Sec. 7-85. - Requirements and maintenance.

(a)

A permittee shall operate and maintain or cause to be operated and maintained all unattended donation boxes located in the city as follows:

(1)

Unattended donation boxes shall be maintained in good condition and appearance with no structural damage, holes, or visible rust, and shall be free of graffiti;

(2)

Unattended donation boxes shall be locked or otherwise secured;

(3)

Unattended donation boxes shall contain the following contact information in two-inch type visible from the front of each unattended donation box: the name, address, email, and phone number of both the permittee and operator;

(4)

Unattended donation boxes shall be serviced and emptied as needed, but at least once per month, or within five business days of a request by the building official.

(5)

The permittee shall maintain or cause to be maintained the area surrounding the unattended donation boxes free of any junk, garbage, trash, debris or other refuse material.

(6)

The permittee and operator shall be individually and severally responsible, including all costs, for abating and removing all junk, garbage, trash, debris and other refuse material in the area surrounding the unattended donation boxes within 24 hours of written or verbal notice from the city.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any property owner or operator to place an unattended donation box in any residential district.

(c)

No more than two unattended donation boxes shall be placed on each parcel of real property.

(d)

Permittee and/or operator shall report the amount of tonnage collected annually to the department of public works.

(Ch. 795, § I, 2-16-21)