§ 102-18. Time limit for containers at streetside.  


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  • (a)

    A moveable garbage can, bag, box or other such container filled with garbage and municipal solid waste as defined in this section, excluding yard trimmings, shall not be placed or allowed at streetside prior to 6:00 p.m. on the evening prior to the scheduled day of collection; nor shall the container, can, bag, or box remain placed or allowed at streetside after 11:00 p.m. on the regularly scheduled day of collection subject to section (b).

    (b)

    In the event the resident(s) complies with section (a) and the garbage collector fails to collect the items on the regularly scheduled day of collection, the time limits of section (a) shall not apply for that regularly scheduled day of collection. However, in no event shall the moveable garbage can, bag, box or other such container filled with garbage and municipal solid waste, excluding yard trimmings, be left at streetside later than 9:00 p.m. on the third day after the regularly scheduled day of collection which was missed by the garbage collector.

    (c)

    This section is to apply only to waste generated by households and does not apply to containers which cannot be manually moved without the aid of hydraulic or other heavy duty equipment.

    (d)

    Violations of this section shall be referred to the community development code enforcement department for the county. The first violation of this section shall cause a warning to be issued from the community development code enforcement department. The second or any further violations of this section shall cause a citation to be issued to the resident(s) occupying that address.

(Ord. of 6-9-98)