Amending Chapter 16 to Provide Yard Waste Removal Soley from City Furnished Containers

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Sec.16-8. Use of 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. (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 provided it is placed in containers leased from the City. 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. As of April 1, 2016 Yyard waste shall not be placed in plastic bags for collection. Such yard waste shall be placed solely in containers leased from the City, or may be placed for special pick up only, in paper or other biodegradable bags.,er in other containers either furnished by the owner, occupant or lessee, or leased from the City, or n tly deposited in the tree . , . - - -: fed from any trash or garbage. Additionally, special pick up may be scheduled for any Ttree limbs and brush of a diameter of less than four (4) inches which shall be bundled together in lengths of forty-eight (48) inches or less,: or for Ttree limbs and brush in excess of these dimensions, or for large quantities of yard waste, excluding tree limbs in excess of six inches in diameter and stumps. may be scheduled for special pick up. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from recycling yard wastes on their own property for their own use or from giving such yard waste to another for recycling or use; provided, however, that such recycling neither creates a public nuisance nor is otherwise injurious to the public health, welfare or safety. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the deposit of leaves in a neat and careful manner in the tree lawn or any street in the autumn during the period designated by the Department of Public Works for collection. Section II. Chapter 16, Article 2, Section 16-8 (g) shall be and hereby is amended to read in its entirety as follows: (g) Commencing January 1, 2016 Tthe owner, occupant or .lessee of any single or multifamily dwelling who desires City service of weekly yard waste pick up and removal must may lease from the City a yard waste container with capacity for either forty-five (45) or ninety-five six (% 96) gallons of yard waste. The lease rate no matter which size container shall be two dollars ($2.00) per month for the months of April through November, or Sixteen Dollars ($16.00) per year. Should such container become substantially damaged or otherwise incapable of effective use through no fault of the City, the lessee shall may be responsible for the replacement of the container at actual cost. Yard waste not placed in containers leased from the City will not be eligible for weekly pick up and will be eligible only for special pick up scheduled by the owner, occupant or lessee of any single or multifamily dwelling. Section III. Chapter 16, Article 2, Section 16-8 shall be and hereby is amended to add a