6.08.110 Garbage receptacle requirements.
A. Required. It shall be the duty of every person in possession, charge or control of any single-family dwelling, small residential complex or large residential complex dwelling, commercial establishment or public agency where garbage is created or accumulated at all times to keep or cause to be kept portable receptacles as described herein, and to deposit or cause to be deposited said garbage therein.
B. Waste receptacles shall be provided as follows:
1. Single-Family and Small Complex Residences. Household garbage cans or mini-cans shall be provided by the owner, occupant, or contractor and shall comply with the requirements and limits described in the definitions.
2. Large Complex Residences. Large complex dwelling units shall be furnished with and charged for at least one thirty-two-gallon container per unit. Such receptacle is to be furnished by the owner, occupants, or contractor; provided, that bulk receptacles may be used at the request of the owner. The type of receptacle used for large complex accounts shall be determined by the contractor, with appeal from the decision being to the city.
3. Commercial Customers. Commercial users generating solid waste may be required to use bulk refuse receptacles. The type of receptacle used for commercial accounts shall be determined by the contractor, with appeal from the decision being to the city.
C. Receptacle Identification. All single-family and small complex residential refuse receptacles shall bear the address of the premises served by the receptacle in permanent lettering with a minimum height of three inches.
D. Location. No receptacle shall be kept or stored within the confines of any street or public alley in a residential area. In blocks in which there are alleys, such receptacles shall be kept on private property in a convenient and accessible location adjacent to such alley. In blocks in which there are no alleys, such receptacles shall be kept on private property without interfering with the reasonable enjoyment of such private property or adjoining property. On the day that solid waste is normally collected, receptacles shall be placed in a readily accessible location not farther than five feet from the driving portion of the roadway. If such placement is impractical and receptacles must be placed on the public walkway, receptacles must be placed on the edge of the walkway, and must be removed immediately after collection.
E. Mobile Home Parks. Mobile home parks shall be required to provide central storage areas throughout the mobile home park for the location of solid waste receptacles. Receptacles shall be located so that no mobile home is more than one hundred fifty feet from the closest receptacle.
F. Special Receptacles. All garbage receptacles, other than those cans and carts used principally for residential purposes, will be provided and maintained by the contractor. The rates schedule established by contract shall include the charge for use of such receptacles.
G. Deteriorated Garbage Receptacles. Receptacles that have deteriorated to the extent of being hazardous to the collectors in handling such receptacles, or to the extent that lids will not fit tightly or securely, or are so badly damaged and bent that they will not allow free discharge of the garbage or do not meet the general specifications of this chapter will be replaced by the owner of the receptacle.
H. Frequency of Collection. Residential solid waste collection service shall be provided on at least a weekly basis. The customer and the contractor shall determine the frequency of collection required for accounts other than residential accounts; provided, that disputes between the customer and the contractor regarding the frequency of service required shall be resolved by the city. (Ord. 020/2016 § 3 (Exh. A); Ord. 994, 1992)