20-1534 Amending Chapter 70 - Solid Waste (Consolidation of commercial solid waste collection)

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of the shall be eolleeted and disposed of daily managed to maintain environmental healthl and the owner and/or operator of each Commercial business establishment shall be required to pay subscribe by contract or service agreement with the commercial waste Franchisee based on the container size and service schedule and be responsible for the expenses of collecting and disposing of that solid waste. All residents, occupants or owners of a residential collection unit prises in the City shall be required to have accumulations of solid waste and recyclable materials removed and disposed of by the City or its franchisee, d -agent, and must for sueh seiwieeorthe availability- of such sciwiee of solid waste and teeyelable materials a' ra disposal shall pay the City the fees set by v resolution. This Subsection shall not prohibit contractors -for -hire or self -haul property owners direct -hauling and disposing of trash generated from projects, provided this Code is complied with. (b) All solid waste or recyclable materials from residential collection units preperty in the City shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of or delivered by a franchised agent of the City, under the supervision of the gent of the City. No person shall collect, convey over any of the streets or alleys of the City, or dispose of any refuse accumulated in the City without a written eontraet, keensa, franchise or permit from the City. This Subsection shall not prohibit the actual producers of trash refuse or the owners of premises upon which trash refuse has accumulated from personally collecting, conveying and disposing of the trash refuse, provided the provisie this Code is are complied with. This Subsection shall not prohibit collectors of refuse from outside the City from hauling the refuse over City streets; however, such collectors must comply with this Code and with all other laws and ordinances governing such transport. (c) The franchised agent of the City shall have authority to suggest regulations concerning the days for collection, conveyance and disposal as they shall find necessary, and to change and modify the regulations after approval by the City Commission as required by law, provided that such changes and modifications in the regulations are not contrary to this Code and are in compliance with the franchise agreement. Sec. 70-34. - Frequency of collection. (a) Frequency of collection under this Article shall be as follows: (1) Domestie Residentially -generated garbage shall be collected not less than two times per week. There shall be at least a two-day interval between collections. (2) nomestie Containers permanently placed for trash shall be collected at least once each week. There shall be at least ., t a„ t" between l t (3) Waste from commercial establishments using commercial containers or roll carts and a^m estie type ee tai shall be collected in accordance with Section 70-33(a) as it relates to the collection of trash and garbage from Commercial establishments. in the business seetion. (4) Commercial trashars base shall be collected at least not less than one time per week and no more than six times per week without written approval from the City. (b) The collector of ro� trash shall have the right to divide large accumulations of trash for successive collections. Ordinance 20-1534 Page 4 of 21