§ 74-34. Preparation and storage of solid waste for collection.

(a)

Garbage and refuse.

(1)

Residential.

a.

Residential garbage and refuse shall be placed for collection in residential containers or automated service containers, where required, as defined in section 74-1.

b.

Residential garbage and refuse shall be drained of all liquid before being placed for collection.

c.

Yard and garden waste shall not be mixed with garbage and refuse for disposal.

d.

In the case of non-automated pick up, plastic bags used as containers must be properly closed either by a twine, rope, twist-tie, or other tying or closing device, or by a tight-fitting lid in case of metal or plastic containers. Lids may not be tied, wired or in anyway fixed in a way which hinders quick removal.

e.

A residential container and its contents may not weigh more than 50 pounds when placed for collection, unless the residence is serviced by an automated solid waste collection vehicle, and the automated service container has either been issued by the city or meets the city's approval.

f.

An automated service container may not weigh more than 100 pounds when placed for collection.

g.

If the owner of a residential container wants a container removed by the city as solid waste, the owner shall so note on the container; otherwise, the city shall assume the container to be in use.

h.

No residential or automated service container shall be placed or maintained upon or adjacent to any street, sidewalk, parkway, front yard or other place within the reasonable view of persons using the public streets or sidewalks, except as allowed by this article for the purposes of collection. It shall also be the duty of each person who receives an automated service container to store the equipment in a secure place where it will not be visible to a person standing in the right-of-way of any public street adjacent to the property where the equipment is used, except while placed for collection in accordance with this chapter. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the person's property is so configured that no location exists for storage of the equipment in a place where it is not visible to a person standing in the right-of-way of a public street adjacent to the property.

(2)

Commercial.

a.

The city shall provide appropriate commercial containers to serve the volume of garbage and refuse emanating from commercial establishments, except those commercial establishments where the city is unable to provide the needed services, e.g., containers and compactors over eight cubic yards.

b.

When the volume of garbage and refuse does not justify the use of a commercial container, a residential container, or automated service container, where available, may be used by a commercial establishment. No more than one automated service container shall be issued to a commercial establishment under this provision. Additional automated service containers, as allowed by the superintendent, may be purchased by commercial establishments. When the use of a residential container is approved, the commercial establishment shall provide the container.

c.

An automated service container may not weigh more than 100 pounds when placed for collection.

d.

Where visible to the public, commercial containers shall be stored in a city approved enclosure obstructing the containers view from persons using the sidewalk, street, or the commercial establishment's facilities, except when enclosures are prohibited, such as in downtown alleys, or otherwise approved by the city.

e.

Commercial garbage and refuse shall be drained of all liquid before being placed for collection.

f.

Commercial container lids shall remain closed at all times. Overfilled containers may be cited in accordance with article IV of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 4267-10, § 2, 9-7-2010; Ord. No. 4792-18, § 6, 8-13-2018)