Substitute Bill 53-17 Amending Solid Waste Collection

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(h) The owner,occupant or lessee of any single or multifamily dwelling who desires special pick- up of yard waste shall schedule such pick-up with the City's Solid Waste Division Organic Resource Faei ity through the 311 Call Center subject to the following charges set forth in Sec. 16-6(c)(1). month basis: (1) Each month, the first large item or cubic yard (equates to 10 thirty-gallon paper bags) shall be free of charge Each additional item or cubic yard shall follow the rate set forth in Sec. 16-6(c)(1).. (1) Up to one (1) cubie yard (equivalent of ten (10) thigy (30) gallon garbage bags).. eharge (3) Each cubie yard or more than one half 1 Sec. 16-9.-All residential waste collections excluding special trash or yard waste., ineluding garbage Garbage ,a tray, to be ..peered in „tame,. .,n! Collections by the City shall be made only of residential refuse that is contained in City issued containers or as otherwise set out in section 16-8, above. In no event shall City collectors pick up, 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 where, in the opinion of the Department of Publie Works, eelleetion by alley is not pr-aefieal or-fe�ible, or- in these areas w-heFe no alleys exist at all, the eentainer-s shall be plaeed for collect'- i : Works. (c) In these -_____ ..h__- alley --'-'---+.-_is not available and-curbside collection refuse containers are alley 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. Page 8