9598-05 Amend Chapter 16, Article 2, Section 16-6 and 16-8, to provide for lease of refuse containers, adjustments to rates, and use of refuse containers

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mti-s~nee- 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 ton of such container in a manner that interferes with opening of the container, nor shall anv person pile or stack refuse against such a container. (c) trtrei~ It is the duty of a dwelling occupant to maintain the container in clean condition after each removal of container contents and to remove anv litter from the area surrounding the container. (d} The initial container furnished to owners, agents or occupants of dwellin s as provided in this Section shall be free of charge. New or subsequent dwelling owners, agents or occupants, shall pay an initial non-recurring service fee of Ten dollars ($10.00) to cover the City's administrative cost of delivery and furnishine the refuse container. Should a container become substantiall dy amaged or otherwise incapable of effective use through no fault of the City, a new container may be provided at actual cost. Any dwellingLunit using more than one refuse container or habitually having refuse exceeding capacity of the furnished container shall lease a second container fora ear t_o year term at the lease rate of Five dollars ($5.00) per month. (e) . Disabled persons who satisfy the following conditions are exempt from the requirement that refuse containers be taken to the curb for em~tying on the designated collection dates, and for such persons, the containers maybe placed at the front of the dwelling, To be exempt a disabled person must: (1) submit physician's written statement attesting_to customer's inability to ~h, smelly move container to the curb for collection and return it after collection• and (2) submit customer's written, si fined 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. {d-j ~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. Each owner, occupant or lessee of any single or multifamily dwelling shall separate and keep separate any yard waste from the remainder of the residential refuse for collection.