A. Findings: The village has determined that it is in the best interests of its residents, and in furtherance of state law and the public health, welfare and safety, to institute a program for the collection and disposal of landscape waste within the village.
B. Prohibited Acts: It shall be unlawful for any person:
1. To mix landscape waste that is intended for collection or disposal at a landfill with any refuse.
2. To place for collection and pick up any landscape waste unless it is packaged as a landscape waste unit or in a landscape waste toter.
3. To place for collection and pick up any landscape waste unit not having affixed thereto a landscape waste tag.
C. Contract For Collection:
1. The village may, from time to time, enter into a contract with any person providing for the collection of landscape waste within the village, upon such terms and conditions as the village deems advisable. To the extent that any terms or conditions of any such contract conflict with a provision of this code, the terms or conditions set forth in such contract shall control.
2. Any scavenger who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to license suspension or revocation proceedings.
D. User Fee; Pick Up Program:
1. A user fee which shall be determined from time to time by the village and the scavenger shall be imposed for the collection of each landscape waste unit within the village. The payment of such user fee shall be evidenced by a landscape waste tag, which shall be attached on each landscape waste unit placed for collection. The village will maintain a list of locations at which landscape waste tags may be purchased. Landscape waste tags will be available for purchase at the village hall. (Ord. 90-40, 6-14-1990)
2. The landscape waste program is a once per week, curbside pick up program. It shall operate between April 1 and December 15 of each year. (Ord. 92-15, 4-23-1992)