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It shall be the duty of the owner, tenant, occupant, agent-manager or person in charge of every dwelling, apartment or place of business which accumulates or permits the accumulation of garbage and/or refuse, to provide or cause to be provided at all times suitable containers as hereinafter prescribed. No owner, tenant or occupant of any dwelling who is a subscriber to the refuse and garbage collection services provided for herein shall permit any nonsubscriber to share or otherwise use the container allowance or portion of the allowance specified under Section 961.09(b), nor shall any nonsubscriber to the service attempt to place his containers at the collection point of a subscriber or place his garbage or refuse in the containers of a subscriber.
(Ord. 4-2-73. Passed 5-7-73.)
(Ord. 4-2-73. Passed 5-7-73.)
No owner, tenant or occupant of any dwelling shall allow garbage and/or refuse to accumulate in or on his premises for a period in excess of the time interval between the collection trip schedule established by the City. No owner, tenant or occupant of any place of business shall allow garbage or refuse to accumulate in or on his premises for a period in excess of seven days. Fermenting, putrefying or odoriferous garbage and/or refuse in containers uncollected or dumped in the open shall be deemed a nuisance and the person or persons responsible shall be liable to prosecution.
Every householder, business, institution or governmental body is required to dispose of his rubbish and garbage in a legal manner, placed in accordance with the terms of this chapter. Whoever fails to do so shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Whoever does not subscribe to the service of the licensed contractor will be required to inform the Mayor in writing, where, how and how frequently he disposes of his garbage and refuse.
No owner, tenant or occupant, whether resident inside or outside of the City, shall dispose of his residential or business rubbish or garbage in public trash cans provided for use by transients only for disposal of incidental items such as cigarette wrappers, tissues, candy and gum wrappers, soft drink cans or bottles and the like.
No person shall pollute the air of the City through the burning of garbage or refuse.
(Ord. 4-2-73. Passed 5 -7-73. )
(a) Each container to be used for garbage shall be watertight, metal or plastic, not to exceed thirty gallons in capacity or seventy pounds weight when full. A tight fitting lid shall be provided in order to prevent access by flies, rodents and other animals, and the containers shall be fitted with serviceable handles. Garbage is to be wrapped before being placed in containers. Containers for miscellaneous refuse such as ashes and rubbish shall be of the same type and not exceed seventy pounds in weight when full. Heavy duty plastic bags may also be used for this purpose but must be securely closed. All containers shall be clearly identified by street number and in the case of apartments, by apartment numbers.
(b) Up to a total of six residential containers of twenty gallons capacity or four containers of thirty gallons capacity will be emptied at each weekly collection. Brush and clippings in a reasonable amount, properly bundled, may be deposited at the curb to be collected at the time of refuse and garbage collection. In the case of tree or brush trimmings, the branches are to be tied in bundles not over eighteen inches in diameter and not over four feet in length.
(c) It will be the responsibility of the contractor to reject any containers which do not meet the specifications.
(Ord. 4-2-73. Passed 5-7-73.)
To provide necessary funds for equipment, personnel and other expense in connection with the collection and disposal of residentia1 garbage and refuse in the City, a fee will be levied against every subscriber by the contractor for Municipal garbage and refuse collection and disposal. The fees to be charged are subject to approval by Council.
This chapter permits the contractor to require payment for service in advance of the rendering of such service. It also permits the contractor to establish rates of payment which would reward subscribers for paying once, twice or four times per year at twelve month, six month or three month intervals as this too would reduce the cost of doing business and help to minimize the fees for subscribers. The contractor may add a penalty to the account of each subscriber who becomes delinquent in making his payment for service. If the account is sixty days or more past due, the contractor may stop service and levy a start-up charge for restarting the service.
For all businesses, offices, government agencies or bureaus or institutions, a schedule of fees shall be negotiated between them and the contractor individually.
(Ord. 4-2-73. Passed 5-7-73.)
The Sanitation Committee of Council, together with the Mayor shall act as a board of appeals and arbitration to hear complaints from any owner, tenant, occupant or agent-manager of any dwelling, apartment, place of business or institution aggrieved by the garbage and refuse disposal system, including fees to be charged. The Committee shall also act in the interpretation of rules and regulations pertaining to the service and/or the equipment used for the collection and disposal of garbage and refuse.
(Ord. 4-2-73. Passed 5-7-73.)
(a) All persons owning property within the City shall, upon notification by the Mayor, cause any refuse or garbage to be removed from their premises. Such removal shall be by contract with a franchised refuse hauler or by the owner having the refuse removed to a state approved sanitary landfill.
(b) Upon request of the Mayor, the owner shall, in writing, provide the City with the location of any landfill used by such owner.
(c) Failure of any owner to cause refuse or garbage to be removed from his premises within a reasonable time after notification, the City may cause the same to be removed at the cost of the owner.
(Ord. 16-79. Passed 8-6-79.)