53-17 Amending Solid Waste Collection

Home Browse Search

at the rate set forth in Sec. 16-6(c)(1) additional el dollars and fifty five ee ($6.55)per month(in 2016), .1 seven do! „a nine.r t ($7 09) month(i 2017 an thereafter) on a mandatory year-te year basis as provided in Subseetion (d) of this seeti ilILJ\W/ V/I 41 \ (b) No person shall deposit refuse in any solid waste container in a manner which prevents complete closure of the container's cover or deposit refuse on top of such container in a manner that interferes with opening of the container, nor shall any person pile or stack refuse against such a container. No person shall deposit refuse in any solid waste container that will contaminate the waste stream. Should it be determined by the City's Solid Waste Division that the customer deposited contaminate in the solid waste container, the customer shall receive a warning from the City's Solid Waste Division. If the customer continues to deposit such contaminate customer shall be charged a contamination fee as set forth in Sec. 16- 6(c)(1). (c) It is the duty of a dwelling occupant to maintain the container in clean condition after each removal of container contents and to remove any litter from the area surrounding the container. (d) The initial container furnished to owners,agents or occupants of dwellings as provided in this section shall be free of charge.New or subsequent dwelling owners,agents or occupants, shall pay an initial nonrecurring service fee of ten Mims ($10.00) set forth in Sec. 16-6(c)(1),to cover the City's administrative cost of delivery and furnishing the refuse container. Should a container become substantially damaged or otherwise incapable of effective use through no fault of the City, a new container may be provided at the actual tote replacement fee set forth in Sec. 16-6(c)(1), test. Any dwelling unit using more than one (1) refuse container or habitually having refuse exceeding capacity of the furnished container shall be required to use kease a second container at the rate set forth in Sec. 16-6(c)(1). In the event that a tote is stolen, and the resident is able to provide evidence of a police report related to such theft the City shall supply one (1) free replacement tote per calendar year. The tote is expected to remain at the dwelling Should the customer move the customer is expected to either contact the City's Solid Waste Division and arrange for a pick- up of the tote or leave the tote at the dwelling. fef a year-to year tefm at the lease rate of six dollars and fifty -five eents ($6.55)pe me h(in 2016), and seven dollars and nine eents ($7.09)per-rfienth(in 2017 and thefeafter-). (e) Disabled persons or persons needing assisted service who satisfy the following conditions are exempt from the requirement that refuse containers be taken to the curb for emptying on the designated collection dates, and for such persons, the containers may be placed at the front of the dwelling. To be exempt a disabled person or a person needing assisted collection must provide the following to the Director of Solid Waste within one (1) year of seeking assisted service: (1) Submit physician's written statement attesting to customer's inability to physically move container to the curb for collection and return it after collection; and (2) Submit customer's written, signed statement that there is no person in the household who is able to physically move the container to the curb for collection and return it after collection. (f) Yard waste as defined herein, shall be collected by the City on a weekly basis for disposal and recycling at the City's Organic Resource Facility provided it is placed in containers furnished bW-Asea-fronithe City. Each owner, occupant or lessee of any single or multifamily dwelling Page 6