§ 10.20.220. Collection requirements.

The department shall only pick up and dispose of garbage and rubbish in the urban services district which has been placed in an adjacent alley, on an adjacent curb or on the side of a public road or street at locations approved by the department and subject to the following additional limitations:

A.

One-family and two-family residences. The department shall collect and dispose of garbage and rubbish once per week from one-family and two-family residences and the director shall determine by regulation the maximum amount thereof it will pick up each time. All garbage and rubbish shall be placed in containers approved by the director and no container's contents shall weigh more than fifty pounds; provided, however, these limits shall not apply if the department or other department furnishes a container with greater capacity. Further, such residents shall comply with waste container capacity and weight limitations established by the director. Any excess garbage or rubbish shall be disposed of by and at the expense of the owner. The director may specify by regulation specific circumstances under which the requirements of this section may be waived.

B.

Multifamily residences. The department shall collect and dispose of garbage and rubbish once per week from multifamily residences and shall determine the maximum amount thereof it will pick up each time. All garbage and rubbish shall be placed in containers approved by the director, who shall also determine maximum allowable full container weight. Any excess garbage or rubbish shall be disposed of by and at the expense of the owner.

C.

Commercial-industrial establishment. The department shall collect and dispose of garbage and rubbish once per week from commercial-industrial establishments outside the downtown core area and shall determine the maximum amount thereof it will pick up each time. Any excess garbage and rubbish shall be disposed of by and at the expense of the owner.

D.

Commercial-industrial establishment, downtown core area. The department shall collect and dispose of not more than 192 gallons per day of garbage and rubbish from commercial-industrial establishments in the downtown core area each day of the week except Sunday. All such containers must be uniform and must be approved by the director, who shall have the authority to waive the uniformity requirement under appropriate circumstances. Any garbage or rubbish exceeding 192 gallons per day shall be disposed of by and at the expense of the owner.

E.

Back yard pickup. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the department shall collect and dispose of garbage and rubbish from the back yard of any one-family or two-family residence upon request for such service by the owner and upon the payment of a fee, such fee to be the actual cost for providing such service, including the cost of the billing and collection of such fee, as determined by the department and approved by the metropolitan council by resolution. The cost for this service shall be uniform throughout the urban services district. Any contract for collection of garbage entered into with a private contractor shall provide for this additional service and shall enumerate the uniform fee for such service. Collectors employed by the department shall not enter houses or stores for the collection of garbage or rubbish. Every owner receiving backyard service shall provide a safe and convenient entrance to and through his/her premises for the purpose of collecting garbage. Where yards are fenced, a gate not less than 40 inches wide and otherwise suitable for passage of collectors and their equipment shall be left open to provide a safe and convenient entrance to and through the premises; provided, that the director may waive the requirements of this section in cases of hardship. Containers shall be placed where collectors may pick up and return them without attack from animals and reasonably separated from items not intended to be collected such that collectors may readily distinguish the two. The director shall by regulation provide for free back yard collection service from one-family and two-family residences for persons who require such service on account of documented disability or other evidence of hardship.

F.

The department shall collect and dispose of leaves from one-family and two-family residences within the urban services district subject to the limitations contained herein.

1.

Leaves shall only be picked up if they are properly placed in biodegradable paper bags approved by the director.

2.

Leaf collection shall be a seasonal service and the frequency and duration of the service shall be determined by the director.

3.

Leaves collected by the department shall not be disposed of in sanitary landfills.

G.

The department may collect and dispose of excess garbage and rubbish within the urban services district upon request for such service by the owner and payment of a fee, such fee to be the actual cost for providing such service, including the cost of providing containers and the cost of billing and collection of said fee as determined by the department and approved by the metropolitan council by resolution. Said fee shall be determined annually and published by the director and shall be paid in advance of provision of the service. The director shall develop such rules and regulations as may be necessary to aid in the administration of this section. All fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be dedicated for use by the department for recycling services and/or recycling education and promotion.

(Ord. BL2013-433 § 1, 2013; Amdts. 1, 2 to Ord. BL2010-718 §§ 1—3; Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)