53-17 Amending Solid Waste Collection

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rake or sweep up garbage or household trash from the ground, except as provided in section 16- 57. Sec. 16-12. - Placement of garbage,yard waste, recycling and trash containers for collection. (a) Containers for residential refuse shall be placed in such places as to be readily accessible for the removal or emptying by the City and placed in such a manner and in such a place that such containers will not constitute a public nuisance in any respect. (b) Where alley collections are to be made as exceptions to curbside collection, such containers shall be placed within five (5)two (2) feet of the alley line at the time and day of collection, but shall not at any time be placed within the limits of the alley itself. In these areas where, in or- in those af!eas where no alleys exist at all, the eei#ainer-s shall be placed for- eellection i eemplianee with the nales and regulla-fiens that shall be adopted by the Depaftment of Public V (c) In these areas where alley " tion is not available and curbside collection refuse containers are allowed to be placed within two (2) feet of the curb, on the front yard or tree lawn for collection, such containers shall not be placed on the front yard or tree lawn area before 12:00 noon on the day prior to collection,and must be removed from the front yard or tree lawn area on the day of collection. Placing or leaving refuse containers on such areas at any other times shall constitute a public nuisance under Section 16-53 of this Chapter. (d) Residential refuse shall be placed for collection at the residence at which it was generated. It shall be a violation of this section for any person to place refuse for collection by the City or its contractor that was not generated at that residence or by the occupants or guests of that residence. SECTION II. Chapter 16, Article 6, Sections 16-48(m) of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows: ARTICLE 6. -DISPOSAL SITES AND SANITARY LANDFILLS (Sections. 16-40-47 No changes) Sec. 16-48. - Sanitary landfill operation requirements. (Subparts (a)through (1), and (n) through (q)—no changes) (m) Scavenging shall be permitted only if salvaged material is removed from the site daily and does not interfere with the orderly operation of the landfill. This Section in no way precludes the right of a landfill operator to prevent scavenging as a part of their his operational standards. SECTION III. Chapter 16, Article 8, Sections 16- 55, 56, and Section 59 (b) of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows: Page 8