CHAPTER 51. - GARBAGE AND TRASH
Sec. 51.22. VEGETATIVE WASTE.
(B) If vegetative waste is placed adjacent to the pavement or travel way of the street/alley at time periods or at locations outside of those allowed by subsection 51.40(H), then the City or its contractor may collect the vegetative waste and a fee of eleven dollars fifty cents ($11.50) per cubic yard will be charged to the resident or business for the collection of the vegetative waste if such collection is not performed on the regular scheduled collection day. The minimum charge shall be eleven dollars fifty cents ($11.50) and all charges shall be to the nearest whole cubic yard. Such fee will be placed on the resident or business's water bill. If the resident or business does not receive a water bill then a separate bill for this charge shall be sent to the property owner. The eleven-dollar-fifty-cent-per-cubic-yard charge shall be remitted to and retained by the City for all collections from residential properties. The eleven-dollar-fifty-cent-per-cubic-yard charge, associated with code enforcement activities, for collections from commercial properties shall be billed by the City.
Sec. 51.23. BULK TRASH.
(C) If bulk trash is placed adjacent to the pavement or travel way of the street/alley at time periods or at locations outside of those allowed by subsection 51.40(E), the City or its contractor may collect the bulk trash and a fee of eleven dollars fifty cents ($11.50) per cubic yard will be charged to the resident or business for the collection of the bulk trash if such collection is not performed on the regular scheduled collection day. The minimum charge shall be eleven dollars fifty cents ($11.50) and all charges shall be to the nearest whole cubic yard. Such fee will be placed on the resident or business's water bill. If the resident or business does not receive a water bill then a separate bill for this charge shall be sent to the property owner. The $11.50 charge shall be remitted to and retained by the City for all collections from residential properties. The eleven-dollar-fifty-cent-per-cubic-yard charge, associated with code enforcement activities, for collections from commercial properties shall be billed by the City.
Sec. 51.40. PLACEMENT OF CONTAINERS AND TRASH; PRECOLLECTION PRACTICES.
(D) Garbage and Trash. It shall be unlawful to place in garbage receptacles trash which has not been drained of all liquids. Any items of trash which are too large for receptacles and cannot be reduced to a size which can be placed in a garbage receptacle may be placed adjacent to the pavement or travel way of the street/alley no earlier than 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the collection date for that material, provided those items are covered or secured so as to avoid unsightly litter conditions. Any garbage receptacle may not be placed adjacent to the pavement or travel way of the street/alley earlier than 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the collection day and must be removed by 7:00 p.m. on the day of collection. Garbage and trash that is not placed adjacent to the pavement or travel way of the street/alley on the collection day by 6:00 a.m. may not be collected by the contractor if the contractor has already passed the residence. If garbage and trash is placed adjacent to the pavement or travel way of the street/alley at any time other than the time periods allowed, the City or its contractor may collect the garbage and trash and a fee of eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per cubic yard will be charged to the resident or business for such collection. The minimum charge shall be eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) and all charges shall be to the nearest whole cubic yard. The fee shall be placed on the resident or business's water bill. If the resident or business does not receive a water bill then a separate bill for this charge shall be sent to the property owner.
(I) Recycling.
(2) If recycling containers are placed adjacent to the pavement or travel way of the street/alley at time periods or at locations outside of those allowed by subsection (1), the City or its contractor may collect the recycling matter and charge a fee of eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per cubic yard. The minimum charge shall be eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) and all charges shall be to the nearest whole cubic yard. Such fee will be placed on the resident's or business' water bill
Sec. 51.72. METHOD OF BILLING FOR CHARGES.
The regular monthly charges for residential services as set forth in Section 51.70 or any additional charges for special, additional or unusual services shall be billed together with and as a part of the monthly statement issued by the City for water services, at the same time as all other charges. Garbage and trash collection service charges shall be itemized separately on that statement. However, the City's Contractor shall bill the commercial customers as set forth in Section 51.70, the monthly service charges for that service. This may include a late fee in the amount of one and one-half percent of the unpaid balance for delinquent accounts of commercial customers.
(Ord. No. 33-96, passed 9/17/96; Am. Ord. No. 55-96, passed 11/19/96; Ord. No. 15-02, § 9, passed 6/4/02)
