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(A) Receptacles for mechanical collection shall be provided to the generator by franchisee, unless otherwise authorized by the franchisee. The loaded weight of a receptacle shall comply with the manufacturer’s specifications.
(B) Except for drop boxes, receptacles shall be equipped with lids sufficient to keep out water and to prevent disturbance by animals and entrance of pests; they shall be kept closed, except when being filled, emptied or cleaned; and they shall be kept in a clean, leak-proof and sanitary condition by the generator of the solid waste.
(C) Sunken refuse cans or receptacles shall not be installed or used.
(D) Stationary compactors shall comply with applicable federal and state safety regulations. No stationary compactor or other container or drop box shall be loaded so as to exceed the safe design limit or operation limit for collection vehicles used by franchisee. A person who wishes service for a compactor that the person is going to acquire shall acquire a compactor approved by the franchisee that is compatible with the equipment of the franchisee or the equipment the franchisee is willing to acquire.
(Ord. 517, passed 2-9-2009) Penalty, see § 52.99
(A) Receptacles shall be kept or placed so that there is convenient and safe access for collection service.
(B) All carts designed for mechanical collection shall be placed at the curb or roadside by the generator prior to collection time.
(C) The generator shall provide safe access to the pick-up point so as not to jeopardize the persons or equipment supplying service, or the motoring public.
(D) Receptacles shall be kept outside of any locked, latched, bolted or hooked enclosure.
(E) No person shall block service access to a commercial receptacle that is one cubic yard capacity or larger, a drop box or roll-off box or other similar receptacles for collection.
(Ord. 517, passed 2-9-2009) Penalty, see § 52.99
Any person who receives service shall be responsible for payment of that service. The landlord of any premises impliedly consents to the provision of service to the tenant thereof, and shall be responsible for payment of that service if the tenant does not pay.
(Ord. 517, passed 2-9-2009) Penalty, see § 52.99
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this code, it shall be unlawful for any person other than the franchisee to offer or to advertise to provide, or to provide, solid waste management service to another person for compensation.
(B) No person shall dispose of hazardous waste in any manner that is not authorized or permitted by federal, state or local laws and regulations. No person shall place hazardous waste out for collection or into any receptacle supplied by the franchisee.
(C) No person shall enter into a receptacle for the purpose of compacting the contents of the receptacle.
(D) No person shall remove a receptacle from the location where the receptacle was placed for collection, unless the person is authorized to do so by the generator.
(E) No person shall remove the lid from any receptacle and remove, disturb, collect, compact or scatter solid waste placed in such receptacle, nor shall they deposit solid waste into such receptacle, unless the person is authorized to do so by the generator.
(Ord. 517, passed 2-9-2009) Penalty, see § 52.99
(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.
(B) A violation by any person of the provisions in § 52.20 shall be deemed to be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable upon conviction by a fine that is set pursuant to a schedule and a process that are approved by City Council resolution for ordinance violations. The schedule shall include an amount for court fees. The City Council may revise the schedule or process from time to time as it determines necessary to comply with changing circumstances, state statutes or to offset court costs.
(Ord. 517, passed 2-9-2009)