2010-89 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 56 - REFUSE REMOVAL

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Chapter 56 9. CONTAINER WEIGHT. Approved containers, except bulk containers, shall be so filled as not to exceed 35 pounds total weight. (Amended, Ordinance No. 93-17, March 29, 1993) 10. BULK CONTAINERS. All bulk containers and detachable units shall be at all times kept in a place easily accessible to private contractors and shall at all times be kept clean, neat, painted and in a good state of repair. However, no bulk container or detachable unit shall be stored in front of a business, residence, in front of the building line closest to the street or on a public right-of-way. Commercial establishments leasing said containers or units shall be responsible for notifying the company from whom they are leasing said containers or units that they are in need of repair. Owners or lessees of bulk containers or portable packing units shall be responsible for notifying their service contractor of any damaged conditions. Said containers and units shall at all times be kept in a place safely accessible to collection personnel and shall at all times be kept clean, neat, painted and in a good state of repair. All doors and lid springs must be in working condition. Container lids must be kept closed at all times. Cleaning up spilled materials shall be the responsibility of the property owner or occupant. All bulk containers must meet approved standards for automated or semi-automated collection. 11. LOCATION OF CONTAINER. 1eRefuse and recyclables containers on private property, for other than landscape waste, shall be placed and kept at all times either within or adjacent to a building at a location which does not front or face any public street, but which location may front or face an alley. (Amended, Ordinance No. 90-69, June 18, 1990) 12. SPILLAGE. To avoid spillage, all garbage shall be thoroughly drained of surplus liquid before being placed in containers.