A. Subscription Required. Any and all person(s) as defined in this chapter in possession or control of all places and premises within the city shall be required to use, and shall pay for refuse and rubble collection and disposal services provided by the city, as found by the Director to be necessary to allow for removal of all refuse and rubble normally created, accumulated or produced on the premises during the intervals between regular collections.
B. Storage of Refuse. It shall be the duty of every owner of any private dwelling unit, apartment house, flat, commercial or industrial establishment, restaurant, eating house, boarding house, or other building generating garbage as defined in Section 8.28.020
to provide, and at all times to keep within the building or on the lot on which the building is situated, sufficient automatic lift containers, bins and/or roll-off boxes to allow storage of all refuse and rubble normally accumulated on the premises during the intervals between regular collections without spillage, escape of odors, fly breeding, or creation of any nuisance.
1. Owners of any residential, commercial or industrial zoned property shall provide sufficient space on the property to store all permanent service containers, bins or roll-off boxes being used to collect all waste streams generated on the property (temporary service bins or boxes may be stored in an appropriate location on the street during the term of service as defined below in section 8.28.140.D).
a. Residential containers shall be stored on the property off the street during non-collection days and in a location where the containers cannot be easily viewed from the public right of way.
b. In order to maintain cleanliness, restrict public view, contain waste spillage and restrict access, all bins used for waste collection must be stored on the property in approved enclosure(s) built to City standards, with a minimum of 40' clearance in front of the enclosure to allow direct stab access by the collection trucks. Enough enclosure space shall be allocated to provide a minimum of one 10'-6" (inside dimensions) wide storage area for each waste stream or bin on the property (for example if trash, recyclables and organics are required to be separately collected on the property, three single enclosures or one double enclosure and one single enclosure are required).
c. If the City determines it is unfeasible or unsafe to locate the enclosure(s) on the property for direct stab service accessibility, at his or her discretion, the Public Works Director may authorize the execution of a written agreement with the property owner and recorded with the property, to allow the owner or tenant to roll the bin(s) out to the street for collection by 4 am on service days and roll them back in after collection. However, all bins are required to be stored on the property in enclosures built to city standards on non-service days.
d. Commercial and industrial roll-off box service shall be located on the property so as to provide a minimum of 40' clear space in front of the box or compactor to allow room for the truck to line up and load or unload the box/compactor. Drive path on the property from the public right-of-way to the roll-off box/compactor shall be constructed to withstand the weight of a 56,000 lb. truck.
e. Any exceptions to the above requirements must be authorized in writing by the Public Works Director or designee.
2. Owners or tenants of a property shall be responsible to maintain and clean/pick up any spillage or littering of refuse or rubble prior to the container, bin or box being serviced, regardless of who caused the spillage or littering.
3. The city reserves the right to require the exclusive use of city-provided automatic lift containers, bins, and/or roll-off boxes for all regular refuse and rubble collection services provided by the city.
C. Source Separation Required. All residential, commercial and industrial accounts in the city, except those specifically exempted in this chapter or in writing by the Public Works Director, must source separate their recyclable waste and organic waste, and place each type in a separate container designated for that specific type of collection.
1. Contamination. No person may mix refuse and rubble of one type in a collection container designated for another type, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter. A violation of this section shall constitute an infraction, and result in the contaminated container(s) being left unserviced, with a tag placed on the container describing the violation and why the container was left unserviced and notifying the customer of any actions or fines being assessed. Customer is required to correct the contamination issue prior to the container being serviced. Repeated instances of contamination may result in higher service fees to service the contaminated container.
2. Curbside Special Program. Residential accounts in good standing are provided three (3) curbside special collections in any given 12-month period. Each curbside special collection may consist of servicing one (1) standard residential container of any type, or up to 10 items or bundles. Loose items or bundles cannot measure more than 48" long on any side, and cannot weigh over 25 pounds. Each loose item must be able to be lifted and carried by one person, and each container or loose item must conform to the content restrictions as listed in section 8.28.060.A.
(Ord. 2018-03, 2018)