(a) All municipal solid waste shall be collected and transported so as to prevent health hazards, safety hazards and nuisances.
(b) Municipal solid waste shall be placed, except where prohibited herein, into one or more refuse containers or ordinance units, as applicable includes tied trash bags alone, tied bags inside refuse containers, and bundled trash. Such containers or ordinance units shall be placed at the designated pick-up point.
(c) Not more than the number of containers and/or ordinance units permitted for the classification of each particular property shall be placed for any single collection.
Residential or commercial property owners or their tenants shall not place more than six refuse containers or ordinance units out for collection per customer unit assigned a property. Placement of more than permitted number of refuse containers or units may result in no collection being made. The City reserves the right to assign higher classifications to each property that exceeds their limits.
Single family residences shall be assigned one customer unit. Additional units may be assigned at the request of the customer or as designated by the City.
Multi-family residences shall be assigned one customer unit per dwelling unit. Additional units may be assigned at the request of the customer or as designated by the City.
Commercial users shall be assigned customer units based on the number of refuse containers or units required for collection. The number of units may be assigned at the request of the customer or as designated by the City.
Property | Maximum Ordinance Units per Collection |
Residential (including single-family dwellings and rental apartments): | |
1 unit | 6 |
2 units | 12 |
3 units | 18 |
(X) units | 6 x (X) |
Commercial: | |
Commercial #1 | 6 |
Commercial #2 | 12 |
Commercial #3 | 18 |
Commercial #(X) | 6 x (X) |
Special Container(s) | According to arrangements made with the City. |
(d) Collection of municipal solid waste from residential properties may be made between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., with the following exceptions when no collections will be made: Sundays, New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
In situations where the day of collection requires a change due to celebration of holidays, special events, acts of God, etc., the collections shall be made from the affected customer units according to the schedule outlined in the current refuse contracts.
(e) Collection and transportation equipment shall be designed and constructed so as to be leak-proof, easily loaded, readily emptied and easily cleanable. The waste shall be suitably enclosed or covered so as to prevent littering, attraction of insects or rodents, or creation of other nuisances.
(Ord. 6-2020. Passed 3-17-20.)