§ 14.1-15. General container requirements.

(a)

Except in the central business district, any owner or occupant of any dwelling unit, business, commercial establishment, institution, or other location who sets out any refuse, including lawn rakings, for collection by the city shall place the same in an automated collection container, except as provided for in section 14.1-23 of this article for bulk items and bagged leaves.

(b)

Except in the central business district, any owner or occupant of any dwelling unit, business, commercial establishment, institution, or other location who sets out any recyclables for collection shall place such recyclables in a recycling container, or as otherwise provided. Only recyclables shall be placed in a recycling container.

(c)

No recycling container, together with the recyclables therein, shall exceed sixty (60) pounds in weight for bins and two hundred and fifty (250) pounds for automated collection containers, except as otherwise authorized by the city manager.

(d)

An automated collection container shall not exceed the following weights when containing solid waste: ninety-six (96) gallon (two hundred (200) pounds), sixty-four (64) gallon (one hundred twenty-five (125) pounds), and thirty-two (32) gallon (one hundred (100) pounds).

(e)

Except in the central business district, each dwelling unit receiving automated collection service shall receive one (1) automated collection container to be used for refuse collection at no charge. The owner of a dwelling unit receiving automated collection service shall be responsible for the loss of the automated collection container or the damage of the same due to the owner's negligence. Any such dwelling unit may be provided a second automated collection container to be used for refuse collection, upon request by the owner of such unit, at a cost as set by city council in the fee compendium. In no case, except as provided in section 14.1-15(h), shall any dwelling unit receive more than two (2) automated collection containers to be used for refuse collection. However, in the case of more than one (1) dwelling unit, located on a single tax map number, no more than four (4) automated collection containers to be used for refuse collection shall be allowed at such location.

(f)

Except in the central business district, each business, commercial establishment, institution, or other nonresidential location receiving automated collection service shall receive one (1) automated collection container at no charge. Any such location may be provided up to two (2) additional automated collection containers at a cost as set by city council in the fee compendium. In no case, except as provided in section 14.1-15(h), shall any such property identified by a single tax map number receive or have more than three (3) automated collection containers. The owner of a business, commercial establishment, institution or other nonresidential location receiving automated collection service shall be responsible for the loss of the owner's automated collection container or the damage of the same due to the owner's negligence.

(g)

Any automated collection container(s) provided free of charge by the city and assigned to a location must remain at that location, unless removed by the city.

(h)

Except in the central business district or for the collection of recyclables, the city will not provide solid waste collection services for more than four (4) automated collection containers on any residential lot identified by a single tax map number or for more than three (3) automated collection containers at any nonresidential use on any lot identified by a single tax map number, unless the city manager determines that commercial bulk container collection is impractical because of inaccessibility to collection vehicles or space limitations of the premises involved. In such circumstances, additional automated collection containers may be provided and serviced by the city as authorized by the city manager.

(i)

Under no circumstances shall a location receiving commercial bulk container service receive automated collection container service.

(Ord. No. 35063, § 2, 9-18-00; Ord. No. 37507, § 3, 8-21-06; Ord. No. 38587, § 1, 9-8-09; Ord. No. 38945, § 1, 9-7-10; Ord. No. 40336, § 1, 9-8-15)

(Ord. No. 35063, § 2, 9-18-00; Ord. No. 37507, § 3, 8-21-06; Ord. No. 38587, § 1, 9-8-09; Ord. No. 38945, § 1, 9-7-10; Ord. No. 40336, § 1, 9-8-15)