10538-17 Amending the South Bend Muncipal Code to address procedures and special fees related to trash, refuse and other solid waste collection and disposal

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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 9rganie Resource Facility through the 311 Call Center subject to the felle� charges set forth in Sec. 16-6(c)(1). nth 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) cubic yard (equivalent of ten (10) thifty (30) eallon earbage bags).. charge (2) Subsequent pick up(s) of up to one half(',4) c .... 0 (3)Each cubic-yard more than one-half(',r) c-tibie yard thereafter g-o�o Sec. 16-9.—All residential waste collections excluding special trash or yard waste., including ,..,,.bage Gar-b °° and tract, to be elleet°a in containers enly. 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 those arm where, feasible,the opinion of the DepaFtment of Public Works, collection by alley is not practical of Works.. these areas where no alleys exist at all, the eentainefs shall be placed for collection in compliance with the fules and regulations that shall be adopted by the Department of Public (c) In these areas N"era alley collection is of available ^"a 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. Page 8