§ 51.08 BULK CONTAINERS/DUMPSTERS. 
   (A)   (1)   The property owner of any apartments, group of apartments, condominium, mobile home park, or residential structure, containing 6 or more units shall provide at least one bulk container/dumpster for the purpose of refuse collection. The Town of Wilkesboro will not provide curbside service to these units.
      (2)   Institutional and businesses required to have bulk container/dumpster if they exceed more than two 96-gallon roll-out containers for refuse.
   (B)   The Public Works Director or designee shall have the authority to assist in determining the quantity, size, and location of bulk containers and to determine whether those bulk containers are serviceable. In making this determination, the Public Works Director and the Business Administrator shall consider the needs of the occupants of the premises, the welfare of the occupants and neighbors and the town's need to facilitate collection and minimize the cost of service.
   (C)   The owner of the premises shall provide at least one or more bulk containers so that the following criteria relating to capacity are satisfied:
      (1)   Approximately 100 gallons of storage capacity shall be provided for each dwelling unit or fraction thereof; and
      (2)   The owner or occupant shall provide the smallest number of bulk containers capable of satisfying the requirements stated in division (C)(1) of this section.
      (3)   The containers shall at all times be kept clean, neat, painted, in a good state of repair and easily accessible to collection personnel. No bulk containers shall be placed in front of a residence, in front of the building setback line closest to the street or in a public right-of-way. Container lids shall be kept closed at all times. All doors and lid springs will be in working condition. Businesses or occupants leasing the containers shall be responsible for notifying their service contractor of any damaged conditions. Cleaning up spilled materials shall be the responsibility of the property owner or occupant and shall occur immediately after any spillage or overflow occurs.
      (4)   All containers shall have an all-weather driveway surface from the public street to the bulk container; access driveway surface may be paved, but must, at a minimum, be well graded and graveled.
(Ord. passed - - ; Am. Ord. 2018-13, passed 9-10-2018)