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(A) Public Places. It shall be unlawful for any person to place solid waste in any street, alley or other public place, or upon any private property whether owned by such person or not, within the City except it be in proper containers for collection or under express approval of the City Manager. It shall also be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit solid waste in any stream or other body of water.

(B) Unauthorized Accumulation. Any unauthorized accumulation of solid waste or yard waste on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited.

(C) Scattering of Solid Waste. It shall be unlawful to cast, place, sweep or deposit anywhere within the City any solid waste in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public place, or into any occupied premises within the City.

(D) Points of Collection.

(1) Residential. All solid waste, recyclables and yard waste shall be picked up at the curb. Overflow volume bags or boxes shall not weigh more than fifty (50) pounds.

(2) Multi-Family Residential. All solid waste and yard waste shall be picked up at the curb or at the location of the container. City employees will not go upon private property to collect solid waste, except areas that are open to the public, such as business parking lots and private alleys.

(3) Commercial. All solid waste shall be picked up at the location of the container. City employees will not go upon private property to collect solid waste, except areas that are open to the public, such as business parking lots and private alleys.

(E) Frequency of Collection.

(1) Residential. Residential solid waste and yard waste shall be collected once a week. Recyclables shall be collected bi-weekly or other intervals as may be fixed by the City Manager pursuant to Section 6.04.115.

(2) Multi-Family Residential. Multi-family residential solid waste and yard waste shall be collected once a week and may be collected at such other intervals as may be fixed by the City Manager upon a determination that such other intervals are necessary for the preservation of the health and/or safety of the public.

(3) Commercial. Commercial solid waste shall be collected at least once weekly and may be collected at such other intervals requested by the customer or fixed by the City Manager upon a determination that such other intervals are necessary for the preservation of the health and/or safety of the public.

(F) Right to Regulate Separation, Deposit, Disposal. The City reserves the right to and retains the option at its discretion to require the separation of paper, recyclable materials, yard waste or other component parts of solid waste, to prescribe the method of disposal thereof, and to direct other related activities as determined necessary.

(G) It is unlawful for any person to:

(1) Deposit solid waste, yard waste, recyclables or bulk items in any solid waste container other than his/her own without the written consent of the owner of such container and/or with the intent of avoiding payment of the service charge hereinafter provided for solid waste collection and disposal.

(2) Interfere in any manner with solid waste collection equipment, or with solid waste collectors in the lawful performance of their duties as such, whether such equipment or collectors shall be those of the City or those of a solid waste collection agency operating with a permit within the City.

(3) Remove solid waste, yard waste, recyclables or bulk items from any container or private property without the approval of the owner thereof. (Ord. 21-43 § 7, 2021; Ord. 09-42 § 4, 2009; Ord. 08-84 § 5, 2008; Ord. 05-124 § 3, 2005; Ord. 03-72 § 1, 2003; Ord. 94-87 § 2, 1994.)