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Sec. 90-26. - Services provided.#
(a)
Residential services.
(1)
Curbside collection of solid waste for residential units shall be one time per week.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided for herein, residential curbside solid waste collection shall be limited to the contents of the cart.
(3)
Each residential customer shall receive one 95-gallon solid waste cart for residential curbside solid waste collection and one 95-gallon recycling cart for residential single stream curbside recycling collection. Customers who are physically unable to use the standard 95-gallon solid waste cart may request a 65-gallon cart.
(4)
Residents may obtain additional carts for residential curbside solid waste collection and for residential single stream curbside recycling collection, at an additional cost.
(5)
Upon reaching age 65 citizens may request residential curbside solid waste collection and single stream curbside recycling collection services every other week at the senior citizen rate.
(6)
Each customer will receive the pickup of up to an additional three cubic yards, during a monthly collection period as designated by the city, of solid waste, bulky waste and brush bundles.
a.
Solid waste, bulky waste and/or brush bundles collected during the designated monthly collection period in excess of three cubic yards, shall be billed at an additional fee as provided for herein.
b.
Customers requesting collection of solid waste, bulky waste and/or brush bundles outside of the designated monthly collection period will be billed at the full fee provided for herein.
(7)
Customer shall place carts, bulky waste, and brush bundles at curbside by 7:00 a.m. on the designated collection day.
(8)
Residential single stream curbside recycling collection will be picked up every other week.
(9)
Recyclable materials shall be as defined herein.
(10)
House side collections, at no extra cost, may be provided to citizens who are handicapped or disabled. Determination for citizens requesting this service shall be made between the city and the service provider.
(11)
Post tenant clean-up resulting in bulky waste that exceeds the permitted volume for residential services shall be billed to the property owner by the city in accordance with the rates specified herein.
(12)
Customers are responsible for payment of any additional charges for solid waste or bulky waste left at the curbside of a residential unit in excess of the contracted for number of carts and/or three cubic yards of brush bundles.
(13)
It is prohibited under this section if the items placed out for collection is bulky waste, as defined herein, and if the bulky waste is placed next to the container less than 72 hours before the collection.
(b)
Commercial services.
(1)
Commercial solid waste collection via dumpster shall be provided between one and five days weekly at rates as provided for herein.
(2)
Optional single stream curbside recycling collection with every other week pick up is available to commercial customers. One 95-gallon recycling cart shall be provided for each commercial unit requesting such service. Commercial customers may obtain additional 95-gallon recycling carts at an additional cost. This service is optional and provided upon the request of the customer.
(3)
Roll-off services shall be billed by the service provider.
(4)
As appropriate and reasonable, given the volume of solid waste, smaller commercial units may request carts.
(5)
Commercial customers are responsible for payment of any additional charges for bulky waste left outside of the container.
(Ord. No. 2016-26, § 2, 10-25-16; Ord. No. 2016-37, § 2, 1-10-17)
Sec. 90-27. - Special collections.#
(a)
Special collections shall be as defined herein.
(b)
In those instances where the customer requires services for which a fee is not specifically provided for herein, the customer shall request such services from the service provider via an individual agreement.
(c)
Any use of a self-contained compactor roll-off by a customer shall be considered a special collection. The customer may enter into an individual agreement with the service provider for the self-contained compactor roll-off service. The rates contained herein for roll-off services will not apply to the self-contained compactor roll-off service.
(d)
A 15 percent franchise fee will be charged on special collections and roll-off services.
(Ord. No. 2016-26, § 2, 10-25-16)
Sec. 90-28. - Location of carts, bulky waste and brush bundles.#
(a)
For collection. Each cart, bulky waste and brush bundle shall be placed at curbside or alley for collection. Carts, bulky waste and brush bundles shall be placed as close to the roadway as practicable to an access point for the collection vehicle. Customers shall place their recycling cart at least three feet away from other carts, cars, mailboxes or other obstructions. Any cart, bulky waste or brush bundle not so placed or any refuse not in a cart or brush bundle except as provided for herein for bulky waste, may not be picked up.
(b)
For storage. No container shall be placed for storage at a point nearer the street than the front of each principal building, house, dwelling unit, or structure concerned. Dumpsters must be located off the public right-of-way and maintained for ease of access within an enclosure for the service provider's trucks. Dumpsters shall be kept in an enclosure to preclude windblown waste and prevent unsightly and/or unhealthy conditions.
(c)
Dumpster enclosures. Must be well constructed of brick, stone, chain link fencing (with privacy slats) or wood. Enclosure shall be a minimum of six feet in height but not exceed eight feet in height. The bottom of the enclosure shall not exceed three inches from ground level. Dumpster pads shall be made of an all-weather surface (asphalt or concrete). The size of the pad shall be dependent on the size of the dumpster; two- and three-yard dumpster (ten-foot by 12-foot pad); four- to six-yard dumpster (12-foot by 14-foot pad).
(Ord. No. 2016-26, § 2, 10-25-16)
Sec. 90-29. - Prohibitions and additional regulations.#
(a)
Neither the city nor the service provider will collect special waste as defined herein unless agreed upon by the service provider.
(b)
No rocks, dirt, or bricks shall be placed in the curbside pickup cart.
(c)
The deposit of cinders or ashes in a cart, container, or dumpster is prohibited, unless the person depositing the same shall first insure that no parts of such cinders or ashes are lighted, smoldering or burning. No incinerator ash of any kind shall be placed in a cart.
(d)
All garbage and trash that is mixed with water or other liquid shall be thoroughly drained before being put in garbage and trash cans or receptacles for collection.
(e)
All animal matter that is subject to decomposition shall be well wrapped in paper or other material before being deposited in such container or receptacle.
(f)
The lids or covers of all garbage and trash containers shall at all times be in place to completely enclose the container. Such lids or covers shall only be removed while the containers or receptacles are being filled or emptied.
(g)
The city and service provider may adopt additional regulations applicable to refuse and waste disposal that are enforceable by the city. In addition, the city reserves all its police powers to regulate by ordinance, rule or regulation, any and all issues with respect to the public health, safety and welfare.
(Ord. No. 2016-26, § 2, 10-25-16)
Sec. 90-30. - Request for 65-gallon cart.#
Customers who are physically unable to use the standard 95-gallon cart may request a 65-gallon cart.
(Ord. No. 2016-26, § 2, 10-25-16)