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(A) Every owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant of any house, building, flat, apartment or tenement in the city, where persons reside, board or lodge, or where animal or vegetable food is prepared or served, or any private residence, is entitled to keep and maintain, in good order and repair, waste services for the disposal of garbage and collection.
(B) Every owner or tenant of an occupied building in the city limits is required to keep and maintain, in good order and repair, garbage containers for the deposit of garbage for collection by a permitted entity.
(Ord. 2023-09, passed 6-15-2023) Penalty, see § 118.99
The city's contracted solid waste service provider shall provide solid waste collection service, including bulk and brush collection, to all residential and commercial customers within the city limits. The fee collected for such service provided to residential and commercial customers shall be determined yearly, by the Consumer Price Index.
(Ord. 2023-09, passed 6-15-2023)
(A) Any waste collection service that is operating in the City of Tool shall be permitted by a fee, to be determined by the city. The city reserves the right to limit the number of waste service vendors it may permit through the year, based on contract, coverage of city, fee schedules, etc.
(B) If any business is found to be in violation of this provision by collecting garbage, trash and brush by operation without being permitted, the city shall take action through legal action, in accordance with this chapter.
(Ord. 2023-09, passed 6-15-2023) Penalty, see § 118.99
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit the city from making special agreements and assessing a special collection fee for the collection of items which the city or the exclusive franchisee does not normally collect, or for the city collecting excessive amounts of refuse.
(Ord. 2023-09, passed 6-15-2023)
(A) Any person who violates a provision/section of this chapter or who does not comply with the requirements of this chapter shall upon conviction by the municipal court of the city be subject to a fine not to exceed $2,500 for each offense, not in compliance shall constitute a separate offense.
(B) The disposal of any solid waste in any manner other than as designated by this chapter or sanctioned by the City Administrator is prohibited and is a violation of this chapter. It shall be unlawful to dispose of solid waste in a manner other than that specified by this chapter unless special arrangements are approved in writing by the City Administrator.
(C) Collection services from any business, company or entity may be discontinued when the provisions of this chapter are violated. Such collection service may be suspended until such prohibited activities have been stopped or deficiencies have been corrected to the satisfaction of the City Administrator.
(Ord. 2023-09, passed 6-15-2023)