§ 11-5. Container—Location for residential service.

(a)

Location for residential collection of residential containers.

(1)

It shall be unlawful to place any garbage, yard waste, recycling or white goods on city-owned property; except city street rights-of-way immediately adjacent to and abutting upon the property of the person causing such garbage, yard waste, recycling or white goods to be so placed for scheduled pickup.

(2)

Placing garbage, yard waste, recycling or white goods on the street rights-of-way immediately adjacent to and abutting a vacant lot is strictly prohibited. However, in the case of the vacant lot owner performing routine trimming and maintenance generating yard waste on their lot, the owner may contact the city for a special pickup, subject to standards for yard waste collection. Anything more often will require a special pickup and payment of the appropriate fee.

(3)

Placing garbage, yard waste, recycling or white goods in any city-owned alley is strictly prohibited.

(b)

Location for storage of garbage, yard waste or recycling containers.

(1)

Location generally. Except on the day of trash pickup or the evening before pickup garbage, yard waste or recycling containers shall not be stored in yard areas adjacent to any city street or on city right-of-way.

(2)

Location on double-frontage lots. On those lots where both the front and back yards are adjacent to city streets, the occupant of such property shall provide a closed area for the storage of garbage, yard waste or recycling containers so that the same are not in view of residents of adjacent properties.

(3)

[Placement prohibited.] Placing garbage, yard waste, recycling or white goods on the street right-of-way immediately adjacent to and abutting a vacant lot is strictly prohibited. However, if the solid waste disposal system is notified in advance that several neighbors have formed a "community pile" of yard waste, which is placed on the city right-of-way in front of a vacant lot, and it can be determined by the director the pile was not generated from the vacant lot, it can be picked up. It is not necessary to contact the solid waste disposal system for each pickup once the precedent has been established. Vacant lot owners may contact the city for a special pickup of yard waste. If the director can determine the yard waste was not generated from the lot and has been dumped by a contractor or landscaper, the special pickup fee can be waived. If the yard waste has been generated by the lot owner but is not excessive (eight-can rule), the director may charge one-half (½) the monthly residential fee based on normal yard waste pickup and payment of the appropriate fee.

(Ord. No. 2008-03, § 1(Exh. A), 5-22-08)