j) All containers are and will remain the property of the City of Steubenville.
(Ord. 2019-44. Passed 6-4-19.)