The City shall collect and dispose of Refuse and Recyclables within the city limits as a municipal function.

(Ord. 4322-99; Ord. 5008-20; Ord. 5078-22; Ord. 5092-22; Ord. 5123-23; Ord. 5142-24)

A Person may elect to dispose of Recyclables with a Contractor other than the City. If a Person elects to not recycle, Recyclables may be disposed of as part of the regular Garbage and Rubbish collection pursuant to this Chapter.

(Ord. 4322-99; 5008-20; Ord. 5078-22; Ord. 5092-22; Ord. 5123-23; Ord. 5142-24)

Collection of Refuse and Recyclables shall be as follows:

(a)   Where Type 1 Service is established with the City, Refuse shall be collected and removed once each week. Recyclables shall be collected by the Contractor bi-weekly on a weekday determined by the Contractor.

(b)   Where Type 2 Service is established, Refuse shall be collected on an established frequency as determined by agreement between the customer and the City.

(c)   Collection routes and the designated day of collection as to each Dwelling Unit shall be determined by the Sanitation Division and may be adjusted from time to time as deemed appropriate for efficiency or economy of operations.

(Ord. 4322-99; 5008-20; Ord. 5078-22; Ord. 5092-22; Ord. 5123-23; Ord. 5142-24)

It shall be the duty of every Person in possession, charge or control of any place, Premises, building or structure from which Refuse or Recyclables accumulates to keep or cause to be kept in collection containers provided by the City or Contractor for the collection and holding of such Refuse and Recyclables pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

(Ord. 4322-99; Ord. 5008-20; Ord. 5078-22; Ord. 5092-22; Ord. 5123-23; Ord. 5142-24)

(a)   Type 1 Service.  It shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupant of each Dwelling Unit designated for Type 1 Service to adhere to the following practices:

(1)   To place the collection containers at the Collection Point not sooner than 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to scheduled collection, nor later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of scheduled collection, and to remove the collection containers to their normal storage location at a point behind the front building line within twenty-four (24) hours after collection.

(2)   To maintain the collection containers in a serviceable and sanitary condition, which shall be used exclusively for the placement of approved Refuse and Recyclables for collection and disposal by the City or Contractor.

(3)   To remove or cause to be removed any Refuse, Recyclables or Litter remaining at the Collection Point which is not collected because of any failure to adhere to the provisions of this Chapter.

(b)   Type 2 Service.  It shall be the responsibility of the common owner or management of multiple Dwelling Units designated for Type 2 Service to adhere to the following practices:

(1)   To establish, in consultation with the Sanitation Division, one or more Collection Points which are readily accessible to City collection vehicles.

(2)   To maintain the collection containers in a serviceable and sanitary condition, which shall be used exclusively for the placement of approved Refuse for collection and disposal by the City.

(3)   To remove or cause to be removed any Refuse, Recyclables or Litter remaining at the Collection Point which is not collected because of any failure to adhere to the provisions of this Chapter.

(Ord. 4322-99; Ord. 4668-08; Ord. 4697-09; Ord. 5008-20; Ord. 5078-22; Ord. 5092-22; Ord. 5123-23; Ord. 5142-24)

Fees for the collection and disposal of Refuse and Recyclables in the City shall be as follows:

(a)   Type 1 Service.

(1)   Curbside or Alley Collections.  The monthly fee for each Dwelling Unit shall be $24.37 per month.

(2)   Additional Containers.  Each customer will be provided with up to two containers for Refuse.  There shall be an additional monthly rental fee in the amount of $14.86 for each additional Refuse container required by a customer.

(3)   Walk-up Collections.  Where it is the choice of the customer to have Refuse collected adjacent to the dwelling, rather than at a Collection Point meeting the requirements of this chapter, the base monthly fee shall be $37.52; however, the City Manager shall have the authority and discretion to waive this monthly fee if the City Manager has determined that no regular resident of the Dwelling Unit is physically capable of placing the collection containers at the regular Collection Point. Walk-up collection shall only be provided to the nearest line of the dwelling to the street or alley from which collection services are rendered, unless an alternative location is designated by the Sanitation Division. 

(b)   Type 2 Service.

(1)   Fee Adjustment.  The City Manager is hereby authorized to maintain, and to change from time to time as deemed necessary, a base monthly fee for Type 2 Service which shall be determined for each facility based upon such factors as the number and sizes of collection containers and the frequency of collection required, as well as such other factors as determined by the City Manager to impact the costs of providing such collection services; provided, however, that the base monthly fee shall not exceed an amount equal to the number of Dwelling Units within the facility multiplied by the base monthly fee applicable to Type 1 Service multiplied by the number of collections provided to the facility per week.

(2)   Collection Container Rental Rates.  Collection containers shall be rented from the City by customers receiving Type 2 Service.  Rates are established as follows:

(c)   The fees for the collection of Recyclables shall be set by the Contractor and approved by the City. Contractor will collect from each residential customer that is using the Recyclable Service quarterly, and in advance.

(Ord. 4322-99; Ord. 4438-03; Ord. 4644-07; Ord. 4789-11; Ord. 4804-12; Ord. 4837-13; Ord. 4852-14; Ord. 5005-20; 5008-20; Ord. 5078-22; Ord. 5092-22; Ord. 5123-23; Ord. 5142-24)