Section 15-57 Residential garbage and refuse service.

Prior to 6-21-06, Section 15-57 read as follows:

Prior to the adoption of 2004 (15-57) on 12/22/2004, Section 15-57 read as follows.

     (a)  Every residence shall be furnished by the city one (1) roll-out style  solid waste container for  use at the residence for the collection of garbage and refuse.  The furnishing of one (1) such  container shall be at no cost to the resident owner or occupant.   Any additional container Any additional container requested by the customer and provided by the city shall be rented from the city by the customer on a monthly basis at the rate of $5.00 for each thirty-two (32) gallon  container, $7.00 for each sixty-four (64) gallon container, and $9.00 for each ninety-six (96) gallon  container, billed and payable monthly.   The customer shall be responsible for maintaining  such  container(s) in a sanitary condition.  With the exception of the exemptions stated in subsection (a)  of section 15-59, below, each residence location, regardless of the type of residential unit, shall  be  charged a  base collection fee of  $9.50 per month, regardless of the size of the container utilized by any such customer.  There will be no other charge for collection or rental of containers for a  residence unless, as stated above, more than one container is rented by the customer.

    (b)  The city shall roll out the customer’s container(s) to the curbside at the front or (if appropriate) side yard of the residence, or to any appropriate alleyway, no sooner than 6:00 a.m. of  the day of collection by the city.  After collection,  the city shall roll  the container(s) back to the  proper storage location(s) near the residence building, as set forth below, prior to 6:00 p.m. of the collection day.  Any roll-out container that is positioned at curbside or at an alleyway by a customer before 6:00 a.m. on the day of collection or after 6:00 p.m. on the day of collection  shall result in a separate, per-violation charge of Five Dollars ($5.00), which shall be  added to the monthly sanitation bill for the residence.  The city shall provide notice to any such customer  of the  additional charge for violation of the roll out time requirements.  In this connection, a customer may roll out the customer’s container(s) to the curbside or alleyway if the customer so desires, but  may not do so prior to 6:00 a.m. on the collection day.  

    (c) Except when a container is located at curbside or at an alleyway as contemplated in subsection (b), above, all residential solid waste containers shall be stored by the customer at a  reasonable distance from the rear or side of the residential building, not to exceed five (5) feet from the building’s exterior wall. The customer shall be responsible for access by city employees to  the storage location.  A violation of this subsection shall result in a per-violation charge of Five  Dollars ($5.00), which also shall be added to the monthly sanitation bill for such residence.  The  city shall provide notice to any such customer of any additional charge for failure to satisfy the container location requirement.  

    (d)  Each residence location shall be assigned a pick-up day, which shall amount to collection by  the city one (1) time per seven days.  If a customer desires to rent an additional container(s), the  customer shall request the additional container(s) on a form provided by the city, and the city shall supply an additional container(s), with an increase in charge per the schedule of fees stated in subparagraph (a) above, depending upon the number and size of the container(s) rented by the customer.

    (e)  The fees for collection shall commence as of the  first day of residential garbage and refuse collection services and shall terminate upon the customer’s telephonic or other notification of  the city that customer desires such termination.  The city shall retrieve its container(s) within a reasonable time after receiving such notice.

    (f)  Customers shall not own garbage and refuse container(s) provided by the city for curbside  pickup.  Title to all containers provided to customers shall at all times remain in the city.   Customers, therefore, are not allowed to use other containers for their garbage and refuse to  be collected by the city. In the event any container furnished the customer by the city is lost or  destroyed while in the possession of the customer, a charge will be made to the customer for the  actual cost of replacing the container so lost or destroyed.

 (Code 1958,   12-4; Ord. of 2-22-88,  I(12-4); Ord. of 12-28-92,   I; Ord. of 3-22-99;  Ord. 0f 5-28-01)