§ 34-49. Refuse collection—Residential collection.

The following rules and regulations shall apply to residential refuse collection in the city:

(1)

The type of service to be desired by the resident may be either back or side door pick-up or curb side pick-up.

(2)

If curb side pick-up is selected by the resident, refuse is to be placed inside the curb so that the same shall not in any way be in the traffic portion of the street, and shall be placed inside the curb for pick-up on the morning no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before the day of collection in residential areas. Any containers belonging to the resident that are left at the curb after collection of refuse are to be removed to the back or side yard on or before 12:00 midnight, of the day of collection. Materials left at the curb for pick-up must be in city-approved containers. The responsibility of compliance with the provisions of this section shall be with the property owner or person placing refuse at the curb. Any violator of the provisions of this section will be immediately ticketed by the police department.

(3)

Collection shall be conducted on the following prescribed routes and schedules and no collection shall be allowed on any dates other than those set forth below:

a.

Tuesday—South of M-21

b.

Thursday—North of M-21

Collection shall begin no earlier than 7:00 a.m., and finished no later than 6:00 p.m., on the day of collection.

Non-work holidays will move the schedule back one day during those weeks, with Saturday added as a day of pick-up.

(4)

Collections shall be made once each week for each customer.

(5)

Quantity of material to be collected shall be limited only by the arrangement the resident has with his or her collector.

(Ord. No. 563, § 1, 8-18-97; Ord. No. 699, § 1, 7-7-08; Ord. No. 765, § 1, 5-4-15)