§ 14-2. Garbage and rubbish—Accumulation.

(a)

It shall be the duty of every person owning, managing, operating, leasing or renting any premises, or any place where garbage or rubbish accumulates, to provide and at all times to maintain in good order and repair on any such premises, a portable container or containers for refuse, which shall be constructed of some substantial leak-proof material, such as galvanized metal, aluminum, plastic, or similar material not easily corrodible, vector-proof, with a tight-fitting lid which shall not be removed except when depositing or removing the contents of the receptacle, and with handles on the sides, and of sufficient capacity and in sufficient numbers to accommodate and securely keep all the garbage and rubbish that may accumulate between collections; provided that, all containers shall be kept clean and free from accumulation of any substance remaining attached to inside of container which would attract or breed vectors.

(b)

It shall be the duty of every person owning, managing, operating, leasing or renting any premises to place the daily accumulations of garbage and rubbish in the container or containers and to eliminate as much as possible all water and liquid. It shall be the duty of every person placing garbage which is subject to decomposition in any such containers required in subsection (a) to securely wrap garbage in paper or other suitable material before placing the same in such containers. Uncooked animal parts that may putrefy (such as fish heads, entrails, or animal carcasses) must be kept cool and not placed in a refuse container until the night before the scheduled collection date.

(c)

Glass, broken concrete, brick, plaster, dirt, sand, gravel, ashes, tires, roofing materials, automobile frames, lumber resulting from either residential or commercial construction or demolition, or other heavy nonputrescible materials placed in the containers required in subsection (a) will not be collected by the solid waste department. The owner or person controlling an accumulation of glass, broken concrete, brick, plaster, dirt, sand, gravel, ashes, tires, roofing materials, automobile frames, lumber resulting from either residential or commercial construction or demolition, or other heavy nonputrescible materials shall collect and store the solid waste in commercial waste receptacles, such as a dumpster, or dispose of the solid waste within one (1) week of the time the waste is generated at the owner's or person's expense.

(d)

All ordinary accumulations of rubbish such as tree limbs, paper boxes, and scrap lumber which cannot be conveniently placed in the containers required under this section shall be gathered together and baled, tied, or sacked in compact bundles and placed in a location easily accessible for the collector. Only piles no larger than two and one-half (2½) feet high, by four (4) feet wide, by five (5) feet long shall be collected. A reasonable amount of material such as scrap lumber and firewood may be stored on the premises but it shall be racked and stacked eighteen (18) inches above the ground.

(e)

In order to protect the safety of solid waste employees, filled refuse containers that are emptied manually may not weigh more than forty (40) pounds.

(f)

Filled paper or plastic bags may not weigh more than thirty (30) pounds.

(g)

The contents of a refuse container may not protrude above the top of the container and inhibit placement of the lid or have a potential of causing injury to the collector or customer.

(h)

Uncovered receptacles that contain rainwater will not be picked up.

(i)

Loose and scattered waste that is not properly set out for collection as specified in this chapter will not be collected.

(j)

Recyclables shall be placed in the recycling carts provided by the solid waste department clearly identified with the recycling information printed on the lid. Recycling carts which are set out for collection but contain regular garbage, yard clippings, plastic bags, glass, or other non-recyclable material, will not be picked up. Persistent use of the recycling blue carts for non-recyclables, as determined by the manager of solid waste services, may result in the removal of the cart and exclusion from the recycling program.

(Ord. No. 98-263, § 1, 10-5-98 Ord. No. 2004-O-074, § 1, 4-5-04; Ord. No. 2005-O-046, § 1, 3-7-05; Ord. No. 2013-O-137, § 1, 10-21-13)