Trash Pickup_Ordinance No. 10538-17

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Page 6 Sec. 16-8. - Use of any City-furnished refuse containers required; disabled customer exception; nonrecurring charge for new users; separation of yard waste; and required use of City-furnished yard waste containers; paper or other biodegradable bags. (a) Each single-family, two-family, three-family and four-family dwelling shall be provided by the City with one (1) solid waste container for each family unit. It shall be the duty of the dwelling occupant to keep the cover of the this container tightly fitted when refuse is contained in the container, and to remove the container from the collection site promptly after collection by the City and no later than twenty-four (24) hours thereafter. No container other than the one provided by the City shall be used for solid waste removal, and all refuse must be placed in the container and moved to the place of pickup by 6:00 a.m. on the designated collection date. If the customer does not receive the regularly scheduled weekly service through no fault of the City, customer shall be charged a “Return Trip” fee as set forth in Sec. 16-6(c)(1). Should the solid waste refuse of a dwelling habitually exceed the limits of the furnished solid waste container, the City may require the dwelling occupant to use a second City-furnished container or the dwelling unit occupant may choose to use a second City-furnished container at the rate set forth in Sec. 16-6(c)(1) additional charge of six dollars and fifty-five cents ($6.55) per month (in 2016), and seven dollars and nine cents ($7.09) per month (in 2017 and thereafter) on a mandatory year to year basis as provided in Subsection (d) of this section. (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 dollars ($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), cost. 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 lease 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