(A) The city shall collect trash and garbage on a weekly basis from single-family dwellings located on a public right-of-way. A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING is a detached building designed for and occupied by one family exclusively.
(B) The city shall collect trash and garbage on a weekly basis from two-family dwellings located on a public right-of-way. A TWO-FAMILY DWELLING is a detached building designated or occupied by two families. This would include a duplex dwelling, a dwelling which has one family unit above another, and a double dwelling unit which has one family unit beside the other.
(C) The city shall collect trash and garbage on a weekly basis from multi-family dwellings where such dwellings consist of four or fewer families and are located on a public right-of-way. A MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING is a building designed for or occupied by more than two families, exclusively for dwelling purposes. This definition includes condominiums and cooperatives.
(D) The city shall collect trash and garbage on a weekly basis from not-for-profit organizations provided said organizations utilize city-approved trash and garbage collection containers at their cost and are able to locate those containers pursuant to city instruction. A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION is an organization which has been organized and operates as a not-for-profit organization under the laws of the state and/or under the laws of the United States government or Internal Revenue Service. This would include but not be limited to churches, charitable organizations, and civic organizations. It does not include governmental buildings, schools, fraternal organizations, social clubs, or professional or trade organizations. Nothing herein shall prohibit the city from collecting trash and debris at buildings, locations, parks, and offices which it owns or operates.
(E) Absent a contractual arrangement to the contrary, the city shall not collect trash or garbage from any entity not referred to in divisions (A), (B), (C), and (D) above. This would include, but not be limited to, the following: business or commercial activities currently located in a C-1, C-2, or C-3 zoning district as those districts are defined by the city code; industrial facilities and manufacturing facilities or any other use which must be located in an industrial zoning district as those districts and uses are defined in the city code; multi-family dwellings containing more than four units for rental purposes; governmental concerns; schools; physicians' offices; dental offices; hospitals; boarding houses; and structures not located on a public right-of-way.
(F) The term PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY referred to hereinabove and throughout this section shall mean any street, road, highway or alley which has been dedicated and improved and is currently used by the public as a right-of-way. As stated herein, this would include highways, roads, streets, and alleys.
(G) Mobile homes which are used as single-family residences and are lawfully located on real estate adjacent to a public right-of-way meet the definition of SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING referred to in division (A) above. Such residences shall be entitled to weekly trash pick-up in the same manner as all other single-family residences.
(H) Nothing herein shall prevent the city from entering into contractual relationships with third parties, one purpose of which is to provide trash collection services to those third parties for proper consideration by the third parties to the city for such service. However, the city has no obligation to enter into any such contract with any third party and the city shall only do so if it determines that it is in its best interest to engage in such an arrangement.
(I) Non-residential patrons are required to enter into a contract with the city, or with a private contractor, to remove trash, rubbish, and debris generated within the city.
(J) Yard waste shall be collected throughout the city in a timely fashion, and on the schedule as established by the Street Superintendent.
(K) All scheduled and timing of trash collection referred to hereinabove by the city shall be subject to delay or change due to weather, holidays, equipment availability or failure, and manpower. Further, such collection may be suspended due to natural or man-made emergencies or disasters.
(L) There shall be no collection on Saturday or Sunday. In the event a holiday is on the scheduled collection day, then collection will take place on the next business day.
(M) Patrons must use a disposal unit provided for a fee by the city or authorized agents operating on behalf of the city, for disposing of residential, retail, commercial, and/or office refuse as defined herein.
(1) All garbage, trash, and rubbish must be set out within one foot of an accessible street as designated by the city or its authorized agent. The garbage, trash, or rubbish shall be placed between the sidewalk and curb where possible. In the event there is not sufficient space between the sidewalk and the curb, the garbage, trash, or rubbish shall NOT be placed in such a manner to impede pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk.
(2) Disposal units must be at least three feet from any obstruction such as telephone poles, mail boxes, cars, and other similar items.
(3) No garbage, trash, or rubbish or any disposal unit containing garbage, trash, or rubbish shall be set out for street pick-up earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the evening prior to the regularly scheduled collection of that garbage, trash, or rubbish. Further, all disposal units that were set out for the collection of garbage, trash, or rubbish shall be removed and shall not remain within 25 feet of any public street subsequent to 6:00 p.m. on the evening of the regularly scheduled collection of garbage, trash, or rubbish. Therefore, no garbage, trash, or rubbish, any disposal unit containing garbage, trash, or rubbish, or any receptacle used primarily for the purpose of storing garbage, trash, or rubbish, shall be placed in plain view within 25 feet of any public street except during the period of time from 6:00 p.m. on the evening prior to the scheduled collection of that garbage, trash, or rubbish until 6:00 p.m. of the date of the scheduled collection of the garbage, trash, or rubbish.
(4) Garbage and trash must be placed in bags, which bags must be placed in the trash receptacle provided to the residences of the city.
(Ord. 2011-3, passed 4-4-11; Am. Ord. 2017-8, passed 8-7-17) Penalty, see § 50.99