(a) Regular Services.
(1) Each City furnished container shall be placed at curbside for collection with arrow facing toward the street and handle toward the house as specified on the container itself. Containers shall be placed at curbside by 4:00a.m. on the designated collection day. Curbside refers to the portion of right of way adjacent to paved or traveled City roadways, including alleys. Containers and bundles shall be placed as close to the roadways as practicable without interfering with or endangering the movement of vehicles or pedestrians. When construction work is being performed at the right of way, containers and bundles shall be placed as close as practicable to an access point for the collection. Additional containers and bundles shall be placed next to, not on top of, the City furnished containers. On streets with ditches, or on unimproved streets, the container shall be placed on the apron of the driveway with the arrow facing the roadway and as close to the roadway as possible. No trash should ever be placed in ditches.
(2) No container or bundle, etc. shall be placed at a curbside location prior to twenty-four (24) hours before the regularly scheduled pickup, and such containers shall be removed from the curbside to an appropriate side or backyard position no later than twelve (12) hours after collection. Under adverse or unusual conditions, the time limit may be extended.
(3) The City may decline to collect any container or bundle not so placed or any residential refuse not properly placed in a container or bundle.
(4) The City reserves the right to charge a service fee to any owner or occupant who does not comply with the subsection (a) (3) hereof. The Environmental Services Manager may at his/her discretion direct his/her employees to hang a violation warning informing the occupant of the violation.
A copy of warning shall be kept on file. The second time the violation occurs at the same address, said Manager may direct his/her employees to move the container back to the appropriate location at a fee of forty-five dollars ($45.00) which will be added to the Utility Service Bill.
(b) Surcharge Service (Backyard).
(1) For those who select the surcharge (backyard) Services, containers shall be accessible to the collector; and
(2) The collectors shall not enter buildings, garages, basements or stairs for the purpose of collecting residential refuse, bulky waste, etc. All containers shall be located in one area, and in plain view to the collectors, no further than the rear of the garage.
(3) The Environmental Services Department personnel shall not be required to remove bulky waste, leaves, grass, or anything other than normal household waste from the backyard.
(Ord. 12721-17. Passed 5-24-17.)